Crime Scene Investigation
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Scent material collected at a crime scene can be used to:
Trail the subject from the scene of a crime.
It can be used as an investigative tool to check the whereabouts of a subject.
It can also be used to identify a subject in a line-up procedure.
In some cases, it can establish probable cause.
It's the only piece of evidence that can:
Give you a direction away from a crime scene.
Give you a path to follow to search for other dropped or
discarded items.
Take you to where footprints or tire prints may be collected.
Can actually take you to a subject and identify him/her.
        SDS has located evidence in a bank robbery by taking scent material from a suspect picked up on the highway and backtracking his steps to find his discarded clothing used in the bank robbery.Then by trailing from the abandoned vehicle (using the same scent) ¼ mile in the woods and located the stolen bank money in a plastic bag at the base of a tree.
        Following an attack on an officer, using scent from the suspects clothing, the K9 team backtracked to find the suspects weapon.This simple action refuted the claim the officer had attacked the suspect.
      In several cases we have worked, the suspects have either turned themselves in and/or have admitted to the crime. The added pressure of pursuit with the dogs sometimes prove to be too much for the suspects.
       Following a murder, law enforcement wanted to know where the victim had been prior to being killed. The K9 was scented from a pool of blood where the victim bled to death(victims body was removed from scene prior to K9 team being called.). The dog followed a trail for approximately 6 or 7 blocks to ahouse where the dog sat at the curb. Law enforcement confirmed that the victim had been there.
      All these actions, and others, were made possible by dogs trained to be scent specific.This means they search only for the person we ask them to find. This saves time and confusion and with proper support, evidence is admissible in court.