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Andrew Warner steps into the batters box Wednesday, July 26 during a MINK League Playoff game against Clarinda.

Photos by Alex Agueros | Democrat

A set of fingerprints photographed by Andrew Warner for his criminal justice major at Columbia College. Warner said attention to detail is a quality helpful to both crime scene investigation and baseball.

Photo courtesy of Andrew Warner

Andrew Warner, left, laughs with a Chillicothe opponent on first base. Warner studies criminal justice at Columbia College. He has six home runs, 17 walks and 15 strikeouts in 24 games this summer.

Photos by Alex Agueros | Democrat

Sedalia Bombers slugger Andrew Warner has a good eye.

Bearded and 6-foot-2, Warner lumbers to the plate to the sounds of Marvin Gaye and leans back to examine the defense. There is a hearty smack when he squares up a pitch, often not in proportion to a swing that appears effortless, like a flick of the wrist.

With the season at stake in the MINK League Playoffs, Warner walked and scored twice and drove the game-winning double far enough for Trey Harris never the fastest in a lineup to score from first.

From swatting homers to taking walks, Warners plate discipline is a product of sharp vision. He brings the same attention to detail to crime scene investigation photography as a criminal justice major at Columbia College.

Im just seeing (the ball) well, Warner said. Feeling good, finally.

A knee injury relegated Warner to a designated hitters role for Sedalia. Hes just happy to have work. Entering his senior year at Columbia College, Warner made stops at Johnson County Community College and Longview Community College before joining the Cougars and Bombers coach Craig McAndrews for its inaugural season last spring.

I couldnt be happier where Im at, Warner said. People always debate over Division I, Division II, NAIA, all that I couldnt care less about that. Im getting a great education and get to play the game I love. Thats awesome.

Warner made his first rounds at Liberty Park in high school, playing a district tournament game for Lees Summit North. He remembered hitting the 375-foot sign in center field and taking walks the rest of the game. Not much has changed.

In just 24 games, Warner has six home runs, more walks than strikeouts and is runner-up in team RBIs to Dalton Horstmeier. Horstmeier leads the MINK League with 47 RBIs in 38 games.

Warner would prefer to keep making rounds in Sedalia. He said Sedalia, or a town its size, is his ideal work environment as an officer or detective.

Its peaceful, quiet, Warner said. I wouldnt want to work in Columbia There are too many kids.

Given his easy-going attitude, it appears Warner could work anywhere. With a criminal justice degree and CSI certificate, hell be well-read in the world of forensics and crime scene photography. Shutter speed, filters, exposure and focus are details considered when producing credible evidence in court. He also appears to get along with everyone, joshing with opponents at first when he does get on the field.

One lesson growing on Warner is how to lead.

Were going to have new guys at Columbia College next year, and, being with all these people Ive never played with before Ive molded pretty well with everybody here, Warner said. The whole team has come together. Im going to be a senior, so I have to come in and try to be a senior. (The Bombers) have shown me how to bring people together.

Andrew Warner steps into the batters box Wednesday, July 26 during a MINK League Playoff game against Clarinda.

http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web1_Bombers-Warner_1.jpgAndrew Warner steps into the batters box Wednesday, July 26 during a MINK League Playoff game against Clarinda. Photos by Alex Agueros | Democrat

A set of fingerprints photographed by Andrew Warner for his criminal justice major at Columbia College. Warner said attention to detail is a quality helpful to both crime scene investigation and baseball.

http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web1_Bombers-Warner_3.jpgA set of fingerprints photographed by Andrew Warner for his criminal justice major at Columbia College. Warner said attention to detail is a quality helpful to both crime scene investigation and baseball. Photo courtesy of Andrew Warner

Andrew Warner, left, laughs with a Chillicothe opponent on first base. Warner studies criminal justice at Columbia College. He has six home runs, 17 walks and 15 strikeouts in 24 games this summer.

http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web1_Bombers-Warner_2.jpgAndrew Warner, left, laughs with a Chillicothe opponent on first base. Warner studies criminal justice at Columbia College. He has six home runs, 17 walks and 15 strikeouts in 24 games this summer. Photos by Alex Agueros | Democrat

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Jul 26, 2017

Over a million and a half Belize dollars in forensic equipment was handed over to the Ministry of Home Affairs today. The donation, gifted by the US Embassy, is to assist the National Forensic Science Services in its work to properly analyze evidence handed over by the Scenes of Crime Unit. As a part of the donation, the agency received brand new mobile units that will help them to move easily from crime scenes to base. Andrea Polanco was in Ladyville today; she tells us more about the items that were handed over and how they will be used.

Andrea Polanco, Reporting

These nine, spanking new Ford F-150 customized pick-up trucks fitted with crime scene investigation kits will be used to help local authorities in processing crime scenes. The trucks will get personnel to the scene of crime quicker- and the equipment it comes with help to gather, analyze and preserve evidence. These mobile units, valued at around four-hundred and fifty thousand U.S. dollars, will strengthen the work of the Scenes of Crime Unit.

Lloyd Roches

Lloyd Roches, Head, Scene of Crime Unit

It is very important for us. We can now rely on ourselves for any transportation from the office to any crime scene countrywide.

Andrea Polanco

How does that help with the work on the ground?

Lloyd Roches

Well, it will make our work very easier because now we have all our equipment in the vehicle and we dont need to be going back and forth from office crime scene and from crime scene to office. So, we have all our equipment; cameras, mass destruction kit, generators, lights now that we can search at night more better; we have x-ray machine now that we can go to the morgue and it will be easier for us to find the slugs in the victims body or so.

Andrea Polanco

Do we have personnel who are trained to operate these different pieces of equipment?

Lloyd Roches

Yes. We do have persons that are trained. We had an advisor here about two years ago, Mister Hayden Baldwin who trained us in all the equipment we have and we have twenty nine competent forensic crime scene investigators country-wide to operate these equipment.

Andrea Polanco

Are some of these pieces the first time your unit will be using; are some of them new to the work that you do?

Lloyd Roches

Yes. Some of them are new that we will be getting, especially for the mass casualty kits, first time we are getting those kits. We have trained with one before but first time each unit or each office will have one. But lets say a mass casualty say an airplane crashed, now we have all the necessary equipment and materials to process that scene.

Often times, cases fall apart because there is a lack of eye witness or an uncooperative witness but these new specialized high tech pieces of equipment will be used to bridge that gap. They will be used to gather materials to help strengthen the successful prosecution of cases with science based evidence needed.

Elodio Aragon Jr.

Elodio Aragon Jr., Minister of State, Home Affairs

This will no doubt enhance the quality of evidence that the technicians will be expected to bring into the laboratory for analysis. The better quality evidence they are able to retrieve, the more useful the analysis will be to the prosecution case. As we strengthen the forensic department, we will in turn strengthen our cases in court. The days when we are getting witnesses to come forward easily especially for murder, and robbery and major crimes investigation is a challenge today. And we strengthen the scientific analysis that is being done in our blood section, in areas of finger printing, in terms of how we deal with the collection of evidence. Those will go a long way to bring justice to the victims of crime in this country.

To aid in citizen security and tackle crime, the donation includes a number of pieces of equipment valued at around three hundred, fifty thousand U.S. dollars; from small items like tape to be used on scene to specialized complex pieces to process and preserve samples gathered including ultra violet lights.

Nathan Bland

Nathan Bland, Deputy Charg daffaires, US Embassy

There is all kinds of equipment there, ranging from simple things, like lights and generators to help the staff process scenes of crime at night time; sketch pad to draw a crime scene; there is crime scene tape as you see on TV that they try to cordon off crime scene. But there is also more complex items like ultra violet lights to detect bodily fluids and other substances that are not readily visible to the human eye. There is a laser trajectory kit to help people establish what direction a bullet was fired from. There are sexual assault kits, portable x-ray machine and a drying cabinet which is important for preserving evidence so that blood stains or bodily fluids that are found dont get mooted over or not admissible later as evidence.

Also in the the trove of equipment are pieces for firearm and ammunition analysis.

Elodio Aragon Jr.

These include serial number restoration kit, a portable bullet recovery system, and weapon cleaning kits, to name a few. The bullet recovery system makes it possible for firearm examiners to test fire firearms from any locations and recover the bullets quickly and not have to test fire into the test-firing room into a bullet catcher and sorting through Kevlar for the bullet. This makes their work more convenient.

The evidence gathered from scenes is taken here to the National Forensic Science Service to be analyzed. The medical office gets this brand new high tech portable x-ray machine, and the lab unit gets other much needed equipment from this donation.

Nathan Bland

The goal of these donations is to better assist the forensic department to carry out their duties. Hopefully, as they begin to process crime scene it helps to solve more complex cases. Those who wish to commit crimes get more dissuaded as they realize that their chances of being caught and ultimately convicted continues to increase.

The scenes of crime unit in Belize City, Ladyville, orange walk, Corozal, san Ignacio, Belmopan, Dangriga, independence, Punta Gorda will each receive one of the trucks fitted with the crime scene kit. Reporting for News Five, Im Andrea Polanco.

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The United States Embassy in Manila said it has sponsored six Filipino maritime law enforcement experts to attend a curriculum development workshop on underwater crime scene investigation training in San Diego, California, from July 17 to 20, 2017.

The workshop is part of a larger P25 million U.S. government initiative to strengthen underwater crime scene investigation training programs for Philippine maritime law enforcement agencies, through partnership with the Port of San Diego Harbor Police Department and the U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL), the US Embassy said.

The Filipino maritime experts were from Philippine Coast Guard, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, and the Philippine National Police Maritime Group.

They met with U.S. counterparts, including representatives from the Port of San Diego Harbor Police dive team, US Embassy Manila INL, and INLs Office of Criminal Justice Assistance and Partnership, to develop a special diver training course for underwater search, crime scene, and disaster investigations.

The course aims to equip Philippine divers from all three participating agencies with a variety of skills, including detecting illegal drugs smuggled on the hull of vessels or dumped overboard for later retrieval, the US Embassy said.

It added that once finalized, the course will be incorporated into the training academies of the three participating Philippine agencies.

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CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. The Town of Cheektowaga will join over 30 million people across the United States in celebrating the 34th Annual National Night Out on August 1st.

The event is designed toheighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for and participation in local anti-drug and anti-crime programs, strengthen neighborhood spirit in the crime prevention campaign and send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

2017 marks the 30th year that the Town of Cheektowaga has participated in Night Out. This year, the first ever Cheektowagas Favorite Pizza Contest will be held from 6 PM to 8 PM. It features around 25 of the towns favorite pizzerias at three different venues including Southline Fire Hall, Town Park, and Doyle 2 Fire Hall.

Neighborhood specific events can be found below

Residents will get to meet police officers and see the various specialized units within the department, such as Neighborhood Watch, S.W.A.T., Bike Patrol, Crime Scene Investigation Unit, and Community Crime Prevention. Child fingerprinting will also be available.

Individual Neighborhood Watch groups have scheduled a flashlight walk where neighbors can come out in force, against crime. All flashlight walks begin at dusk and will be escorted by either the police or their local fire departments. Residents come on foot and bicycle, bringing along their children and dogs.

Additional information may be obtained by calling the Cheektowaga Police Community Crime Prevention Unit at 897-7293 or visiting the Cheektowaga Neighborhood Watch Facebook Page.

East West Melcourt (90 West Melcourt)

Child fingerprinting McGruff CSI demo Fire Department Bounce House Emergency Service /CERT Neighborhood Watch Information Flashlight walk

Doyle #1 (William Street)

Child Fingerprinting McGruff Neighborhood Watch Information Fire Department Flashlight Walk

Doyle #2 (100 Willowlawn Pkwy)

Cheektowagas Favorite Pizza ContestChild fingerprinting Bike Patrol Demo Neighborhood Watch Information Fire Department Live Music Emergency Service /CERT McGruff Flashlight Walk

Griffith Park Sloan

Child Fingerprinting McGruff Neighborhood Watch Information CSI Demo Live Music Flashlight Walk

Hillpine (61Hillpine)

Child fingerprinting Fire Department McGruff Bike Patrol Pediatric Trauma Program Safe Kids Neighborhood Watch Information

Southline Fire Department (1049 French Road)

Cheektowagas Favorite Pizza Contest

Child Fingerprinting McGruff SWAT Bounce House Live Music Target YES Program with childrens activities Fire Department Neighborhood Watch Information Flashlight Walk

Town Park (Harlem Road Lion Pavilion)

Cheektowagas Favorite Pizza Contest

Child Fingerprinting McGruff SWAT Bike Patrol CSI Demo Emergency Service /CERT Bounce House Live Music YES Program with childrens activities Fire Departments Erie County Sheriffs Mounted Division Air One landing Target Wegmans NYS State Roll Over Neighborhood Watch Information

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National Night Out events to be held on August 1st - Cheektowaga Chronicle

A crime scene investigation was set up at a property in a small village near Yeovil after it was broken into in broad daylight.

Burglars forced entry into an unoccupied house on Weir Lane in Yeovilton on Friday July 14 at around 2.20pm, and destroyed the alarm system before stealing numerous items.

A crime scene investigation van was seen outside the property, which is currently being renovated, the day afterwards as probes continue.

An Avon and Somerset Constabulary spokesperson said: We're investigating a burglary at a property in Yeovilton which happened at approximately 2.20pm on Friday (14/7).

Offenders forced entry into the property before stealing a number of tools.

Specialist crime scene investigators have examined the scene as part of our inquiry.

Anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area around the time, or who has any other information, is asked to call 101 and provide the call handler with the reference 5217160655.

A letter was also posted to homes around the village by the neighbourhood watch confirming that an internal alarm system was destroyed by the burglars, and a lawn mower, strimmer, CCTV and tools were taken.

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