Example Sentences

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Over the past year, police departments across the country have expanded their use of drones, which increasingly function as first responders to a variety of crime scenes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The proposal, inspired by how forensic science weighs evidence found at crime scenes, offers researchers a consistent way to communicate how confident they are that microplastic has actually been detected.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Extreme cleaner Ben Giles has spent 25 years perfecting the knack of eliminating any and every stain caused by spills, severings and explosions from crime scenes.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

At this very moment, police departments can gather more data than they have time to actually go through — audio and video from crime scenes, cell phone and search data, vast digital dragnets.

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2025

To adequately develop the latent prints at crime scenes, it is necessary that the proper equipment be provided.

From The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses by Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar)