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DNA Identification of Arrestees

By Police and Security News 1 Comment

Maryland v. King DNARecently in Maryland v. King (U.S. 6-32013), the United States Supreme Court said, “Yes!”

According to the Court, the DNA identification of an arrestee “is a reasonable search that can be considered part of a routine booking procedure. When officers make an arrest supported by probable cause to hold for a serious offense and they bring the suspect to the station to be detained in custody, taking and analyzing a cheek swab of the arrestee’s DNA is, like fingerprinting and photographing, a legitimate police booking procedure that is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment.”

The Case

Defendant Alonzo King “was arrested in Wicomico County, Maryland, and charged with first and second-degree assault for menacing a group of people with a shotgun. As part of a routine booking procedure for serious offenses, his DNA sample was taken by applying a cotton swab or filter paper – known as a buccal swab – to the inside of his cheeks.” The DNA matched the DNA taken from a Salisbury, Maryland, woman who was raped in 2003. King was tried and convicted for the rape. While additional DNA samples were taken from him and used in the rape trial, there was no doubt that it was the DNA from the cheek sample taken at the time he was booked which led to him being linked to the rape and charged with its commission.

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Identifying the Barricaded Subject

By Aaron 1 Comment

swat team armorThe National Tactical Officer’s Association National Conference has concluded in Kansas City.  One of the courses I was able to attend was a 4-hour session covering lessons learned on barricaded subject calls.  Although tailored for tactical officers, the training brings light to difficult situations faced by patrol officers as well.  This will be the first in a series on the class.

What is a Barricaded Subject

A barricaded subject can be defined as a person or persons in a location that provides a means of spatial separation that assists them in avoiding apprehension from law enforcement.  In short, a barricaded subject is in a position that inhibits law enforcement from easily taking them into custody.

Typically a barricaded subject is armed or has the means to cause harm to others before they are classified as a barricaded subject.  Joe Drunk who pissed his neighbors off with noise and profanity would not be a barricaded subject just because he refused to answer his door for responding patrol officers.

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Ruger LC380 Review

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Ruger LC380 Review

The Ruger LC380 (Light Carry) handgun is chambered in .380ACP and is made for deep concealment or pocket carry, as is its predecessor, the Ruger LC9 in 9x19mm (introduced in 2011). A side-by-side comparison shows the two, the LC9 and the LC380, to be identical. From the accompanying insert to the owner’s manual: “…the Ruger LC380 has the same basic operational characteristics as the LC9 pistol.” This is correct – to a point.

Five changes were made to accommodate the new caliber: the slide, the barrel, a complete magazine and the pistol’s two recoil springs which I think (not having an LC9 on hand) are of lesser strength than that used for the 9x19mm cartridge. These parts are listed as factory installation only. (I also don’t foresee Ruger offering any sort of conversion service to change calibers from one to the other with either model.)

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