Chain of Custody…Evidence Tracking…the Motorola Advantage

The Motorola Advantage

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Evidence Tracking Challenges

• Thousands of pieces of evidence across many locations

• Manually keying each of the items into a paper-based system

• Need for property movement• Need for property query and reporting• Need for digital image storage• Need for timely updates and disposition

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Project Objectives

• Authorized Personnel to key-in property and assign a bar code number to that property

• System to validate the report number enter against the internal system

• Validate property codes during entry to ensure accuracy

• Support property and evidence moving individually or by bulk

Objectives cont’d

• Check In – Either checked in by property custodian or office that checked it out

• Check Out - Checked out to officers, detectives, Dept. of Public safety, Courts, or other authorized personnel

• Movement from one location to another within the facility

• Released and disposed

Movements:

• Physical Inventory• Image Capture of related activities• Electronic signature capture• Batch or wireless updates from remote areas• Reporting capabilities

Objectives cont’d