IAPE Evidence Log - by R S Wachter

International Association for
Property and Evidence
Largest Property and evidence Association in the United States
"Law Enforcement Serving the needs of Law Enforcement"
Since 1993

The Evidence Log
(IAPE Magazine) Established to further the education, training and professional growth of Law Enforcement Property and Evidence Personnel. Published quarterly as a part of a continuous program of the International Association for Property and Evidence, Inc.

The objective of the Evidence Log is to provide education and training related to all aspects of the handling, storage, maintenance and disposal of law enforcement held property and evidence. As with all information of a legal nature, please confer with your agency legal advisor on the applicability of any item in relationship to your specific situation.

This publication and all contents within are protected by copyright laws. Reproduction of any part of this magazine is permitted for internal use within the agencies for members only.

Articles are contributed by practitioners in law enforcement or related fields. No cash remuneration is paid. Contributor's statements and opinions are not purported to define or express the official policy of IAPE or to imply IAPE endorsement.

IAPE has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt non-profit corporation. Donations are deductible as a charitable contribution for tax purposes to the extent allowable by law. Payment for services received is not considered a donation, but may be a business expense. Consult your tax preparer for specifics.

We invite comments on our format and the contents within. Items submitted or comments should be Emailed to Editor@IAPE.org or via Snail Mail to the "Evidence Log Staff". [Authors Wanted]

Back Issues of the Evidence Log

No magazine published this quarter.	No magazine published this quarter.	SUMMER 1993	1993 Vol. 93, No. 4
1994 Vol. 94, No. 1	1994 Vol. 94, No. 2	1994 Vol. 94, No. 3	1994 Vol. 94, No. 4
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Volume 1998, Number 1	Volume 1998, Number 2	Volume 1998, Number 3	Volume 1998, Number 4
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Volume 2001, Number 1	Volume 2001, Number 2	Volume 2001, Number 3	Volume 2001, Number 4
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Volume 2003, Number 1	Volume 2003, Number 2	Volume 2003, Number 3	Volume 2003, Number 4
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Volume 2006, Number 1	Volume 2006, Number 2	Volume 2006, Number 3	Volume 2006, Number 4

Regular Features:

Bits and Pieces - Information on seminars and other property & evidence related events.

Design Corner Working drawings, plans, and advise for implementing practical storage methods for your facility.

#1 The Storage of Handguns

(Vol. 96, No. 2 of 2)

#2 Storing Odd Shaped Items (Vol. 97, No. 1)

#3 Evidence Depository Lockers (Vol. 97, No. 2)

#4 Property Room Design (Vol. 97, No. 3)

#5 Storing Small Items of Evidence (Vol. 97, No. 4)

#6Storing of Long Arms (Vol. 98, No. 1)

#7Handling of Currency (Vol. 98, No. 2)

Dialogue - Conversations with Property Professionals
(Formerly Questions and Answers)

Dialogue with Joe Latta (Vol. 2001, No. 3)
Dialogue with Joe Latta (Vol. 2002, No. 1)
Dialogue with Joe Latta (Vol. 2003, No. 1)
Dialogue with Joe Latta (Vol. 2003, No. 2)
Dialogue with Joe Latta (Vol. 2003, No. 4)
Dialogue with Joe Latta (Vol. 2004, No. 1)
Dialogue with Joe Latta (Vol. 2005, No. 1)

Distinguished Members Program (discontinued as of 1996)

I.A.P.E. Membership Application - New or Renewal Memberships

I.A.P.E. Property & Evidence Management Class - Training in YOUR part of the country!

Headline Highlights - These are excerps you won't want to miss!

Headline Highlights from Volume 2005, Number 1 (Vol. 2005, No. 1)

In Search of Experts (discontinued as of 1995)

It Could Be Worse . . . But How?- Hope you don't see these in YOUR newspaper!

Could they have avoided headlines?(Vol. 99, No. 1)
Don't get caught in these mistakes!(Vol. 97, No. 4)
These are as bad as "60Minutes" in your lobby!(Vol. 98, No. 4)
Hope you don't see these in YOUR newspaper!(Vol. 98, No. 1)
Learn the real hazards of Prpoerty Rooms (Vol. 2003, No. 1)
Learn the real hazards of Prpoerty Rooms (Vol. 2003, No. 2)
Not even Management is immune!(Vol. 98, No. 3)
Photocopy this page for your chief or sheriff!(Vol. 97, No. 1)
Read 'em and weep (Vol. 97, No. 2)
There's at least one lesson in each paragraph.(Vol. 97, No. 3)
This Defins Bad!(Vol. 2000, No. 1)
You won't believe these fiascos!(Vol. 2003, No. 4)
You won't believe these fiascos!(Vol. 2004, No. 1)
When will they learn?(Vol. 98, No. 2)

I've Got Something You Don't Have!

A fish story if you've ever read one.(Vol. 97, No. 4)
A "Grand Slam" Evidence Seizure!(Vol 2002, No 1)
An Issue of Champions (Vol. 97, No. 1)
An "Out of this World" Entry (Vol. 2000, No. 2)
Answering the question, "Does size really matter?"(Vol. 2000, No. 4)
Don't miss this photo!(Vol. 2000, No. 1)
First one up doesn't stand a chance!(Vol. 98, No. 1)
Evidence Nobody has ever held before!(Vol. 2003, No. 1)
Hey, buddy! Can you spare some cash?(Vol. 98, No. 4)
It's Getting Wilder and Wilder (Vol. 97, No. 2)
Lots of new things in this issue!(Vol. 99, No. 1)
Newspapers are getting into the act now.(Vol. 99, No. 2)
Odd things are making the news!(Vol. 2003, No. 2)
Only a couple, but they're great!(Vol. 99, No. 3)
Parts is parts!(Vol. 98, No. 2)
The first one of these you've ever seen!(Vol. 2003, No. 3)
Two winners this time!(Vol. 2003, No. 4)
Two winners this time!(Vol. 2004, No. 1)
The large and the small of it!(Vol. 2000, No. 3)
These Are Truly Classic (Vol. 98, No. 3)
This winner will kill you!(Vol, 99, No. 4)
We go to great lengths for this winner.(Vol. 97, No. 3)
We sure hope you don't have this!(Vol. 2001, No. 1)
Winning a prize with whale blubber?(Vol. 96, No. 2 of 2)

Jobs Wanted or Available

Just for Laughs:

Just for Laughs (1993 Vol 93, No 4)

Just for Laughs (1994 Vol 94, No 2)

Just for Laughs (1994 Vol 94, No 3)

Just for Laughs (1994 Vol 94, No 4)

Letter from the Executive Director:

Announcing a Huge Step for IAPE and for YOU!(Vol. 2003, No. 2)

CAPE Conference Highlights (Vol 98, No 1)

Check out our web page!(Vol 2000, No 1)

From the desk of the I.A.P.E. President:(Vol. 96, No. 2 of 2)

IAPE: 1,000 strong by the time you read this (Vol 98, No 4)

Is your state missing?(Vol. 2004, No. 1)

It was a Happy Old Year, too!(Vol 97, No 4)

It's a "blooming" good year!(Vol 98, No 3)

Let's get West Virginia!(Vol 97, No 3)

Make sure your boss sees the last two paragraphs.(Vol 97, No 1)

Making it even better.(Vol 98, No 2)

News about YOUR Association (Vol 2002, No 1)

Nobody told me I'd need "longjohns"(Vol 99, No 1)

The E. D. turns the table on letters.(Vol. 2003, No. 4)

Rising from the ashes!(Vol. 2005, No. 1)

We listen, we collaborate, we innovate!(Vol 2001, No 1)

We'er growing and improving (Vol 97, No 1)

You've Done It! Congratulations!(Vol. 2003, No. 3)

Letters ...

Letter to the Editor (Vol 98, No. 2)
Letters to IAPE (Volume 2000, Number 1)
Letters to the President (Vol. 96, No. 2 of 2)

Letters to the Editor (Vol 98, No. 3)
Letters to the Editor (Vol. 2003, No 4)

Member's Forum

Property Professionals Share (Vol 97, No 3)
What do your colleagues have to say?(Vol 97, No 2)

New Standards for Certification (articles "about" standards - for Reference Only) The following are old articles from the Evidence Log ("NOT to be used "as a study guide).

To download the latest standards Click Here

Introduction

(Vol. 2002, No. 1)

#1Organizational Placement

(Vol. 2002, No. 1)

#2Staffing and Turnover Rate

(Vol. 2002, No. 1)

#3Written Policies and Procedures

(Vol. 2002, No. 2)*

#4Temporary Evidence Storage

(Vol. 2002, No. 3)*

#5Long Term Evidence Storage

(Vol. 2002, No. 4)*

#6Property Room Construction

(Vol. 2003, No. 1)

#7Layout Issues - Part I of II

(Vol. 2003, No. 2)

#7Layout Issues - Part II of II

(Vol. 2003, No. 3)

Property Room Alarms, Security & Access - Part 1 of 2

(Vol. 2003, No 4)

Property and Evidence Security - Part 2 of 2

(Vol. 2004, No 1)

#12Firearms Handling (Vol. 2005, No 1)

#16Property for Safekeeping (Vol. 2006, No. 2)

*old Efidence Log format

National Snippets

You don't want to be here (Vol 2002, No 1)

News in Brief:

News in brief from throughout the U.S,(1994 Vol 95, No 1)
News in brief from throughout the U.S,(1994 Vol 95, No 2)
News in brief from throughout the U.S,(1994 Vol 95, No 3)
News in brief from throughout the U.S,(1994 Vol 95, No 4)
News in brief from throughout the U.S,(1994 Vol 96, No 1)

Original Standards (articles "about" standards - for Reference Only) The following are old articles from the Evidence Log ("NOT to be used" as a study guide).

To download the latest standards Click Here

#0Who Makes Property Standards ~An Editorial(Vol. 96, No. 2 of 2)

#1Organizational Placement, Staffing, and Hours (Vol. 97, No. 1)

#2Responsibilities of the Property Officer (Vol. 97, No. 2)

#3Property Room Policy (Vol. 97, No. 3)

#4Specific Policy Suggestions (Vol. 97, No. 4)

#5Temporary Storage of Evidence (Vol. 98, No. 1)

#6Property Room Layout and Design (Vol. 98, No. 2)

#7Layout and Design for the Big Three (Vol. 98, No. 3)

#8Packaging and Storage of Money and Narcotics (Vol. 98, No. 4)

#9Storing "Special Handling" Items (Vol. 99, No. 1)

#10Purging for Fun and Profit (Vol. 99, No. 2)

#11You Can Stop Purging Evidence!(Vol. 99, No. 3)

#12Training

(Vol. 99, No. 4)

#13Audits, Part 1 (Vol. 2000, No. 2)

#13Audits, Part 2

(Vol. 2000, No. 3)

#14Inventories: What? Why? Who? When? How?(Vol. 2000, No. 4)

Questions and Answers:

Questions and Answers (SUMMER 1993)
Questions and Answers (1993 Vol 93, No 4)
Questions and Answers (1994 Vol 94, No 2)
Questions and Answers (1994 Vol 94, No 3)
Questions and Answers (1994 Vol 94, No 4)
Questions and Answers (1994 Vol 95, No 1)
Questions and Answers (1994 Vol 95, No 3)
Questions and Answers (1994 Vol 95, No 4)
Questions and Answers (1994 Vol 96, No 1)

(Continues as Dialogue)

Spotlight on the Board:

William P. Kiley, President (Vol. 2006, No. 2)

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

It's all good in Mesa, AZ (Vol. 2000, No. 1)

Photos show the difference.(Vol. 97, No. 1)

See What Can Be Done (Vol. 97, No. 2)

See what your Executive Director is up to!(Vol. 98, No. 1)

These should make us all feel better.(Vol. 97, No. 4)

Volume 96, Number 2 of 2

Volume 2000, Number 2

Who's Minding the Store?

Volume 97, Number 1

Weird News

Lots of evidence mentioned (Vol. 98, No. 1)
Ripley would have trouble with these.(Vol. 97, No. 1)
Stealing Mercury, Going to Mars!(Vol. 98, No. 3)
Throwbacks from the gene pool.(Vol. 98, No. 2)
With a special section of excuses.(Vol. 97, No. 4)
World's Most Ridiculous Motives (Vol. 97, No. 2)
You don't have to be crazy, but it helps!(Vol. 97, No. 3)

Special Features:

A | B | C | D | E| F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

About Bar Coding (1995 Vol 95, No 3)
About DNA (1994 Vol 94, No. 3)
Airline Disaster (Part 2 of 2):(Vol. 2000, No. 2)
Another Property Related Death (Vol 2003, No 1)
Are IAPE Property Classes Worthwile?(Vol 2003, No 3)
Are We Learning?(Vol 2003, No 3)
Around the Country (Volume 2000, Number 1)
Aspergillus (Part 1 of 2): What is Aspergillus (Vol. 99, No. 3)
ATF Resource Reference (1994 Vol 94, No. 3)
Audits and Inventories (SUMMER 1993)
Audits? Inventories?(Vol. 2006, No. 2)
Audits on Request (1995 Vol 95, No 3)

Blood Packaging and Storage (1995 Vol 95, No. 1)
Board Approves Corporate C.P.E.S.(Vol. 2006, No. 2)
Booking Evidence (1994 Vol 94, No 1)

C.P.E.S. is Becoming a Requirement (Vol. 2006, No. 2)
C.P.E.S. Recertification Training Survey (Vol. 2006, No. 2)
Chain of Custody: Keeping Track of Property and Evidence (1994 Vol 94, No. 4)
Children and Computers (1995 Vol 95, No. 1)
Chillicothe Letter to I.A.P.E.(Vol. 99, No. 1)
Classification of Property (1994 Vol 94, No 1)
Cleaning Our Own Houses (Volume 2002, Noumber 1)
Code of Ethics (Vol. 2006, No. 2)
Cold Hit DNA Identification (Vol 2003, No 1)
Computer Evidence Handling (1995 Vol 95, No. 1)
Congratulations to New C.P.E.S.(Vol. 2006, No. 2)
Contact IAPE: Letters and Responses (Volume 2001, Number 1)
Cost Recovery in Property and Evidence (1994 Vol 94, No 1)
Could Policy Have Saved LAPD?(Volume 2000, Number 1)

Could Your Property Room Handle This?(Vol 98, No. 4)
Court Days (1995 Vol 95, No 4)
CPES Charter Awardees (Vol 2003, No 3)
CPES Charter Awardees, Final List (Vol. 2003, No 4)
CPES Designation (Vol. 2005, No. 1)
CPES Designees (Vol. 2004, No. 1)
CPES Letters and Comments (Vol. 2003, No 4)
CPES Update (Vol. 2004, No. 1)

Deadly Evidence Takes the Ultimate Toll (Vol 2003, No 1)
Design Considerations and Security (1994 Vol 94, No. 2 )
Disposing of Tapes and Photographs (1994 Vol 94, No 1)
DNA Current Events (Volume 2000, Number 1)
DNA Evidence and the Courts (SUMMER 1993)
DNA Identification Act (1994 Vol 94, No. 3)
DNA Update (Vol. 2006, No. 2)
Do It Yourself: Long Gun Rack (Vol. 2004, No. 1)
Drug Seizures & Evidence: The Problem has Arrived!(1995 Vol 95, No 2)

Established Principles: New Applications (Vol. 2001, No. 4)
Ever Wonder How IAPE Money is Spent?(1995 Vol 95, No 2)
Ever Wonder Where the Money for IAPE Operations comes from?(1995 Vol 95, No 2)
Evidence and the Courts (SUMMER 1993)
Evidence Drying Cabinets (Vol. 2006, No. 2)
Evidence House Cleaning the Idaho Way (1994 Vol 94, No. 4)
Evidence shows success of stolen-goods Website (Vol 2002, No 1)
Evidence Storage (1995 Vol 95, No 4)

Evidence Technician Honored (Vol 98, No. 4)
Evidence Trivia (Vol. 98, No. 1)
Evolving Technology and IT Standards Part 1 (Vol. 2003, No 4)
Exhibit Procedures: An Australian perspective (Vol. 98, No. 1)
Explosive Deadly Heroin Safety Alert (1995 Vol 95, No 4)

Finished At Last!(Vol. 97, No. 2)
Firearms (SUMMER 1993)
Flood Stories Wanted (SUMMER 1993)
Forfeiture Powers (1995 Vol 95, No 3)
From "Mayberry" to the Big City (1995 Vol 95, No 4)

Getting the Urge to Purge (Vol. 2000, No. 1)

Have You Ever Thought?(1995 Vol 95, No. 1)
Helpful Hint: Color Prevents Mistakes (Vol. 2004, No. 1)
Helpful Hint: FBILEB (Vol. 2004, No. 1)
Heroin Users Risk Wound Botulism (1995 Vol 95, No 4)
Highlights of the Crime Bill (1994 Vol 94, No. 3)

History and Summary of Federal Gun Laws (Vol 2004, No 3)
How Much Evidence is Too Much!(Vol 2002, No 1)
How Much Space?(Vol. 2004, No. 1)
Hot Off the Press (Vol 2003, No 3)
http://www.iape.org (Vol 98, No. 3)

I.A.P.E. Addresses North Carolina Commission (Vol. 2006, No. 2)
IAPE Board member makes Good News!(Vol. 2005, No. 1)
IAPE's CPES Charter Awardees (Vol 2003, No 3)
Important New DNA News (Volume 2001, Number 1)
Incident at the South West Boarder Alliance!(1995 Vol 95, No 3)
Info Tech Evolution in the Property Room (Vol. 2004, No. 1)
Information Superhighway (1996 Vol 96, No. 1)
In memory of I.A.P.E. Founder Robin Lynn Trench (Vol. 96, No. 2 of 2)
In the Press (1993 Vol 93, No 4)
Interview With Robin Lynn Trench (SUMMER 1993)
Is Anyone Ever Really Prepared for an Air Disaster in Their Community (Vol. 2000, No. 1)
Is Property Training Worthwhile?(Vol 2003, No 1)

Jobs Wanted or Available (Volume 2001, Number 1)

Key to a Successful Prosecution (1996 Vol 96, No. 1)
King County (WA): A Case Study (Vol. 98, No. 2)

Learning from History (Vol 2002, No 1)

Lock It Up!(Vol 98, No. 3)
Lost and Filed (1994 Vol 94, No. 3)

Mail Those Guns (Vol 2002, No 1)

Maintaining Sanity (Vol 98, No. 3)
Make Big Brother Your Friend (Vol 2003, No 2)
Making Good Use of Surplus Police Equipment (1993 Vol 93, No 4)
Managing Evidence - The Vision (Vol. 2004, No. 1)
Member Letter to IAPE (Vol 2003, No 3)
Model Property Room Layout "Design Corner" extra(Vol. 97, No. 3)

Money As Evidence (Vol 98, No. 4)
More Gun Trouble!(Vol 2003, No 3)
Multi-Million Dollar Mold (Vol 2003, No 2)

Narcotics Storage and Processing (1994 Vol 94, No. 4)
Need for Written Guidelines, The (1993 Vol 93, No 4)
New Money (1995 Vol 95, No 4)
Not Just Bar Codes (Volume 2001, Number 1)

On the Move, Again!(Vol. 96, No. 2 of 2)
Organization and Staffing Considerations (1993 Vol 93, No 4)

Packaging, Storage and Disposal (1994 Vol 94, No 1)
Pardon Grants Fame to Youth, 10 (1995 Vol 95, No. 1)
Passing the Assault Weapons Ban (1994 Vol 94, No. 2 )
Phoenix Police Case (1995 Vol 95, No 2)
Proper Storage of HaxMat Materials (Volume 2001, Number 1)
Property and Evidence at the Maysville, KY P. D.(1994 Vol 94, No 1)
Property and Evidence Course Eval Comments (Vol. 2003, No 4)
Property and Evidence Specialist Certification is almost Here!(Vol 2003, No. 1)
Property and Evidence Survey (1994 Vol 94, No. 3)
Property and Evidence Survey (continued)(1994 Vol 94, No. 4)
Property and Evidence Tech Salary Survey Results (Vol. 2003, No 4)
Property Room Bicycle Storage (Vol. 2006, No. 2)
Property Room Bombings ... An Event or a New Trend?(Vol. 97, No. 1)
Property Room Bombings ... We Told You So!(Vol. 97, No. 3)
Property Room Hazard Updates (Vol. 98, No. 1)
Property Room Security Measures (Vol 2003, No 1)
Protecting Against Spoliation of Evidence (Vol 2003, No 2)

Rapid Reference to Chain of Custody (1994 Vol 94, No. 4)
Recommended Standards for Narcotics Storage (1994 Vol 94, No. 4)
Redesigning the Property Room (1994 Vol 94, No. 2 )
Respect for the Evidence Bureau (Vol. 97, No. 2)
Risk Factor, The (1994 Vol 94, No 1)

Same Problem - Different Generation (Vol. 2004, No. 1)
Search Your Freezers (Vol 2002, No 1)
Scamming for Dollars (1996 Vol 96, No. 1)
Small Police Department Forensics & DNA (Vol. 2005, No. 1)
So, You Want to Hold an Auction (1995 Vol 95, No 2)
Sponsorship Has Its Privileges (Vol. 2006, No. 2)
Spotlight on Infection Control (Vol. 99, No. 1)
Spring Cleaning (1996 Vol 96, No. 1)
States with CPES Awardees (Vol. 2003, No 4)
Sting Operations and the Property Function (1995 Vol 95, No 2)
Stone Cold Mystery (Volume 2001, Number 1)
Storage Alternative (Vol. 2000, No. 2)

Take a Good Look, Then a First Step!(Vol. 97, No. 1)
Taking Evidence at Space Value (Volume 2001, Number 1)
Too Clean ~ Too Soon (Vol 2003, No 1)
The Plan - The Purge - The Move (Part 1)If you could start all over ... ?(Vol. 97, No. 4)
The Plan - The Purge - The Move (Part 2)Is that all there is to moving?(Vol. 98, No. 1)
There's a Whole New Trend Coming On!(Vol 2003, No 3)
Testifying in Court (SUMMER 1993)
Transporting Evidence (1993 Vol 93, No 4)

Two New Trends?(Vol 97, No. 3)

Videotape Evidnce Collection (Vol 98, No. 3)

Wake-Up Call - Let's get up and get going!(Vol. 97, No. 3)
Was Anything Done Right?(Vol 2003, No 3)
Wear It Proudly (Vol. 2006, No. 2)
Web Site Now Offers Sample Policy (Volume 2001, Number 1)
What Can Be Done About Aspergillus (Part 2 of 2)(Vol. 99, No. 4)
What Every Officer Should Know About DNA (Volume 2000, Number 1)
What the Survey Said (1994 Vol 94, No. 3)
Who Can Get Them Back?(1994 Vol 94, No. 3)
Who Puts the "International" in IAPE?(Vol. 2003, No. 3)
Why Should You Consider an IAPE Class?(Volume 2001, Number 1)
Well, I'll Be John Brown!(Vol 2003, No 3)
Work Place Computer Theft (1995 Vol 95, No 2)
Working to Serve You (SUMMER 1993)
World's First IAPE Certified Property & Evidence Specialist (Vol 2003, No 3)

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