A handheld device now used by law enforcement facilitates the collection of fingerprints through the dispersal of a cyanocrylate florescent dye vapor. Despite all the technological hullabaloo, San Jose Police Sgt. Gil Vizzusi says that it is the old-fashioned police work that has helped him solve cold cases. So far, it's been a matter of a witness coming forward, or us finding that witness who is now willing to talk. Air Force officials have become increasingly concerned in the last few years with the threat of lasers from enemies and their own aircraft.
Some weapon systems use lasers as guides, while other lasers are designed to impair pilots' vision.
I think it's quickly becoming a threat. They talk about the modern battlefield, weapons changing, technology changing. Law enforcement officials would also do well to don laser-protective eyewear. In a recent issue of the Law Enforcement Bulletin, laser expert Douglas Johnson reported how youths in the United States and Europe used lasers to temporarily blind subway drivers. Moreover, Douglas projects that low-powered lasers will increasingly be used against police.