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CAL--ID “Hits” (The following story was published in the Apr. 95 Riverside CAL--ID Newsletter) By YOLANDA PEREZ On 3/14/95, Riverside CAL--ID received a request from Yuma County Sheriff. Yuma Sheriff had an unidentified body. Cpl. Lindsey requested assistance in identifying a Hispanic male adult with numerous tattoos. The body was found by a citizen in an alley behind his property. Apparently, the body had been dumped by unknown person(s), there were no leads. According to Cpl. Lindsey, a request to identify this subject was made to F.B.I. Within four hours of the request, Yuma was told that there was no record on file on this person. Again, Cpl. Lindsey was back to square one, no leads. When this office received the request from Yuma, the case was processed immediately and a “match” was found in our local data base. The ten print that we “hit” on was from the Riverside County Sheriff files. Upon running the subject's name through the local and state criminal history computer systems, it was learned that he had an extensive criminal record and a warrant from Santa Clara County. Cpl. Lindsey was immediately notified of the results. Yuma County Sheriff was surprised and very pleased at the quick response and the fact that their “John Doe” was identified. CAL--ID is an effective tool and we encourage all of you out there to take advantage of this tool. Whether you work in the jail or out in the field, we can assist you in the identification of crime scene prints or inked impressions of individuals whose identity is in question.
These articles were reprinted in “THE PRINT” |