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SHELBY - Monday’s Sheriff’s Academy, sponsored by the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office, discussed crime scene investigations.
In an interview, Sgt. Dan Snellings of the crime scene and evidence unit explained the role DNA serves in investigations and the effect that popular TV shows have on the public.
The Star: What would you like the public to know about crime scene investigations?
Sgt. Dan Snellings: I wish the public could understand that the technology in crime scene sciences and forensic sciences is growing.
The technologies are advancing but the time that it takes time to get the results from any testing is lengthy.
It’s not an overnight process and you’re not going to get it in an one hour episode.
The Star: How have you seen DNA over the years empower law enforcement?
Snellings: DNA so far has been in court, it can prove a person innocent.
It can prove somebody guilty and it’s indisputable.
The Star: As far as collecting DNA, is that a difficult process or an easy process? Is there a lot of DNA that is left behind at a crime scene that you can find easily?
Snellings: DNA is a very very easy substance to collect.
All it takes is a little bit of knowledge as to where to look for it.
And often times yes, DNA evidence is left behind at crime scenes.
But you got to look at it as collecting grass out of a yard.
If you want to know about the grass, if you collect one or two pieces of that grass, do you not have the same result as you would if you collected all the grass.
The Star: As far as convictions in cases, when you have DNA evidence is that pretty much a slam-dunk on a case?
Snellings: Usually with DNA evidence they have a tendency to plead their case before it actually goes to trial. They know how damning DNA evidence is.

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Don't miss the 29th Annual San Gennaro Feast,
The biggest Italian Feast is now even BIGGER! You can experience the Las Vegas San Gennaro Feast two times this year. Double the FUN! Double the FOOD! Double the RIDES!
The Annual San Gennaro Feast is a yearly festival held in honor of the Saint, San Gennaro. The festival features a wide variety of ethnic food vendors, live national acts hourly on the main stage, a amusement rides and game fun for the whole family. The festival, held in Las Vegas, is one of the most popular festivals for locals and visitors from all over the world. Each festival expects to out-do the last, so don't miss out on the best Italian Heritage Celebration this side of Naples!
The Feast will be held at Flamingo Rd. off the 215. Go west on Flamingo, turn left at Grand Canyon Dr. In the shopping center next to Target, Sears and JCPenny. You know you're there when you smell the Italian sausage and peppers!

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Sniping, eh? We’ve all done it. Well, virtually none us have done it, but if we had then we would have wanted night vision goggles, because then we could have done it after work in the dark rather than having to try and fit it in at lunchtime. Night vision is back in Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2, and you can see why it’s so influential in our exclusive Night Vision Eurogamer TV trailer - one of the key reasons being that you can combine it with a rifle scope.
Lead multiplayer game designer JP Cambiotti tells us that night vision goggles, returning from Vegas 1, “remain a really important gadget in many areas”. “You will have plenty of opportunities to use night vision,” Cambiotti explains, “specifically in the Nevada desert where night time means everything is pitch black and there are many long lines of sight to cover.
“You can keep your night vision on throughout most of the map, or use it when you get to certain spots that require you to see more details or enemies that you could not see without them. The ability to see well at night also allows you to play through the map in a more stealth manner.” And save money on lightbulbs.
But Cambiotti explains that it’s important to make use of other tools too; night vision allows you to see further into the dark than thermal imaging alone, but the latter can be used to accurately identify enemies in close proximity, so it’s worth keeping both handy to hunt down all the tangos. “Your night vision goggles are specially adapted to work with your snake cam, giving you a great tactical tool,” says Cambiotti. “If you’re using the snake cam and having trouble seeing, turning on your night vision goggles will allow you to observe properly, then plan and act according to the best strategy.”

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School will soon be over and the snow will soon melt. If you need some extra entertainment to cheer you up, check out this Hollywood docket full of appealing big stars and interesting stories. This upcoming spring schedule should take you up to Memorial Day weekend when the highly anticipated Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull kicks off the summer.
NOTE: all dates subject to change - be sure to check each film’s ratings.
Epic action directed by Roland Emmerich (Independence Day) and co-starring Omar Sharif.
College Road Trip
Father Martin Lawrence takes his daughter, played by Raven Symone, to see campuses in this G-rated comedy.
The Bank Job
Jason Statham (Transporter) stars in this heist movie inspired by a famous 1971 robbery at Lloyds Bank in London, England.
Horton Hears a Who
Jim Carrey and Steve Carell lend their voices to this animated adaptation of the Dr. Suess book.
Never Back Down
Young man encounters an underground fight club in this martial arts showcase. Dijmon Hounsou (Blood Diamond) stars.
Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns
Grandma Madea (Perry) returns in this romantic drama, which also stars Angela Bassett.
Owen Wilson helps bodyguard bullied students in this comedy.
Talented students led by teacher played by Kevin Spacey, make money counting cards in Las Vegas casinos. Laurence Fishburne also stars.
Sarah Michelle Gellar stars in this thriller about mysterious circumstances after an accident.
A British man enters a marathon to win back his girlfriend in this comedy directed by David Schwimmer (Friends television series).
War drama where solider struggles after returning from the Iraq war. Ryan Phillippe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Timothy Olyphant (Hitman) stars.
Comedy comic spoof about the battle between Dragonfly and The Hourglass stars Leslie Nielsen, Regina Hall, Tracey Morgan, and Pamela Anderson.
George Clooney directs and stars in this romantic comedy surrounding the beginning of pro football in the 1920s. Renee Zellweger and John Krasinski (The Office television series) also star.

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