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evidence better

• Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) and Bluetooth connectivity

The handheld device has an interface that requires minimum per-

sonnel training for use. The device was introduced in 2021. Ocean
county sheriff’s office in New Jersey (United States) and Glouces-

tershire Constabulary (United Kingdom) are among the few offices

utilising the equipment for better policing. The latter obtained the

device for £22,000 through a bid. Owing to the futuristic and sci-fi-

like technology, Crime-lite® AUTO also found its way to the popu-

lar BBC show Silent Witness. The device helps reveal evidence like

body fluids (including saliva, semen, blood, urine, and vaginal se-
cretions), fingerprints, and trace evidence (including gunshot resi-

due, glass shards, hair, and fibre). The equipment weighs around 1.6

kilograms with the battery included. Crime-lite® AUTO is equally

suited to the crime scene and laboratory.scene and laboratory.

Foster+Freeman, being the leading

innovators in forensic equipment,
has recently introduced DISCOV-

ER®, a two-part workstation to be

used in combination with Crime-

lite® AUTO for particularly visual-

ising and examining fingerprint
marks on crime scene exhibits.

Image Courtesy : Foster + Freeman

The equipment holds immense potential to reduce the workload of

forensic examiners and crime scene investigators while at the same

time ensuring effective and swift crime scene processing. Such

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