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Thomas County Identification Section
The Identification Section is responsible for the
collection, comparison and interpretation of
physical trace evidence found at crime scenes.
Various types of evidence are analyzed in an effort
to connect a suspect to a crime or associate
particular items to a specific source.
The Identification Section is currently staffed with
three(3) full time employees. Services offered by
the Identification Section are latent print
examination, processing of crime scenes for
evidence, computer forensics, video enhancement,
latent fingerprint searches through the Georgia
Bureau of Investigation System fingerprint database
and latent fingerprint searches through the Federal
Bureau of Investigation Integrated Automated
Fingerprint Identification System fingerprint
database.
The Identification Section also utilizes the only
Vacuum Metal Deposition System currently in
operation in the State of Georgia. This system
develops fingerprints by coating them with small
amounts of metal. Each Employee of the
Identification Section also provides expert
testimony in local, state, and federal courts.
Glen Hutchinson
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