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Scotland Yard deploys handheld fingerprint devices to identify suspects on the go
Washington Post
LONDON — Scotland Yard says it's equipping its police officers with handheld fingerprint devices, something the force says will help identify suspects in a matter of seconds. Britain's largest force says it has distributed 350 of the cell phone-sized ...
Scotland Yard deploys mobile fingerprint devicesSan Francisco Chronicle
Mobile fingerprint scanners see action by police forceUbergizmo

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vtdigger.org
Immigration Fingerprint Program Now Statewide
KMGH Denver
Under the program, sheriff's departments and jail officials submit fingerprints of all inmates taken at the time of booking to federal officials for a check of immigration status. Denver, Arapahoe and El Paso counties began participating in the program ...
State Says Secure Communities Won't Change Bias-Free PolicyVermont Public Radio
Vt. now part of feds' 'Secure Communities' programBoston.com

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BBC News
Metropolitan police goes live with mobile fingerprint scanners
The Guardian
The Metropolitan police has gone live with fingerprint scanning devices, which allow police to identify crime suspects on the streets. The Met is the 25th force to introduce the mobile identification service (MobileID), meaning more than half the ...
Met cops get new pocket-sized fingerprint scannersRegister
London police get hands on fingerprint scannersZDNet UK (blog)
London cops get 350 mobile fingerprint scannersiT News

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DNA, fingerprints link man to 2007 killing in Lynn
Boston Globe
Prosecutors Monday accused Rivera of smothering the 27-year-old in her family's Lynn home in August 2007, saying fingerprints and DNA evidence linked him to the scene. The connection only came to light after the state crime lab found a link between DNA ...

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Essex DA: Fingerprints on plastic bag, DNA link man to strangling of Lynn ...
Boston.com
Rivera was linked to the crime through fingerprints found on the plastic bag and DNA evidence recovered from under Rizzo's fingernails, authorities said. After the arraignment, Rizzo's parents declined to speak to the media. The 27-year-old woman was ...
Arrest made in 2007 Lynn slayingNECN
Man charged in 2007 Lynn murder By Thor Jourgensen / The Daily ItemDaily Item

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Danvers voters reject measure to require fingerprint checks for vendors
Boston.com
By Ryan Mooney, Globe Correspondent The Danvers Town Meeting shot down an article to create a by-law that would allow the police department to conduct fingerprint checks on individuals applying for vendor and transportation licenses at its annual ...

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New York Daily News
Fingerprints Program Stirs Wide Dissent
Wall Street Journal
By SUMATHI REDDY A program that gives federal immigration officials access to the fingerprints of undocumented immigrants booked into local jails will start Tuesday across New York state despite staunch opposition from advocates and lawmakers, ...
Despite Opposition, Immigration Agency to Expand Fingerprint ProgramNew York Times
Feds take arrest data of immigrantsNew York Daily News
ICE expands fingerprinting programUPI.com
Bend Bulletin -Boston Herald
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