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Chapter 5 Meeting Minutes – August 2018

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CHAPTER 5 PEAF MEETING
AUGUST 14, 2018
HOSTED BY: Fort Myers Police Department
3903 Martin Luther King Blvd (Enterprise Complex)

Meeting called to order at 10 A.M. by Beverly Hunt

Thanks to Fort Myers Police Department for providing the venue and hosting.
 
Attendees (26) introduced themselves to the group.
 
Secretary Tonya gave a brief rundown of the previous meeting.
 
Treasurer Rob Aponte gave a treasury report. As of May 15, 2018 there was $288 available to the Chapter. Money is also used to help with expenses for the sponsors of the meetings.
** President Beverly said that Chapter 5 will be donating a gift basket of some sort to the conference**
 
Meeting Business:
 
Vice President Position still open…
*Nominations made for Andrea (Andi) Delisle
·      Kay Bradshaw second
·      Andrea accepted nomination (now Vice President for Chapter 5)
 
Beverly announced that the Conference was a sellout (21 out of 50 Chapter 5 members going)
 
Also discussed was the communications through member planet.
 
Alexandra King from FDLE said a few words and mentioned the updated Evidence Submission Manual
 
Speaker: Kyle Keenan – DEA / Special Agent / Paramedic
 
Main focus was on the packaging, handling and storage of Fentanyl
 
Fentanyl is very bad… only 2.5 MG can kill someone.
Exposure – inhalation, ingestion, absorption by skin and flesh. **eyes, nose and mouth**
**DO NOT use germ X because the alcohols in germ X will help it seep into your skin**
NarCan is the Antidote. Comes in an injection (epi pen like) or Nasal spray 4MG
 
DOD treats Fentanyl as a weapon with potential for WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) applications. 

Decon: 10:1 bleach solution
 
Round table discussion:
            Question asked about who handles inmate property in Evidence?
            Question asked about how long money is held?
                        Hold until case is finished.
            Question asked about what is done with Jewelry and do you have it appraised first?
                        Answers ranged from auctions, donations and no appraisals
 
$21 dollars was collected for the treasury and ended with $309 at the end of this meeting.
 
Meeting adjourned at 1206 p.m. and lunch on your own.
 
Next Chapter 5 Meeting will be held November 15, 2018 at Cape Coral Police Department
 
Submitted by:
Tonya Jennings, Secretary

Chapter 5 Meeting Minutes – February 2018

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Meeting called to order at 10:00 A.M. by Beverly Hunt

Thanks to Lee County for providing the venue. Introductions were made with some new faces in attendance.

Program was presented ahead of our normal business meeting to accommodate the speakers’ time commitments.

Program presented by – Department of Homeland Security Investigations

●  Special Agent John Yancey – Department of Homeland Security Investigations

●  Juan Molinary – Department of Homeland Security Investigations Evidence

●  Joshua Turner – Computer Forensic Analyst for Department of Homeland Security Investigations

●  Christina Rademakers – Department of Homeland Security Investigations Evidence

H.S.I. – Homeland Security Investigations has 20 agents stationed in Lee County working between 5 counties, to include Lee, Collier and Hendry. They have created a Title 19 Taskforce which is a combination of 5 agencies. Homeland is going to have a class in March to try to expand the partnerships between agencies.

Homeland can only hold narcotics, currency and guns for no longer than 72 hours, after that they will get with the local agencies to assist in holding evidence while the investigation is ongoing.

The main branch for the Department of Homeland Security in Florida is in Tampa. All major items get sent to them. Homeland follows the Seized Asset Management & Enforcement Procedures Handbook (SAMEPH).

Bulk currency does not get counted by the agency. If there is a seizure of bulk money it gets sent to LOOMIS or a bank to be counted and is always accompanied by two agents. Bulk currency would be if it consisted of mostly small bills over a couple thousand or if there was a possibility of inconsistency with the amount.

Key points mentioned by Joshua Turner concerning electronic/digital evidence:

  • When cell phones are taken into evidence, place them on airplane mode, take the battery out and if the battery cannot be removed shut it off. Reasoning behind this is: so that anyone outside of the location cannot go into the phone and clean/clear it out.
  • Same goes for Laptops.
  • Computers: If the computer is on: take a picture of the screen, check to see if there are

    any encryptions running before shutting it off. DO NOT just power it down by going to

    the start menu, UNPLUG it from the wall. If it is off, leave it off.

  • Bypassing pass codes on cell phones:
    • I phone 8 can be bypassed.
    • I phone 5-7 are “dead” as far as bypassing the code.
    • Any phone older than 2016 cannot be bypassed.

Meeting Business

There were two officer positions up for election this year. Since no nominations for President or Secretary were received prior to Chapter 5’s meeting, Beverly asked Vice-President Cory Mundy to open nominations from the floor.

  • Tonya Jennings, Hendry County SO, was nominated by Kay Bradshaw for Secretary.o Tonya agreed to accept the nomination. Vote was taken with no one opposed.
  • Beverly Hunt, Lake Placid PD, was nominated by Kay Bradshaw for another term as

President

  • Beverly accepted the nomination for another term. Vote was taken with no one opposed.

Results will be sent to the Executive Committee.

Topics discussed:

  • Flyer is being worked on for the Annual Conference set for August 27-31
  • Conference is a full 3 days Monday Aug 27t​ h​ thru Wednesday Aug 29t​ h
  • Cost is $300 for 3 days
  • 1 night – dinner/party (which is included if bringing a guest it will cost $75)
  • No banquet
  • Thursday Aug 30t​ h​ is the 1 day Certified Evidence Specialist Class
  • Cost is $200 for the Class and test without the Conference
  • Friday Aug 31s​ t​ is the Test (being taken in the morning)
  • Cost is $100 for just the test without the Conference
  • Conference is being held at the same hotel that it was last year.
    • Wyndham Orlando Resort – 8001 International Drive, Orlando, FL
    • Rate per night is $109 plus tax unless agency has a tax exempt form.
    • **** if there is any issues with the HOTEL please get with Beverly, DO NOT handle yourself, this way it can be discussed with Conference Committee for future knowledge***
    • Possibly going to have a 2 hour time frame for pre-registry on Sunday. May set up by Chapter or alphabetical order. ** Still in process**

Departments asked about giveaways or things to do such as items with logo (1-2)

Also if anyone knows a person who does a really good presentation or subject to be presented at the conference **PLEASE send to Beverly so that the agenda can be done by the end of May beginning of June.

A Conference Committee has been set up; all members are encouraged to participate so that there is more involvement from the members.

Round-table discussion included:
Do evidence personnel take the keys home or do they get locked up each night?

Responses ranged from taking keys home to being locked in office or having card readers Are evidence personnel responsible for redacting digital submittals?

Responses were mostly no.
Suggestions as far as speakers go for meetings were:

Asking 4-5 Vendors to come to the meeting and speak instead of just the conference

Treasurer reported prior to February 15t​ h​ meeting there was $220 in the Chapter fund. There was $48 collected from this meeting, which brings the Chapter fund to $268.

Next Chapter 5 Meeting will be in May, date and location to be determined.

Meeting was adjourned at 1145 and lunch provided by Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Those in attendance wanting a tour of the facility were able to do so following the lunch.

Submitted by:

Tonya Jennings

Chapter 5 Meeting Minutes – May 2018

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Meeting called to order at 10 A.M. by Beverly Hunt

Thanks to Naples Police Department (Andrea “Andi” DeLisle) for providing the venue.  Naples Chief of Police Tom Weschler welcomed attendees.

Introductions, including visiting members, PEAF President Sheila Lustigman; Scott Lustigman

Due to previous engagements by some of the speakers and the number of speakers present, our business meeting was held after the speakers.

Speakers included:

  • Cynthia Rossen, PA – SAO
  • Femi Young – SAO Post Conviction Unit
  • Chris Van Bomel – FDLE – Firearms (Tampa Office)
  • Rachel Aponte – FDLE – Biology (Crime Lab Analyst) Ft Myers Office
  • Jen Licata – FDLE – Biology Supervisor Ft Myers Office
  • Kimberlee Barton – FDLE- Latents (Ft Myers Office)

Attorney Cynthia Rossen – Post Conviction Relief and how long we might be required to keep evidence.  Rules mentioned were:

3.801 – items that are not evidence but credit for time

3.850 – motion PCR, vacate judgment and sentence

3.851 – death penalty cases

3.853 – DNA claims — Defendant has 2 yrs from claim to the end of appeal

Cases conclude 60 days after a sentence with a 30 day appeal chance and then anytime after the appeal is complete.

SAO Femi Young– Spoke about the actual releasing of evidence and/or items not considered needed further

  • Cases SAO will not be seeking items
    • Suicides
    • Abandoned Property
    • Misdemeanor or resolved cases
    • TR cases
      • *LEO doesn’t intend to file criminal charges*
      • Items can be returned.
    • Cases SAO may or may not be seeking evidence
      • Injunctions
      • Open criminal cases
      • Civil/probate cases — open warrant/summons
      • Current in custody
      • Defendant on probation
      • Or where DNA may be obtainable
    • Cases SAO advised to keep
      • Sex offenses
      • Homicides

??? If part of the evidence is used / left in court for a trial, why can’t the rest of the evidence be purged?  SAO answer is: Evidence cannot be gotten rid of because of a possible re-trial with different witnesses in the new trial.

  • Evidence in misdemeanor cases need to be kept for a max of a year.
  • If defendant is out of custody and on probation, they can file an appeal so agencies have to keep evidence until their sentence is complete, including appeals.

FDLE Firearms – Chris Van Bomel

  • Firearms processed last
  • 5 firearms limited per submission, NOT per case.
  • Revolvers NOT eligible for NIBIN (will still work but only violent/shots fired cases)
  • FDLE NOT taking cartridges without witness/victim, must have a victim/intended victim or an indication of a crime
  • Bullets do not go into NIBIN but will work if a violent case
  • If you are sending off a firearm for a Serial number restore, DO NOT try to restore yourself, send off as is.
  • Guns located in water… Submit the firearm in the water it was recovered in, if you cannot then in fresh water
  • NOTIFY WHEN A CASE IS CLOSED.

FDLE Biology – Rachel Aponte (Crime Lab Analyst)

  • SAKs – Agencies have 30 days to submit to FDLE, FDLE has 120 days to return.
  • Homicides – submit 5 items on 1 submission
  • Other cases – submit 3 items on 1 submission
  • Burglaries – 1stsubmission is 1 item per subject
  • Touch/wear not accepted unless Violent Crimes
  • NO bullets/cartridges accepted for touch DNA without blood
  • Criminal parentage — Buccals for child, mother and alleged father. If child is unborn, submit fetal tissue.

FDLE Latents – Kimberlee Barton

Latent submissions (Latent cards)

  • BIS – no subject listed
  • Latent’s case – subject listed

FBI Database (Next Generation Identification)

  • Reserve hits from FBI

Submission Guidelines

  • 10 items per submission 1 lift = 1 item
  • Can send more once the report from the 1stsubmission has been released.
  • If sending to process, DO NOT process first.
  • NIBIN requests – 72 hrs for a RUSH
  • If officer’s print shows on tape being submitted for latents, place “X” through it to indicate that print does not need to be processed.

Meeting Business:

  • Secretary Tonya Jennings gave a short rundown of the last meeting.
  • Announced that there will be a vacancy for Vice President, current VP Cory Mundy will be stepping down due to moving out of state. *Good Luck to him in his new endeavors.
  • Discussed upcoming Conference in August and how to register and book room.

Informal Round Table Discussions

  • If you have a firearm that was purchased by an 18 year old prior to the new law, where no one under the age of 21 can purchase a firearm, can you return that firearm or do you follow current law?
  • Do agencies use the FDLE – Firearms Eligibility System (FES) and does that fully determine whether or not a firearm gets returned or do you still rely on your agency deputy/detective to sign off on it?

Next Chapter 5 Meeting will be held in August, date and location to be determined. Treasurer‘s report was not available.  Meeting was adjourned at 11:55 and lunch was provided by Naples PD.

Submitted by:

Tonya Jennings, Secretary