Can a citizen have the police department search for fingerprints on an item?

[enayes]

My brother is under the impression that someone can bring in an item to a police station and have the police check it for fingerprints. Is this possible?

He was referring to a potential crime that was committed such as mail fraud, theft, burglary, etc not just a random item.

[highwhey]

:roll:

You actually think cops belive they are public servants? They'll shoot your brother before doing him a service.

[Patrick Chewing]

No.

[KNOW1EDGE]

What's wrong with your brother?

[bigkingsfan]

Yes, bring your credit cards for payment.

[oarabbus]

My brother is under the impression that someone can bring in an item to a police station and have the police check it for fingerprints. Is this possible?

He was referring to a potential crime that was committed such as mail fraud, theft, burglary, etc not just a random item.

How would he bring in item if it was stolen in a mail theft/burglary crime?

[highwhey]

What's wrong with your brother?
:roll:

[enayes]

How would he bring in item if it was stolen in a mail theft/burglary crime?

His example was: You sell an item to someone and ship it out. They ask for a return but send back the wrong item. You then bring the wrong item to the police to have them check for fingerprints and potentially check those against the buyer who sent back the wrong item.

[UK2K]

His example was: You sell an item to someone and ship it out. They ask for a return but send back the wrong item. You then bring the wrong item to the police to have them check for fingerprints and potentially check those against the buyer who sent back the wrong item.
The police department isn't going to waste their time dusting for fingerprints on your item.

Could they do it? Yeah, they could. If you aren't a piece of shit, you can probably ask a cop if they're not doing anything. But they can't tell you who the print belongs to, that's the labs job, and the lab has more important shit to do.

[Long Duck Dong]

What's wrong with your brother?

There is no brother. OP has pulled another scam and is now sweatin da heat

[enayes]

There is no brother. OP has pulled another scam and is now sweatin da heat

I'm now a government employee. I actually turned in a lost debit card a couple hours ago. I've changed.

[UK2K]

I'm now a government employee. I actually turned in a lost debit card a couple hours ago. I've changed.

Not something to brag about.

[iamgine]

My brother is under the impression that someone can bring in an item to a police station and have the police check it for fingerprints. Is this possible?

He was referring to a potential crime that was committed such as mail fraud, theft, burglary, etc not just a random item.
No you can't tell the police what to do. You can file a report and if checking for fingerprint is part of their investigative procedure for your case, then they will do it. Otherwise, no.

[DingDengDong]

No, why would they waste their time doing this?

[DCL]

did your brother suspect that someone used his vibrator?

no, he cannot bring it to the police to check the fingerprints.

don't worry. you are safe.

[Long Duck Dong]

I'm now a government employee. I actually turned in a lost debit card a couple hours ago. I've changed.

You said you're on your 4th job since Halloween and make $15/hr. Idk what you do, but I'm guessing it ain't a glam job, that cares one way the other about your background.

[DukeDelonte13]

I think in the UK scientific evidence services are available to both prosecution and defense.


here in the US it's only prosecution.

And despite what you may have been brought up to believe fingerprinting is kinda sh*tty evidence.

It's really not that scientific. In europe it's a bit better, for there to be a match the examiner has to show a set number of matching points in the print. In the US, a guy just says its a match and that's it. And here how it usually works is the detective or whoever says, here are some prints, i think it's so and so. The fingerprint person looks at them and says yay or nay. Some departments have procedures that make it a blind process and others don't. But IMO the blind processes aren't truly blind.

[KyrieTheFuture]

You have the worst ****ing threads ever. 90% of them can be answered by typing the ****ing thread title into Google and the remaining 10% are you bragging about credit cards.

[enayes]

You have the worst ****ing threads ever. 90% of them can be answered by typing the ****ing thread title into Google and the remaining 10% are you bragging about credit cards.

I've had a handful of gems.

And only a couple decent answers popped up when I googled this so STFU

[KyrieTheFuture]

I've had a handful of gems.

And only a couple decent answers popped up when I googled this so STFU
Well you're a ****ing retard if you expected more than "a couple decent answers", regardless of the question, from insidehoops.

[enayes]

Well you're a ****ing retard if you expected more than "a couple decent answers", regardless of the question, from insidehoops.

I've already gotten a couple decent ones.

:hammerhead:

[enayes]

You said you're on your 4th job since Halloween and make $15/hr. Idk what you do, but I'm guessing it ain't a glam job, that cares one way the other about your background.

I have level 4 security clearance.

[Snarky Narc]

You said you're on your 4th job since Halloween and make $15/hr. Idk what you do, but I'm guessing it ain't a glam job, that cares one way the other about your background.
Don't mess with him, he works for the government now. He is a janitor at his local city hall.

[enayes]

Don't mess with him, he works for the government now. He is a janitor at his local city hall.

I'm starting work with the USPS.