Ken McCarthy can help slap the cuffs on a criminal with some key strokes on a computer keyboard or a few clicks of a mouse.
He is a cyber detective trolling computers, cell phones and other personal electronic devices seized by police as evidence in crimes such as drug-dealing, child pornography, credit card fraud and identity theft.
"It's actually the wave of the future here," Police Chief Michael P. Gould Sr. said of the police department's computer forensics lab, which McCarthy designed and works.
Gould obtained a grant to purchase about $50,000 worth of computer equipment and electronics for the recently opened lab in the detective's offices.
Law-enforcement officials say cyber crimes represent some of the fastest growing area of crimes in the country with more and more drug dealers and other criminals using cell phones, computers and other personal electronic devices. Grant money was used to purchase computers and other technology equipment to extract and retain information from computers, hard drives, surveillance cameras and cell phones. A computer used to view surveillance video. (Staff photo by Mark Stockwell)Investigators say they have to have the tools and expertise to search computer files, cell phones, cameras and iPods along with other personal electronic devices to help solve crimes.
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By: David Linton
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