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Burglars beware: Bob Baker of Payton Scientific Ltd, is laughing all the way to the bank over his firm's device, which permits police to identify many more fingerprints - even those lifted, as the one left above was, from a plastic bag.
Burglars beware: Bob Baker of Payton Scientific Ltd, is laughing all the way to the bank over his firm's device, which permits police to identify many more fingerprints - even those lifted, as the one left above was, from a plastic bag.

Burglars beware: Bob Baker of Payton Scientific Ltd, is laughing all the way to the bank over his firm's device, which permits police to identify many more fingerprints - even those lifted, as the one left above was, from a plastic bag.

Date5/22/1985
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The great international confederacy of thieves, burglars and incendiaries on the Canada frontier
The great international confederacy of thieves, burglars and incendiaries on the Canada frontier
1865
Marketing magician: Robert Baker, president of Payton Scientfic Ltd., says his company makes everything from sensors for nuclear power stations to a fingerprinting process for police.
Marketing magician: Robert Baker, president of Payton Scientfic Ltd., says his company makes everything from sensors for nuclear power stations to a fingerprinting process for police.
4/12/1984
Looking for clues, Durham Region police officer David Bryars looks for fingerprints on merchandise stolen along with nine transport trucks and $2 million worth of merchandise in Durham Region
Looking for clues, Durham Region police officer David Bryars looks for fingerprints on merchandise stolen along with nine transport trucks and $2 million worth of merchandise in Durham Region
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OPP specialists: Detective Inspector Ron Kirkpatrick, left, head of the provincial police drug section, and John Hines, an authority on fingerprints, took the stand
OPP specialists: Detective Inspector Ron Kirkpatrick, left, head of the provincial police drug section, and John Hines, an authority on fingerprints, took the stand
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Clue search, A police officer dusts the door of a Scarborough variety store for fingerprints after a clerk was stabbed during a robbery attempt last night
Clue search, A police officer dusts the door of a Scarborough variety store for fingerprints after a clerk was stabbed during a robbery attempt last night
5/24/1992
Fingerprints On A Cheque are examined by forensic analyst Ed Campbell with the aid of the Ion/Argon Laser at OPP headquarters. A beam of laser light i(...)
Fingerprints On A Cheque are examined by forensic analyst Ed Campbell with the aid of the Ion/Argon Laser at OPP headquarters. A beam of laser light i(...)
6/15/1977
Gotcha!: With telephone technology coming at us, the phone will be as much a part of us as our fingerprints
Gotcha!: With telephone technology coming at us, the phone will be as much a part of us as our fingerprints
12/31/1991
Dusting for clues: Carleene Burrell of Oakville takes fingerprints from a stove top at a crime scene, part of a two-day crash course in basic training
Dusting for clues: Carleene Burrell of Oakville takes fingerprints from a stove top at a crime scene, part of a two-day crash course in basic training
7/9/1991
Seeking evidence, Brian Dalrymple, an Ontario Provincial Police forensic analyst, uses a laser beam to detect fingerprints on a bottle. He and his nei(...)
Seeking evidence, Brian Dalrymple, an Ontario Provincial Police forensic analyst, uses a laser beam to detect fingerprints on a bottle. He and his nei(...)
5/30/1982
Close scrutiny: The technique of using lasers to detect fingerprints was discovered at the Xerox Research Centre
Close scrutiny: The technique of using lasers to detect fingerprints was discovered at the Xerox Research Centre
8/12/1987
All four cars, manufactured by three different Canadian firms and 90 per cent, made in Canada, are of the open type to permit crowds to get a good loo(...)
All four cars, manufactured by three different Canadian firms and 90 per cent, made in Canada, are of the open type to permit crowds to get a good loo(...)
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