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Maui Police Department

A fitting green over white theme echoes throughout the Maui PD website. This Calea accredited agency is well represented by their information-rich website. It covers everything from firearms permits to patrol sectors to an excellent page on agency programs. Patch Traders are welcome too. All of it falls under a top shared border of two Hawaiian badge impressions over a picturesque Hawaiian background. Nice job PD and Webmaster!

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Sunday, April 25, 2004

Interesting Notes on Death Investigation

When responding to any DOA call, no matter what the circumstances, you should treat it as a homicide until proven otherwise.

At death, the body starts to drop from it's normal 98.6 degrees by a factor of 3 degrees the first hour and a factor of 1 degree each subsequent hour. Then, after 30 hours, it starts to go up again because of the heat generated by decomposition (but this varies by room or outside temperature, so you need to know weather conditions).

Rigor mortis is the condition where the body becomes stiff. The body is limp until about 5-6 hours after death, then a hardness begins to set in around the jaw area in front of the ear (temporal mandibular joint area). It then spreads throughout the body for a period of time, and then the body goes limp again. The following chart illustrates:

stiffness in jaw -- 6 hours after death

stiffness in upper torso -- 12 hours after death

stiffness in whole body -- 18 hours after death

limpness returns to body -- 36 hours after death

Lividity is the effect of gravity on blood. You'll note that after death, all the loose blood in the body runs down to the lowest point of gravity. If the dead person is on their back, you'll notice these bluish-purple stains on their back. Lividity begins after only 3 hours, and the blood becomes dried after only 12 hours, so lividity is something to look for quick. It tells you if the body has been moved or transported when there are lividity marks in unusual places instead of the lowest point of gravity where you find the body.

The eyes dilate 7 hours after death (dilation is an enlargement of the black pupil area).

Decomposition begins in 30 hours and then starts to rise rapidly after 48 hours

Sunday, February 22, 2004

Officer Survival - Clothing for Bad Guys

There are now lines of clothing designed for drug dealers and other criminals. This specific one "distinguishes itself from other brands with hidden pockets and gun holsters." Click here to take a look.

February, 2004

In arson investigations, evidence should be collected and stored in paint cans and not the paint cans from your garage. Many police supply stores sell clean paint cans just for this purpose. Also, in your report do not refer to the cans as paint cans. This can cause unnecessary cross examination by a defense attorney.

Line of

Duty Deaths

Lieutenant Vickie Wax

Baton Rouge PD, LA

EOW: May 22, 2004

Cause: Gunfire

Ptl. Timothy S. Miller

Tabor City PD, NC

EOW: May 15, 2004

Cause: Vehicle pursuit