BOATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE…Helpful Insights from a FloridaFish & Wildlife Lieutenant By Bob Lee “It was the BUI from hell,” says Lieutenant George Pottorf of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), recalling an arrest he made for boating … Continue reading →
A CRIME SCENE WALK ON THE WILD SIDEBy F. Carleen Gonder, MIS READING BULLET EVIDENCEWritten by Tony Latham It takes no training to read footprints Iin fresh snow left by perpetrators at a wildlife crime scene Any officer can exam … Continue reading →
DIGITAL DEVICESBy Steven Beltran The reality of today’s enforcementis that many crimes committed in modern society have evidence regarding the crime stored in some digital format. Years ago a crime scene may have included a smoking gun, a few receipts, … Continue reading →
Myths, Truths, and Safety Concerns in Covert Internet WorkBy Ed Newcomer The Safety Concerns:A True Story: You have probably been cautioned about not using government owned computers or computers connected to the Internet through government servers for covert Internet work. … Continue reading →
Keen Eyes Save Lives How FWC Officer Rich Wilcox uses exceptional observation skills to find missing people. Ever since he was a little boy, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Officer Rich Wilcox has had a knack for finding lost … Continue reading →
The Flood Spring of 2011 was a difficult time for many states as water levels rose on the mighty Mississippi River: the river borders ten states, and most if not all experienced some degree of flooding this spring. Illinois was … Continue reading →
The Jeffrey Foiles Case Fall from grace Jeffrey “Jeff” Foiles must have once thought he had it all. For more than a decade, everything he touched turned to gold. What started as a cottage industry – making bird calls during … Continue reading →
Face to Face, Power & Perspective TakingBy Jeff Baile Raise your dominant hand index finger out in front of you and imagine the tip has been dipped in black ink. Place your “inked” finger in the center and at the … Continue reading →
Man Tracker We’re not talking about the popular reality show on the Outdoor Life Network, but real tracking where evidence is collected and lives are at stake. I’m not trying to knock the TV show. After all, I would … Continue reading →
Scared Straight By Bob H. Lee A three-quarter moon rose above the pine forest and deep shadows fell across Forest Road 8 in southeast Marion County. As darkness descended, a 23-year-old man, whom I will call Rick, sat behind the … Continue reading →
