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Will Process Crime Scenes for Food

In the early 2000’s SPD finally formed a CSI Unit to process violent crime scenes.  Prior to that, the detectives had to process their own; a real pain in the butt, and very counter-productive. Most people don’t realize; a CSI detective doesn’t investigate the crime, doesn’t do the lab work, doesn’t question witnesses.  They collect all the evidence at a scene and put those items into evidence, a meticulous process. The investigating detective submits the evidence to the lab and whatever is appropriate. There was an Assistant Chief at the time that thought this should be a revenue-neutral situation.  (I have no idea how she thought that). The guy in the photo was always panhandling on the 6th Ave. side of Police Headquarters, near the on-ramp to southbound I-5. I made this sign, which reads: “Will Process Crime Scenes for Food”, with a DNA helix below. I told the guy, “I’ll give you five bucks if I can take your picture holding this sign.” “Sure!” he said. I emailed the photo to the Chief of Police, at the time, Gil Kerlikowski. “I found a budget-friendly solution to the CSI problem!” Kerlikowski liked me, so I could get away with things like this. He thought it was funny.

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