Unusual Prints
Do you have a photo of an unusual print? Send it to webmaster@scafo.org so we can share the print with your colleagues. There are no prizes or awards offered, just the fun of seeing your work on display!
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Mr. Smiley was submitted by Andrew Halverson, Fountain Valley Police Department
This example of polydactylism was submitted by John Brunetti, West Haven Police Deparment.
From Russia
This impression was submitted by Alexander Ignatenko, a Police Identification Technician in Krasnodar region, Sochi City.
From Brazil
This very unusual fingerprint pattern was submitted by Alexandre Renato Da Silva Garcia. Alexandre is a fingerprint officer at the Institute of Identification in San Paulo, Brazil.
Lizard Print
"I took that photo back in about 1985. Found Lizard at an
arson scene and used him to test whether we can get prints from the
belly of a snake (had to settle on a lizard since I had no
snakes available).
"LAPD was being criticized for not printing some rattle
snakes for prints on an attempt murder case. The defense went
out to prove that you could get prints, and if LAPD would have, they
could have caught the true perpetrator.
"I made about five 8x10’s to hand out during a SCAFO meeting for door prizes."
Ricardo Tomboc
San Bernardino Police Department
