Tribal Government

Just a mile away from the Pottawattamie County Sheriffs Office in Council Bluffs, Iowa, a woman is shot during a nighttime stroll in a public park. It is the latest in a bizarre series of events, three years into a five-year missing persons investigation. Closing the case will take years of work, dozens of search warrants, and two weeks of testimony. This presentation will provide a case study of the investigation and prosecution of a no-body homicide.

In 2011, FBI agents were concluding a routine liaison visit with officials at DuPont Pioneers offices near Des Moines, Iowa when one of the agents asked if company officials had any unusual activity recently. Specifically, they were looking for anything that may involve targeting the companys intellectual property (IP). The company official subsequently detailed a recent incident where an Asian male had been found digging in one of their grower fields. Grower fields operate like laboratories where companies can test their products.

This webinar is presented in coordination with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania. With the rapid changes in artificial intelligence (AI) it is imperative that law enforcement and public safety agencies be aware of how AI may impact their job and possibly affect them in their investigations. The instructor for this webinar will take the attendees deep into the criminal use of AI in recent crimes and cases.

Technology has changed the modern crime scene; keeping up with tech advancements and collecting pertinent evidence will continue to grow exponentially. This webinar will discuss the digital evidence that is available and what may be available in the near future. We will discuss cellular, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and other forms of evidence. We will provide a plan to manage the collection in an innovative, timely, and practical manner, from what can be done now with some tech to the ideal way of collecting digital evidence.

Are you a law enforcement professional seeking to sharpen your investigative skills in the digital age? Look no further! Our upcoming webinar will equip you with the tools and strategies needed to excel in online investigations using Google, Bing, and others. During this webinar, you will learn how to master advanced queries, including how to create precise Google and Bing "dorks" (advanced search queries) to uncover specific online mentions. You will also discover techniques to limit searches to specific parameters, such as keywords in titles, URLs, or results from specific domains.

In this webinar, we will explore the features in Autopsy that can be used to triage a system. We will start with a brief intro to Autopsy then look at the following Triage features: Ingest File Filters/Profiles, Autopsy Live Triage Drive and Autopsy Logical Imager. These features can help with the triage of systems and determine if a deeper dive is warranted.

Are you curious about when to initiate investigations into domestic partner stalking cases? Join us for an insightful webinar where we delve into the challenges victims face in reporting crimes and how we can bridge the gaps in knowledge and understanding to support them better. In this webinar, we'll explore the current threat landscape associated with domestic partner stalking and discuss phone apps and their potential for abuse.

NW3C conducted listening sessions for BJA hosted by the Massachusetts Attorney General at the National Cyber Crime Conference in April 2024. Join us to review the comments of your colleagues from across the US as we posed a range of important questions regarding digital evidence, legal complexities, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. Presented by: Jim Emerson, Vice President, NW3C NW3C does not share attendees personally identifiable information with any third party without opt-in consent given during registration.

One of the primary goals of law enforcement is to detect, interdict, and prevent violence. The collection and analysis of social media and Internet-based communications present interdiction and detection opportunities to prevent terrorism and targeted violence.

In 2024, one of the first cybercrime cases to make the news involved the virtual kidnapping of a Chinese student in the United States. Using this incident as a case study, this webinar critically examines the case and identifies how this new case compares to past virtual kidnapping incidents in the United States. Special attention is paid to the tactics, tools, targets, and modus operandi of virtual kidnappers who target U.S. victims.