INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Evidence Technicians recently received 20 new Alternative Light Source (ALS) cameras and extensive training to advance their skillset in processing crime scenes.
Evidence Technicians (ET) are specially trained sworn officers who respond to crime scenes to assist in documenting and collecting evidence, with the exception of homicides. They are trained to lift finger prints, document specific property crime and violent crime through photography, and collect evidence on-scene.
All primary ETs have recently completed three days of technical training on new procedures and processes for processing crime scenes. Additional procedures ETs were trained in the past week will strengthen their skill sets in documenting aggravated assaults, domestic violence, and burglaries. The 20 ALS cameras have been issued across all districts and shifts, and ETs will begin using them and the new procedures immediately.
The ALS cameras, as well as the ET kits purchased which consist of new DSLR cameras, a flash, evidence markers and scales used to measure and photograph evidence, were an investment made by IMPD to better equip officers in serving the Indianapolis community and help in prosecution of those responsible for violent and property crime.