The Blotter

NIBIN never forgets: So what? Back in 2006, I went searching for a success story about the use of the ATF National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) in solving crime. I was looking for a story that hit upon a couple of key points th…

Read how two Cincinnati men were sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for an armed carjacking in which the victim suffered serious injuries after being shot in the head & legs. Law enforcement officers recovered multiple cartridge cases at…

  Our own Ray Guidetti was featured on a Police1 webinar, sponsored by ShotSpotter, to discuss what it takes to combat gun related crime. The webinar, entitled “Accelerate Investigations by Bridging Data Gaps & Facilitating Interag…

Our good friend Mike King, host of Profiling Evil, brought the RF Factor team on his show last night with FBI profiler Mark Safarik to react to the Texas School Shooting. Mike did an exceptional job at teasing out four different perspectives that n…

  During a tactical training session in new agent school, I encountered a closed door. A room off a room in the parlance.  The door opened outward towards me, which meant I couldn’t just turn the handle and ride the door open (yes, …

Mass Shootings: A persistent and complex problem requiring a persistent and complex response “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work but rather, teach them to long fo…

Many signs we pass tell us to take heed as trouble may lie ahead. These signs of caution like: “Be Prepared to Stop - Deer Crossing - Road May Flood” are intended to raise red flags in our minds to prepare to take action. These three sig…

Chief Talk is a recently launched podcast by the New Jersey Association of Police. Our very own co-host, Ray Guidetti, was featured on the Chief Talk Episode #9 with hosts Mitch Sklar and John Zebrowski. Check out that cast at the link below as well…

A nice piece on leveraging Crime Gun Intelligence Center Principles for More Effective Investigations, from our friend at ShotSpotter Carlos Canino, who learned the "in's, outs, and all abouts" of Crime Gun Intelligence where the rubber meets the ro…

Approaching the riverbank, I could not help but think of how serene this area was. Yet, when I closed my eyes, I could easily imagine the scene unfolding around me. The smell of burning wood and black powder, the sounds of groaning men passing by an…