2008-09-15
Australian IT
Biometrics leads to arrest
A VICTORIAN man on an alleged rape charge was nabbed after authorities traced his fingerprint data to an overseas location. Australian, British and US authorities worked together to locate the 26-year-old Australian citizen who fled to Britain in 2006.
2008-09-12
Brisbane Times
DNA links driver to victim
A TAXI driver who denied to police he had raped an intoxicated female passenger or had ever had intercourse with her, has been positively linked to the alleged victim by DNA.
2008-09-11
Sunshine Coast Daily
Police to track criminals across borders
Queensland police will have greater power in tracking criminals who cross the border under new laws passed on Thursday by state parliament. The legislation allows Queensland police real-time access to national offender information.
2008-08-28
Adelaide Now
DNA now major crime weapon
SOUTH Australia's DNA data base has almost doubled in a year as forensic science exposes more suspects of violent crimes.
2008-08-05
Individual.com
Boost for crime agency search databases
(The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Government's CrimTrac agency manages a number of databases with information that can help in locating missing persons.
2008-07-30
Daily Telegraph Australia
Police hot on cold case killers
THEY are young faces from the past whose disappearances litter Sydney's history from the late 70s to the early 1980s. The spate of disappearances of young travellers and hitchhikers that occurred during this period is alarming.
2008-07-24
CIO Australia
CrimTrac Hails Successes
Sue Bushell 2008-07-24 08:17:00 CrimTrac Hails Successes...
2008-07-15
Australian IT
User-friendly system aids crime fighters
CRIMTRAC is building a secure extranet that will enable Australia's police forces to swap crime information and work together in real-time. The extranet will eventually allow us to connect, says Anthony Martin The federal agency serves as an information broker for law-enforcement agencies and provides access.
2008-06-02
ABC Online
Criminal tracking program awarded
A Canberra-based organisation that developed software to track criminals around Australia has won two national awards in a week. Crimtrac has spent seven years developing the National Police Reference System in conjunction with state and territory police departments.
2008-06-02
Computerworld Australia
NSW Police to use mobile fingerprinting by 2009
A fleet of portable fingerprint scanners to be deployed to NSW police officers will make it near impossible for shoplifters, petty thieves and protesters to weasel out of fines and court appearances.