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Motorola Provides SC State Law Enforcement Division with Enhanced Biometric Identification Solution

South Carolina Law Enforcement Division solves old case with new Motorola technology

ANAHEIM, Calif., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) technology is providing South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) with a powerful new weapon in fighting crime, the Motorola Printrak Biometric Identification Solution (BIS). This system delivers more accurate fingerprint and palmprint matching capabilities that effectively enhance the identification, processing, and management of individuals for both criminal and civil purposes. With the addition of automation features, referred to as "lights out" features, law enforcement personnel have the ability to automatically process criminal and applicant submissions. This automation results in streamlined identification of more repeat offenders or faster verification of individuals' personal history.

The Motorola Printrak BIS provides sophisticated fingerprint and palmprint analysis with improved matching algorithms. In addition, the Motorola Printrak BIS offers a variety of unique features, such as the latent case database, which can be used as an evidence photo repository for Automatic Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS) records and crime scene photography. Also, the "lights out" features allow system administrators to automate the verification of records submitted. System administrators can adjust the automation capabilities to meet local needs such as the level of manual quality control applied to incoming submissions, or the level of manual verification applied to tenprint searches. Benefits to agencies such as SLED are the amount of time saved, the deployment of highly trained personnel to other areas most needed, and the assurance that individuals needing background checks for employment are verified in a timely fashion.

According to Lt. Joe Means, director of the South Carolina Crime Information Bureau (CIB), the new BIS was utilized recently to solve a case in South Carolina. A burglar entered a residence through a window, fell, and left a palmprint on the floor. When the processed latent palmprint was originally submitted to SLED there was not a match because the individual did not have a South Carolina arrest record on file. The suspect, however, was later arrested on a simple possession of marijuana charge. The BIS is configured to automatically conduct reverse searches on all new tenprint and palmprint cards against a database of unsolved latent finger and palm print records. The suspect was identified in this home burglary case and an arrest was made.

"We are now submitting fingerprint cards electronically to the FBI instead of manually sending the FBI our applicant and criminal prints. This enables the FBI to update its records and provide accurate and timely information nationwide," said Celeste Proffitt, assistant director of the South Carolina CIB. When matching against the FBI database the turnaround time prior to the new BIS deployment was four to six weeks for criminal submission and six to eight weeks for an applicant submission. "Now the turnaround time is less than 24 hours for an applicant print and less than two hours for a criminal print," she added.

"Beyond the efficiencies created by the 'lights out' features, Motorola's Printrak BIS provides for the storage of more than just biometrics. It fully integrates fingerprints, palmprints, descriptive data, facial images, signatures, and documents, giving SLED the ability to better organize information making their AFIS investment more valuable," said Darrin Reilly, general manager, Motorola Biometrics Unit.

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