The director of the Crime Scene Department at the General Department of Forensic Evidence in Dubai Police, Colonel Ahmed Al-Marri, stated that the accuracy of the inspection, calmly searching at the scene of the accident, and paying attention to unusual details, even if small, may lead to revealing the mystery of major crimes, or the arrest of professional criminals, Noting that a passing fingerprint left by a masked thief exposed a gang, it targeted the theft of a series of famous cafes in the country.
In detail, Al-Marri told «Emirates Today» that there are basic rules that criminal evidence experts and crime scene experts should adhere to, pointing out that there were issues that were resolved with unconventional ideas of young citizens in the administration, including a fingerprint technician, that contributed to reaching a gang The theft of a series of famous cafes in the country was targeted when, through observation records, a passing fingerprint was left, which a masked thief left on a pillar close to the scene of the crime, affirming that this young citizen set a wonderful example of patience, craftsmanship and intelligence.
He explained that these crimes took place a while ago, when a new branch of a well-known café chain was opened in one of the northern regions.
Al-Marri pointed out that «the crime scene administration in Dubai Police has a team working on (forecasting), and as soon as the accident occurred, the team expected that these thefts would be repeated in other branches in different emirates, and we were ready for the possibility of them occurring in Dubai, because the success of a crime somewhere in a manner Moein encourages the perpetrators to repeat them, and the expectations are believed. Two branches of the same cafe on Sheikh Zayed Road were reportedly stolen.
He explained that the administration's team moved to see the crime scene in the presence of the fingerprint technician, and it turned out that the thieves are highly professional, enter the place without leaving a trail, and wear gloves.
He pointed out that a fingerprint technician was a citizen who reviewed the surveillance cameras records in the vicinity of the two branches that were stolen, and he noticed a man whose features did not appear pretending to be on the phone while wandering around the place, then he supported his hand on a column in a flash scene that awakened the senses of the fingerprint technician, so he headed quickly to the column, and determined The man estimated length, dispersed the assigned powder, obtained the palm of the suspect, and his fingerprints were reviewed through records, and the surprise was that he had previous records in similar cases. Judicial authorities.
Al-Marri stressed that this case reflects the intelligence and patience of the citizen's fingerprint technician. If he is an ordinary expert, and made sure that the defendants wear gloves, he will not occupy himself with additional details, and he will be satisfied with what he has done, but he worked hard until he reached an important gap in the case, pointing to his honor before Assistant Commander in Chief of Dubai Police, Major General Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansoori, in appreciation of his role in exposing gang members within one day of the crime.
Note strength and accuracy
The Director of the Crime Scene Department at the General Department of Forensic Evidence in Dubai Police, Colonel Ahmed Al-Marri, emphasized that the crime scene expert should have the power of observation and accuracy, therefore the Commander in Chief of Dubai Police, Major General Abdullah Khalifa Al-Marri, pays great attention to this category, because they are concerned with dealing with all Exact details at the scene of the crime, but rather ordered that patrol officials be subjected to courses on how to maintain the crime scene.
He explained that the province is divided into two main parts. The first is not to add evidence, such as throwing a cigarette butt at the site, because a simple behavior like this may confuse the entire work cycle, and waste a long time searching for a cigarette smoker, analyzing it, and examining the DNA, while the second section is Not destroying evidence, such as moving a car from the place, or anything that could spoil the crime scene.
• The citizen fingerprint technician sets an impressive example of patience and professionalism in forensic evidence.