Well folks, it's a new month (June 3, 2013) and it looks like a crime investigation show now on Mondays is going to be as hard to find as trace evidence on a windy crime scene.
Now that I've brought up the wind - it can be quite the challenge to work an outside crime scene in the wind. A couple of things that I used to do:
(1) Have a make shift work station within a cardboard box on its side. Not too stable but it does give a bit of a relief momentarily when packaging smaller items and you need a wind break;
(2) Tie a section of crime scene tape onto a car antenna and take a photograph of it flapping in the wind. That helps the jury understand the tough conditions at the scene and gives them a visual so they can empathize with why a standard operating procedure may be deviated from;
(3) Use a section of fingerprint tape to hold the fingerprint card in place while placing latent print lifts onto the card. There is nothing like fighting tape flapping in the wind and figuring out how to keep it from doubling up on itself. Keeping the card in place is just one less thing to worry about; and
(4) Using a tool belt or a garden apron to have access to lots of pockets and/or cubby holds. Keeping things close and not flying away is important when so much is going on.
Wind may not always be a natural phenomenon - it could be an outside fan or a hovering helicopter. Either way, when you have air moving and therefore, potential evidence moving - it is not an ideal situation.
Speaking of things moving about - next week I'll move the blog to Tuesday evening programming. Certainly I can find us a show of interest there. Thanks for being flexible with me!!
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