National Institute of Justice and FBI Release What is a Sexual Assault Kit?

Visit http://nij.gov/multimedia/Pages/video-fbi-sak-what-is-a-kit.aspx to view What is a Sexual Assault Kit?, a 2.5-minute video explaining what a sexual assault kit is and how investigators use it. Part of a series created by NIJ and the FBI Laboratory, it describes the NIJ-FBI partnership to test sexual assault kits not previously submitted to a forensics laboratory. This partnership is helping to shed light on the complexities of sexual assault evidence processing by using scientific methods to assess current practices and find new ones that improve the quality and speed of testing sexual assault kits.

To learn how law enforcement agencies can submit sexual assault kits to be tested, go to http://www.nij.gov/topics/law-enforcement/investigations/sexual-assault/Pages/nij-fbi-sak-initiative.aspx.

U.S. Marshals Service to Hold Auto Auction

Albuquerque, NM - The U.S. Marshals Service will be auctioning 23 vehicles which were seized due to illegal activities. The auction will begin promptly at 10:00am on January 29, 2016 in Albuquerque. Detailed photos of the vehicles are available at www.appletowing.com. The auction will take place:

Friday, January 29, 2016 at 10:00am

Apple Towing Company/Dugger Services

7601 San Pedro Drive

Albuquerque, NM 87109

www.appletowing.com

Preview is Thursday, January 28, 2016 from 8:00am to 5:00pm. Gates open at 8:00am on Friday, January 29, 2016 and auction begins promptly at 10:00am. Registration to participate in the auction can be done during preview hours.

Proceeds from U.S. Marshals’ auctions are used to compensate victims of crime and fund law enforcement initiatives. In addition, the funds are often shared with state and local law enforcement agencies that participated in the investigations leading to the forfeiture of the assets. The items auctioned once belonged to individuals and companies involved in criminal activity. A court of law has ordered these particular assets to be forfeited as ill-gotten gains.

The U.S. Marshals Service is the primary custodian of seized and forfeited property for the Department of Justice’s Asset Forfeiture Program. More than 8,400 items of forfeited property are sold annually with gross sales in excess of $100 million.

U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests Top Ten Fugitive

Pennsylvania State Police Top Ten Fugitive Arrested in Arizona

Harrisburg, PA – Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Richard William Kinnard II, a 25-year old man from York, PA, for homicide and other related crimes.

Earlier today, deputy U.S. marshals and task force officers arrested Kinnard without incident in Tucson, AZ. The Marshals Service developed information that Kinnard had fled to Arizona and sent and investigative lead to the Marshals Service task force in Arizona. Kinnard was turned over to local authorities pending court proceedings and extradition back to Pennsylvania.

Lebanon City Police Department responded to a shooting in the 700 block of Reinoehl Street in Lebanon, PA on September 19. 2015. A warrant for Kinnard was obtained by the Lebanon City Police Department charging him with criminal homicide. Kinnard allegedly shot and killed Corey Bryan while the victim was working security at a local bar.

United States Marshal Martin J. Pane stated, “The coordination and cooperation demonstrated by the fugitive task force law enforcement agencies in this case has directly led to a dangerous fugitive being taken off the streets. We will continue to work together to ensure victims of such violence have justice. It’s my sincere hope this arrest brings a measure of comfort to the victim’s family.”

“The arrest of Richard William Kinnard, Jr. is proof of how effective our relationships are with our federal and state law enforcement partners,” said Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Colonel Tyree C. Blocker. “I want to commend the deputies of the U.S. Marshals Service and other law enforcement officers for their dedication to Kinnard’s apprehension in Arizona today.”

The USMS worked jointly in this investigation with personnel from the Lebanon City Police Department, York City Police Department, York County District Attorney’s Office, York County Sheriff’s Department, Northern York Regional Police Department, Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania State Probation and Parole, USMS District of Arizona, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Tucson Police Department, U.S. Border Patrol, and Arizona Department of Corrections.