Crime & Safety

Marietta Police Get Mobile Fingerprint Scanners

The new device scans an individual's fingerprints on a handheld digital scanner and cross references those prints in two separate databases.

Thanks to the Rapid ID Mobile Fingerprint Scanner, the day of not being able to positively identify a suspect on the street may become a thing of the past for .

The Marietta Police Department recently purchased several of the devices, which scan an individual’s fingerprints on a handheld digital scanner and cross references those prints in two separate databases.

If a match is made, the individual’s biographical data and a picture will be displayed on the screen. In addition, the system scans for any probation or parole information as well as any outstanding warrants.

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