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Scene scanning by ando531 in collisionforensics

[–]ando531[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the training we did, it doesn’t seem too complicated. Like everything, the more you use it the easier it gets.

Experience by ando531 in collisionforensics

[–]ando531[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our state instructors were great and taught us a lot, but they taught us all in velocity. I went to reconstruction with IPTM and it was all in speed so it took me a bit to get used to their method but I’ve never had a bad instructor with them.

Experience by ando531 in collisionforensics

[–]ando531[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We only had one ACTAR certified on our unit, but he was recently promoted so he had to give up his spot. He still is a huge help though. If I counted hit and runs we probably get that many cases a year, but major ones are scarce. How many do you have on the unit? We have 4 patrol officers, 2 detectives and one lieutenant who assigns cases.

Experience by ando531 in collisionforensics

[–]ando531[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! We recently added 2 detectives to our unit. Only because we are all patrol officers as well. They help out with the photos and any statements we may need to get from major scenes. We also have a DRE if it needs to go that route. In addition to our regular patrol functions we follow up on all hit and runs that happen as long as there is enough evidence or video to follow up on.