Forensic Technology Newswire

Three years ago, when INTERPOL first established its ballistics data sharing program called IBIN (INTERPOL Ballistic Information Network) the reaction was mixed.

Canada is continuing its mission to combat transnational crime in the Caribbean Basin by providing Barbados with ballistics identification equipment manufactured by Montreal-based Forensic Technology Inc.

I recently attended the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) in Washington, DC. The morning session was dedicated to a case study of gun violence occurring in six cities during one week in April of 2011.

The following news video was aired last night in Sydney, Australia. The story describes how New South Wales Police seize weapons during raids and use the information from those firearms to link crimes, guns and suspects.

OK – maybe it is as Yankee baseball great Yogi Berra once said:“It's deja vu – all over again”

Law enforcement agencies in both Belize and Costa Rica are to receive the latest in IBIS forensic ballistics identification equipment; IBIS TRAX-3D. Developed by Forensic Technology WAI Inc. of Montreal, Canada, IBIS is used by police and forensic investigators to link firearm-related crimes, suspects and firearms.

“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” is a 1974 spy novel by British author John le Carré and is the story upon which a recently released movie of the same name is based.

The following is an excerpt from an April 8th, 2012, Boston Herald article:

Founded by William Penn in the late 1600’s as a shipping port, Philadelphia is a great city which earned its pedigree from the crucial role that it played in the birth of the United States of America. Among the many good things that “Philly” can lay claim to are;  beautifully architected buildings, loyal sports fans and “Cheese-steaks”.

What can we do about gun violence?