IMPD Evidence Technician Officers receive new equipment and training for processing crime scenes

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Evidence Technicians receive 20 new Alternative Light Source (ALS) cameras and extensive training to advance their skillset in processing crime scenes.
 
Evidence Technicians (ET) are specially trained sworn officers who respond to crime scenes to assist in documenting and collecting evidence, with the exception of homicides. They are trained to lift finger prints, document specific property crime and violent crime through photography, and collect evidence on-scene.
 
All primary ETs have recently completed three days of technical training on new procedures and processes for processing crime scenes. The President of Crime Sciences, INC., Paul Couture, came to Indianapolis from Ontario, Canada, to conduct the training covering the use of ALS cameras. The ALS cameras are specifically designed to help identify and photograph injuries and bodily fluids. These cameras are capable of photographing bruises beneath the surface of the skin, and will aid ETs in providing detectives and prosecutors with more evidence for prosecuting crimes such as domestic violence and assault cases.
 
Additional procedures ETs were trained in the past week will strengthen their skill sets in documenting aggravated assaults, domestic violence, and burglaries. The 20 ALS cameras have been issued across all districts and shifts, and ETs will begin using them and the new procedures immediately.
 
The ALS cameras, as well as the ET kits purchased which consist of new DSLR cameras, a flash, evidence markers and scales used to measure and photograph evidence, were an investment made by the IMPD to better equip officers in serving the Indianapolis community and help in prosecution of those responsible for violent and property crime.

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