Police Accident Reconstruction News & Articles

• How Laser Tech acts as a force multiplier for law enforcement

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  The company offers speed enforcement and crime scene mapping technology that is both cost-effective and reliable

• How to use drones for crime and accident scene documentation

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  The most forward-thinking public safety agencies are turning to drones to accelerate and improve their crime and accident scene documentation processes

• Spotlight: Laser Technology dedicated to providing LEOs with speed enforcement tools that save lives

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  The company continues to provide law enforcement tools that are quicker, easier to setup, intuitive to use, and smaller and lighter in weight

• How a GNSS receiver expedites forensics workflow

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  Given the time-sensitive nature of the work, many reconstruction specialists have adopted new technology to improve the workflow

• How to buy laser scanners (eBook)

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  Download this Police1 laser scanners buying guide to learn key steps for product selection, purchasing and implementation

• Using laser scanning technology to extract data from video evidence

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  By combining video evidence with point clouds generated by laser scanners, forensic investigators can accurately measure positions, distances and heights of objects and people in 3D

• Using drones for documentation missions

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  UAS offer public safety a tool that can bridge the gap between spaces that are too high to reach with a ladder, and too low for manned aviation to be effective

• Integrating laser scanning and UAV data gives investigators a new 3D view

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  The 2017 DuPont train derailment outside Tacoma provided investigators the opportunity to push the limits of an integrated scanning/UAV point cloud approach

• 3 ways a 3D laser scanner can benefit your agency

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  Scan crime and crash scenes quickly and accurately for reconstruction, analysis and courtroom presentation

• How to find grant funding to purchase 3D laser scanners

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  Grant dollars are available to support law enforcement technology purchases at the federal and state level and from private foundations

• How 3D scanning puts the crime scene in the courtroom

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  In today’s digital age, presenting static photographs of crime scenes and evidence to a jury seems archaic; fortunately, 3D scanning technology brings the crime scene into the courtroom

• Research: Drone video effective in identifying multiple vehicle collision hazards

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  Investigators found no difference in first responder recognition of scene hazards between a walk-around size-up and UAS flyover video

• How a Wash. PD is leveraging drone technology to serve citizens

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  The Tukwila Police Department’s UAS program proved its worth during the first month of operations

• Cops weigh in: The impact of UAS on policing

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  We asked our readers how their police agencies were using (or planning to use) drones and some of the challenges they’ve faced along the way

• Policing Matters Podcast: Tactical uses for drones

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  Now that there is a little deeper understanding of the legal parameters, police agencies are beginning to adopt the technology

• 5 applications for UAS in law enforcement

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  From accident reconstruction to search and rescue, drones are a game-changer for law enforcement operations

• Police aviation units: 11 things to address in your emergency response plan

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  What happens if a law enforcement aircraft is in trouble?

• Why police should use new crime scene mapping technology

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  A picture may be worth a thousand words, but crime scene mapping using 3-D laser scanners provides context, accuracy and speed

• Digital Edition: How new tech and tactics are helping cops solve more crimes

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  Our newest Police1 Digital Edition explores police technologies designed to improve your investigations and operations

• Technology-driven transparency is key to more productive policing

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  Evidence collection should be both swift and accurate, but for too long those goals have been mutually exclusive

• Video: For second time in months, another Fla. deputy pulls driver from burning car

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  The dashboard camera video shows Deputy David Dozer had just 30 seconds to rescue a man from a burning BMW

• 5 keys to accurate traffic collision documentation

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  Officers who work motor patrol have to document traffic collisions far more frequently than officers working directed patrol or other police duties, but at any time you may be called to this task

• Ind. police buy 3-D scanner with grant money

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  In case of a natural disaster or a search of the building, for instance, having a high-quality digital map help find people

• 5 ways drones can help cops fight crime

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  Drones are becoming a go-to tool for law enforcement — here are five ways your agency can use them

• 3 teens rescued after car veers off cliff, lands on girl

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  Driver suffered only minor injuries because a depression in the roof of the car created a space that enveloped her

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