Technology Gives Police Instant ID Info

December 12, 2006 Technology Gives Police Instant ID Info (AP)

Columbus Police department's Automated Fingerprint Identification System project manager Beth Owens demonstrates Morpho RapID, a wireless handheld fingerprint identification unit, Monday, Dec. 11, 2006 at a news conference in Columbus, Ohio. With a quick imprint of a suspect's two fingers on a small, handheld device, Columbus police can get instant access to an individual's identity without a trip to the booking office. Police say the new technology saves time and gets wrongdoers behind bars faster, though some civil rights groups are wary about its constitutionality. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

(AP) -- With a quick imprint of a suspect's two fingers on a handheld device, Columbus police can get instant access to the person's identity without making a trip to the booking office.

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