The Blotter

Here's an article showing how enlighted civic and police leaders and their officers put regional crime gun processing protocols into action where the rubber meets the road: ON THE STREET! On Tuesday, August 17, the Indianapolis Crime Gun Intelligen…

The violence and challenges our police - and many neighborhood residents - face today: A Mayor rides a mile in their car A worthwhile read. This news article opens with: “Before the mayor even knew what was going on, the officers had hopped o…

Regional Crime Gun Processing Protocols: What they are and what they’re not What can we do about gun violence? The question itself often generates more questions and contentious debate than feasible solutions. Any public policy discussion i…

Richard Kuklinski was a career criminal and a stone cold serial killer who killed for profit. He was given the was given the moniker Iceman by authorities after they discovered that he had frozen the body of one of his victims in an attempt to disgu…

  In the Crosshairs: Crime Gun Intelligence Pete Gagliardi, Principal Officer, Triple Barrel Strategies, IACP Firearms Committee When violent crimes remain unsolved, the victims await justice, their loved ones’ seek r…

This article by Pete Gagliardi, appeared in Evidence Technology Magazine, January 2021. ABSTRACT: A BLOGGER NAMED RAY GUIDETTI recently posted an article entitled: “Foiling a Cops & Lobsters Perception: Through Technology, Transparency &a…

How do you stop gun violence when it reaches a point that an innocent 13-year-old is gunned down while taking the trash out on Christmas Day? You do everything in your power, you marshal your forces, and you deploy them using a proven plan. Buil…

Advancing a robust crime gun intelligence capability requires a multitude of handoffs and handshakes among a diverse group of independent stakeholders that include: a) the police (investigators, analysts, commanders), b) forensic technicians, c)…

The rapid identification and arrest of perpetrators is what investigators strive for in order to stop armed criminals before they can do more harm, and by all accounts as we will later learn the above investigation was textbook in that regard. So of…