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EPISODE OF LABOR OF LOVE.[Labor of Love Ep. 6 - Digital Forensics ]
WE'VE GOT POLICE, DIGITAL MEDIA, FORENSIC SPECIALIST.TODAY WE'RE DOING A RIDE ALONG WITH PLANO POLICE, DIGITAL MEDIA FORENSIC SUPERVISOR BRANDON SAILOR.
HE'S BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT 19 YEARS BEFORE FORENSICS.
HE WAS A CRIME ANALYSIS INTELLIGENCE ANALYST.
THE JOB I DID BEFORE WAS COMPLETELY BEHIND THE DESK.
IT'S ABOUT HALF OUT IN THE FIELD, HALF BACK AT YOUR DESK.
MOST OF BRANDON'S JOB INVOLVES GATHERING ANY VIDEO OR STILLS THAT COULD HELP THE INVESTIGATOR SOLVE A CASE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.
A PERSON'S CAR WAS BROKEN INTO AND SOME PROPERTY WAS TAKEN.
WHAT PROPERTY WAS TAKEN? YOU MAY ASK.
NEXT, I'LL WRITE SOME INFORMATION DOWN REAL QUICK.
OFTENTIMES THE VIDEO PLAYBACK SYSTEMS AREN'T THE SAME AT EACH LOCATION HE GOES TO, TO GATHER VIDEO.
SOMETIMES THEY DON'T EVEN SHOW THE CORRECT TIMES.
SO BRANDON MAKES SURE TO NOTE THAT IN HIS PAPERWORK, THAT WAGON, THAT WAS ALL THEY TOOK.
BRANDON DOES A LOT OF SCRUBBING THROUGH VIDEO TO NOTATE ANY ODD BEHAVIORS LIKE PERHAPS A PARKED CAR BACKING INTO ANOTHER PARKING SPACE.
WHAT WE DOING? OH, OOH, THIS LOOKS SKETCHY.
THEN THE CAR CULPRIT EMERGED, WHICH WAS RIVETING.
AND REMEMBER, JUST BECAUSE THE STOLEN PROPERTY VALUE MAY BE MINIMAL, BRANDON SAYS THEY TREAT EVERY CASE WITH THE SAME LEVEL OF DETAIL.
IS THAT HIM? OH, I WOULD'VE SEEN THAT.
HE WAS LIKE, I NEED ONE OF THOSE
OKAY, SO IT WAS THAT ONE STOP.
SO LET'S JUST LIKE THIS COULD BE YOU,
AND ONCE WE GATHERED ALL THE VIDEO EVIDENCE, IT WAS TIME TO HEAD BACK TO HEADQUARTERS TO GET SOME SOLID STILL IMAGES FOR THE DETECTIVE.
ONLY PROBLEM, BRANDON PUT ME IN CHARGE THAT WHAT DO I DO? SO, YEAH,
SO DRAG YOUR BOX OVER THERE TO MAKE IT UP A TINY LITTLE BOX.
IF YOU WANNA INCLUDE THE WHOLE VEHICLE IN THIS PICTURE.
THEN WE HAVE TO ENHANCE THE IMAGE.
CAN YOU TELL I HAVE NO, NO CLUE WHAT I'M DOING HERE.
YOU CAN TRY IT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
IT'S A LOT OF, OF TRIAL AND ERROR, SEEING WHAT DIFFERENT TOOLS WITHIN THE FORENSIC SOFTWARE WORK.
BRANDON SAYS THE FORENSICS TEAM CARRIES AS MUCH IMPORTANCE AS OTHER AREAS IN THE DEPARTMENT WHEN IT COMES TO SOLVING CASES.
JUST AS VITAL AS THE CRIMINALIST WHO COLLECT THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AND PLANOS TEAM, HE SAYS, IS VERY MUCH AHEAD OF THE CURVE.
THAT'S ONE OF THE MANY REASONS TO JOIN THE DEPARTMENT.
WE ARE BY FAR THE BIGGEST DEDICATED UNIT TO FORENSIC VIDEO IN THE DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA.
THERE ARE OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE MAYBE ONE OR TWO ANALYSTS.
THE MORE AGENCIES THAT HAVE THIS TYPE OF SPECIALTY, THE BETTER WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER.
BECAUSE CRIMINALS DON'T KNOW CITY LIMITS, THEY, THEY'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
SO IF YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR SOLVING CASES AND SERVING JUSTICE PLANO PD IS WHERE YOU SHOULD BE.
THANKS FOR WATCHING THIS EPISODE.
WE'LL HAVE PLENTY MORE TO COME.
THIS IS LABOR OF LOVE WITH THE CITY OF PLANO.