2009-04-14
Australian IT
Green light for national DNA matching
POLICE forces are finally able to match DNA records of criminal suspects across state borders with NSW and the Northern Territory signing up to the National Crime Investigation DNA Database (NCIDD).
2009-03-19
Adelaide Now
DNA leads to charges over bushfire
A JERSEY left behind in bushland south of Sydney after a man was seen lighting a fire has given police DNA results that have led to an arrest. Witnesses told police they saw a young man light a fire in bushland in Waterworth Park, Earlwood, in January 2007.
2009-02-27
Australian IT
NSW Police get mobile fingerprint scanners
NEW portable fingerprint scanners have been rolled out to police across NSW in a program costing over $5 million.
2009-02-08
ABC News
SA criminal DNA database surpasses 50,000
South Australia's criminal DNA database now has more than 50,000 suspect and offender profiles.
2009-01-09
AFR.com
CrimTrac to put a new face on policing
CrimTrac, the Australian government agency responsible for developing information-sharing solutions for law enforcement, is investigating the development of a national facial recognition system that could greatly improve the speed and accuracy of identifying suspects in criminal investigations.
2009-01-08
LiveNews
Police solve ten-year-old murder
Police say "fresh eyes" and the national DNA database have helped track down a man accused of murdering a Sydney sex-worker ten years ago. The body of Rachael Campbell was found with multiple stab wounds in the grounds of St Joseph's church at Rosebery on November 7, 1998.
2009-01-08
Southern Courier
Man arrested over unsolved murder
NSW Police Unsolved Homicide Team detectives arrested a man last night following further investigations into the death of Rachael Campbell, whose body was found in Rosebery 10 years ago.
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.