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Saint Petersburg Florida Police Department Provides Training and Other Support to VIPD Crime Scene Technicians on St. Croix

The V.I. Police Department said Friday that forensic technicians from the Saint Petersburg Florida Police Department (SSPD) recently conducted a professional exchange on St. Croix with crime scene technicians of the V.I.P.D. This was result of an ongoing private/public collaboration between Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Secunda Family Foundation and the V.I. Police Department, the V.I.P.D. said. "This instructional session is a follow up to an exchange where VIPD technicians visited SPPD in November of 2021," stated the release. The Forensic Identification Section of the V.I.P.D. processes crime scenes for patrol officers and detectives to identify evidence that might point to the perpetrators of a crime. Unit technicians and detectives use conventional and advanced scientific techniques in their work.  These collaborations are consistent with efforts throughout the U.S. to share best practices and maintain currency with the rapid advancements in forensic sciences as valuable tools ...