High tech gadget instantly reveals identities
High tech gadget instantly reveals identities
Police officials are excited about a new high tech gadget that will make their jobs a little bit easier.
Through a Homeland Security grant, Los Angeles County purchased 500 mobile fingerprint scanning devices that can be used by officers in the field.
The device allows officers to identify people through their fingerprints who have previously been booked through the Los Angeles County penal system.
Roughly 200 scanners went to LAPD, and the rest were spread to agencies throughout the county. The Claremont Police Department only got one, but it has already been put to good use.
Police just picked up the machine last Thursday, and by Friday it helped them nab a potentially dangerous criminal. At a sobriety checkpoint on Indian Hill Boulevard, just south of the 10 Freeway, over 2000 vehicles were screened, resulting in 14 arrests. Two were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Among those stopped at the checkpoint was a man who told police that he did not have his driver license. His car was pulled off to the shoulder, where police asked his identity.
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High tech gadget instantly reveals identities
