Lying to the cops about who you are? They have an ace in the hole - Gainesville Times

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Lying to the cops about who you are? They have an ace in the hole

Portable fingerprint scanner ‘valuable tool’ for police in identifying suspects, deceased or lost people

Portable finger printing gadgets are a tool Gainesville Police and other law enforcement agencies are using to identify suspects. It’s come up when suspects refuse to identify themselves or can’t. - photo by Scott Rogers

07132018 Prints 1.jpg — Portable finger printing gadgets are a tool Gainesville Police and other law enforcement agencies are using to identify suspects. It’s come up when suspects refuse to identify themselves or can’t. - photo by Scott Rogers

When Gainesville Police play the “name game” with a person who can’t or won’t give their true identity, officers have a $3,000 ace in the hole.