From: "ScanThisNews" <mcdonalds@airnet.net> Subject: IP: [FP] Ohio gets Computerized Fingerprint System Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 19:34:28 -0500 To: ignition-point@majordomo.pobox.com ====================================================================== SCAN THIS NEWS ------------------------------------------------- http://www.ag.ohio.gov/pressrel/livescan.htm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 1997 Attorney General Betty Montgomery Brings New Technology to Ohio Law Enforcement Montgomery Gives Computerized Fingerprint Systems Free of Charge to Help in the Fight Against Crime Columbus -- In an effort to assist local law enforcement and improve Ohios criminal history records, Attorney General Betty D. Montgomery today announced that 23 law enforcement agencies in Ohio will be receiving Live-Scan systems at no cost to the agencies. Through federal grants and money from the Attorney Generals budget, Live-Scan computerized fingerprint identification systems have been purchased and are being distributed to law enforcement agencies across the state. The agencies that send the most fingerprint cards to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI) were chosen to receive Live-Scan. Montgomery was joined by representatives from several law enforcement agencies that will be receiving Live-Scan systems and local public officials in announcing this new technology being given to more than 20 law enforcement agencies. "I want to thank the Attorney Generals Office for this modernized equipment, which will help law enforcements advancement in building the bridge to the 21st century, with technology in crime fighting," said Franklin County Sheriff Jim Karnes. Live-Scan provides high-quality electronic fingerprint images through state-of-the-art computer imaging. Most Ohio law enforcement agencies rely on the traditional form of using ink to slowly roll each individual fingerprint onto cards. With Live-Scan, fingers are placed directly onto a scanner without having to use ink. The image is stored electronically, and copies of the card can be printed at any time. This new system will give law enforcement consistently higher quality fingerprints to use for processing and identification. These new systems will also electronically send the fingerprint cards to BCI. This will be an important step in ensuring the quality of Ohios criminal history records. BCI will now be able to receive records in a more timely fashion and virtually eliminate the possibility of records being lost or not sent. The systems will assist local law enforcement by cutting-down on the number of hours needed to process fingerprint cards by eliminating the timely duplicative process of fingerprinting. The Live-Scan systems will be linked late this fall to BCIs Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). AFIS is a computer system that holds the fingerprint images and criminal history records of more than 1.2 million criminals in Ohio. With Live-Scan, law enforcement agencies will be able to quickly search AFIS for matches to their fingerprint cards. This will be extremely useful if someone with a prior record tries to give an alias or refuses to disclose his or her name. The agency can scan the suspects fingerprints and check them against the database at BCI for a match. "Heres the bottom line: This technology will allow police to identify criminals faster and more accurately than anything even dreamed of just years ago," Montgomery said. The Live-Scan systems were purchased for almost $1.1 million from Identix Inc. of California. Ohio is joining the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the U.S. Marshal, and numerous other federal agencies, states, and cities that have also purchased Live-Scan systems from Identix Inc. Each system retails for $70,000 but the Attorney General was able to negotiate a purchase price for a much lower cost of $44,220. Law enforcement agencies that already have Live-Scan systems and meet requirements of the National Institute of Standards and Technology will be connected with Ohios AFIS as part of the contract with Identix Inc. The contract also allows any local law enforcement agency to purchase a Live-Scan system within the next year at the same price negotiated by the Attorney General. Attorney General Montgomery also announced that her office plans to purchase additional Live-Scan systems in the beginning of next year to be distributed to more law enforcement agencies across the state. -30- Below is the list of agencies receiving Live-Scan systems: Cleveland Police Department Cuyahoga County Sheriffs Office Clermont County Sheriffs Office Delaware County Sheriffs Office Franklin County Sheriffs Office Clark County Sheriffs Office Pickaway County Sheriffs Office Miami Township Police Department Columbiana County Sheriffs Office Lake County Sheriffs Office Licking County Sheriffs Office Mahoning County Sheriffs Office Highland County Sheriffs Office Boardman Police Department Elyria Police Department Allen County Sheriffs Office Lorain Police Department Coshocton County Sheriffs Office Whitehall Police Department Miamisburg Police Department Springdale Police Department Kent Police Department Medina County Sheriffs Office ======================================================================= Don't believe anything you read on the Net unless: 1) you can confirm it with another source, and/or 2) it is consistent with what you already know to be true. ======================================================================= Reply to: <fingerprint@networkusa.org> ======================================================================= To subscribe to the free Scan This News newsletter, send a message to <majordomo@efga.org> and type "subscribe scan" in the BODY. 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