Two Janesville police officers are helping crack cases using physical evidence.
Janesville police officer Jeffrey Jacoby fingerprints a subject by using a scanner which automatically makes the prints digital. No ink is used and the digital file makes storing, transmission, and comparisons much easier and faster.
Photo By: Bill Olmsted
What is probably a thumb print has been found, processed, removed, and now preserved as evidence in relation to a recent crime in Janesville.
Photo By: Bill Olmsted
As a precaution, every successful fingerprint on evidence is photographed before it is "lifted" from the surface.
Photo By: Bill Olmsted
Janesvile police officer Edward Van Fossen goes through bags of evidence collected in relation to a recent burglary in the evidence processing area of the Janesville police department. A scene collection kit rests on the floor ready for use.
Photo By: Bill Olmsted
After removing it from his fuming tank, Janesville police officer Edward Van Fossen brushes a recovered pistol in his search for evidence. No usable fingerprints were recovered from the weapon.
Photo By: Bill Olmsted
Fingerprinting at the Janesville Police Department now takes place by using a scanner which automatically makes the prints digital. No ink is used and the digital file makes storing, transmission, and comparisons much easier and faster.
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