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In a memo to the Stephenville City Council, Stephenville Police Chief Jason King said the department is working on an application for a justice assistance grant via the governors office to request $79,586.40 in funds relating to state-of-the-art forensic and accident laser reconstruction technology.

So what, exactly, does this technology do?

Forensic and accident reconstruction technology will consist of a 360 degree laser scanner bi-pod, laptop, software and evidence storage. Laser scanning technology enables the user to capture precise interactive 3D images of structures or spaces and can be used both indoors and outdoors," King said.

The technology is ideal for capturing and documenting forensic evidence at traffic collisions and crime scenes. It enables an investigator to return to the scene via computer at any point during the investigation. The 3D scan of a scene can be used as an accurate, scaled, virtual representation of the original event.

King says the software will make it possible to create an animation which moves the user through the scene from a variety of different angels and perspectives.

The device can be used to document and analyze bullet trajectories, bloodstain patterns, tire impressions, vehicle crash patterns and arson sites, King says.

Our primary goal of this project is to better serve and protect our citizens by improving investigations, solving crimes and prosecuting criminals," he said. "The Stephenville Police Department hopes to accomplish this by heightening the efficiency and effectiveness of crime scene investigation and crash reconstruction.

King says that acquiring the technology, would greatly benefit investigations by improving workflow, enhancing officer safety in the field, and preserving evidence digitally.

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Police: 1 dead, 1 injured in related shootings

Updated: 6:36 AM CST Feb 8, 2017

Des Moines police are investigating the city's fifth homicide.

Police were called to the 800 block of Shawnee Avenue on a report of a shooting around 6:40 p.m. When officers got there, they found a deceased male adult on the sidewalk in front of a residence.

While officers secured this scene for further investigation, a shooting victim arrived at Mercy Hospital. That victim drove himself to the hospital.

As officers investigated this incident, it was quickly determined that the two were connected.

The victim at Mercy is also an adult male. His injuries are not life threatening.

Detectives are working to identify the location of where the shootings occurred. Police do not believe the homicide victim was shot at a different location. Des Moines Police Department detectives are following investigative leads and interviewing witnesses.

The Des Moines Police Department Crime Scene Investigation Unit is processing the scene in the 800 block of Shawnee for evidence. That roadway will be closed to through traffic for several hours.

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RAW VIDEO: The search continues Monday afternoon for Elibit Mena, 18, who was last seen Sunday evening at Lake Shenandoah county park in Lakewood. THOMAS P. COSTELLO

Lakewood Chaveirum volunteers gather along South Clover Avenue Monday afternoon, January 30, 2017, to join in the search for Elibit Mena, 18, who reportedly headed to Lake Shenandoah County Park and was last seen Sunday evening.(Photo: THOMAS P. COSTELLO)Buy Photo

LAKEWOOD - The body found in a wooded area off Arlington Avenue Feb. 1has been positively identified as that of missing Lakewood teen Eliabit Mena, and his death has been ruled a homicide, authorities said.

Authorities did not say how Mena was killed.

Mena, 18,was last heard fromJan. 29after he reportedly headed to Lake Shenandoah County Park to meet friends,police said around the time of his disappearance. A day later, Lakewood police, State Police and emergency management teams gathered at the park to scour the grounds for any trace of Mena, to no avail.

On Feb. 1, around 2:15 p.m., a woman walking her dog around Arlington Avenue called police and reported a man lying on the ground,said Lt. Gregory Staffordsmith of the Lakewood Township Police Department.

READ: Authorities continue search for missing Lakewood teen

Al Della Fave, a spokesperson for the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, said in a statement that theOcean County Medical Examiner had identified the body as Mena's.

The body of 18-year-old Eliabit Mena, of Lakewood, was found in a wooded area off Arlington Avenue in Lakewood Feb. 1. Authorities said Mena's death is being treated as a homicide.(Photo: Ocean County Prosecutor's Office)

On the day Mena disappeared, Mena's mother grew concerned when she didn't hear from her son and went to thepark herself, where she found Eliabit Mena's unoccupied car parked in a lot on South Clover Street, which is near the park, Staffordsmith said.

READ: Body found in woods may be Lakewood teen

Lakewood police previously misspelled Mena's first name as "Elibit." Della Favecorrected the spellingto read "Eliabit" on Tuesday.

Family and friends Elibit Mena, 18, gather along South Clover Avenue Monday afternoon, January 30, 2017, as Lakewood Chaveirum volunteers prepare to head out on a search for the missing man who was last scene at Lake Shenandoah County Park Sunday evening.(Photo: THOMAS P. COSTELLO)

The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office and the Lakewood Township Police Department are actively investigating the slaying, with assistance from the Crime Scene Investigation Unit at the Ocean County Sheriff's Department, Della Fave said. Detective John Murphy of the Prosecutor's Office and DetectiveLynn Miller of the Lakewood police are leading the investigation, and are accepting tips from the public. Contact Murphy at732-929-2027, and Miller at 732-363-0200.

Katie Park: 908-801-4853; kpark@gannettnj.com

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EB Community Center will hold CSI classes

Interested in what goes on in the real world of forensic science - it isn't CSI. What does a crime scene investigator really do upon arrival at a crime scene? What is the truth about blood, UV lights and luminal? There is more to that story than what is shown on TV.

The East Berlin Area Community Center (EBACC), located at 405 N. St., is offering classes that will offer a look into the real world of crime scene investigation.

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The University of the West Indies (UWI) Department of Forensic Sciences' real-life crime scene investigation, depicting forced entry through a window and subsequent rape and homicide, was, by all indications, the big pull at the Research Village on Day One of the UWI's Research Days.

The first exhibition of its kind on Research Days, scores of external and internal students, parents, and stakeholders flocked the booth to get a glimpse of the detailed portrayal.

"A crime scene like this usually takes about four hours to process. There are usually about four crime-scene examiners. Then you can have a whole team of around 12 external investigators and lab technicians as well. So it can incorporate upwards of 20 persons," 43-year-old Gregory Williams, course coordinator for Crime Scene Management and Reconstruction at the UWI, told The Gleaner.

He added: "This depicts the rape and slaying of a 20-year-old forensic science student who, possibly, had a drug problem. She was shot once in the head and once in the upper back. The team of investigators will now come in and examine all the evidence left at the scene (spent shells casings, the broken glass, hammer used to break the window, used condoms, and blood splatter) in an attempt to recreate the sequence of events and gather leads."

Williams is the head of the Forensic Sciences Department at the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda (RPFAB).

He was recruited in 2013 by the UWI's Professor Wayne McLaughlin, deputy dean at the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, to strengthen the forensics programme. Williams was given four years' time off by the RPFAB.

Marissa Booth, 25-year-old forensic chemistry student, described the field of forensics as far-reaching.

"The field is interesting and always exciting. There are areas such as cyber forensics, forensic toxicology, forensic pathology, etc. For this particular crime scene, my role as a forensic chemistry student would entail the testing of the broken glass fragments, drug testing, gunshot residue ... taking the empty bullet casings to the lab, putting them under the microscope and looking at certain unique characteristics such as retrace marks to determine the type of gun they would have been ejected from."

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