Seven Non-Traditional Uses for Call Detail Records
May 16, 2024 Introduction Call Detail Records (CDRs) have long been invaluable tools for law enforcement professionals, providing crucial insights into communication patterns. However, there are several nontraditional ways to leverage CDRs that can enhance investigations and uncover hidden connections. Here’s a list of innovative methods to consider: 1. Geo-Fencing Analysis: Utilize handset location information […]
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Investigator Spotlight: Frank Perhacs of the Ohio HIDTA
In this month’s edition of our monthly Investigative Q&A series, we sat down with Frank Perhacs, an investigative support center manager with the Ohio HIDTA, about the future of investigations and how digital evidence is changing the law enforcement landscape. This month’s edition explores Perhacs’s most helpful tip for using PenLink in investigations, how digital […]
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Find Value In Interagency Connections
Early adopters of PLX Connect, the recently released PLX feature that allows for interagency connections, are finding value in being able to cross-reference data from other databases. Users have learned that sharing data with fellow agencies in a safe and secure way has extreme benefits. Many of the early adopters have gained greater insight into […]
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Leveraging Lawful Intercepts
View this presentation on leveraging lawful intercepts and get a side-by-side comparison of all types of intercepts and a cost vs benefit analysis of each type. We will discuss real cases that utilized PLX and PenPoint to assist in furthering and closing investigations. Following this on-demand webinar, attendees will: Understand the different types of intercepts […]
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Strengthening Your Investigation With Social Media Data
Strengthening Your Investigation With Social Media Data When violent gang activity in the California Bay area hit a tipping point, law enforcement agents knew they needed something special to gain the upper hand in their investigations. That’s where live social media intercepts turned into the secret weapon agents needed to start making arrests. Live social […]
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Broaden Your Community With PLX Connect
With the news of the recently released PLX Connect feature, agencies can now gain greater insight with cross-agency deconfliction. PLX Connect allows agencies to share and search data in a safe and secure way. By leveraging the data in this larger collective community, investigators can make faster case connections, improve officer safety, and identify larger […]
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The Importance of Social Media in Criminal Investigation Analysis
As a law enforcement investigator, you know that cracking communication patterns is key to solving cases and catching bad actors. You’ve been doing this for decades, subpoenaing and analyzing call detail records and using court-ordered pen registers and wiretaps on landline and cellular telephones. Now there’s an even larger avenue for interpersonal communications: the Internet. […]
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CovertTrack to Make Real Time Location Data Available within PenLink’s PLX Platform
PenLink today announced its partnership with CovertTrack, a 3SI company. The partnership will enable location data from CovertTrack devices to be integrated into the PenLink PLX platform, enhancing the information available to support investigations. Read more
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