HomeMy WebLinkAboutE-6 Staff Report - Crime-Lite AutoCONSENT ITEM
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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
VIA: SERGIO GONZALEZ, CITY MANAGER
FROM: ROCKY WENRICK, INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE
DATE: MARCH 21, 2022
SUBJECT: APPROVE PURCHASE OF FOSTER+FREEMAN CRIME-LITE AUTO
BACKGROUND:
The City Council previously authorized $36,714.37 for the purchase of a forensic digital camera.
Currently, the department has digital cameras in addition to forensic light sources but no equipment that
integrates both technologies. The addition of a forensic digital camera would help investigators locate,
identify, and properly document potential evidence that might be associated with criminal acts.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council take the following actions:
1) Approve the purchase of the Foster+Freeman Crime-Lite Auto
ANALYSIS:
In 2012, the Police Department purchased a Foster+Freeman Crime-Lite 2 forensic light source kit. The
kit included several different handheld devices that emit different light sources with varying
wavelengths. As such, these different light sources allow investigators to observe potential forensic
evidence including, blood, semen, latent fingerprints, and other additional trace evidence. Over the past
nine years, the Crime-Lite 2 forensic light source devices have assisted investigators in locating forensic
evidence related to property crimes as well as violent crimes, most notably crimes involving a shooting,
a stabbing, and even rape where the suspect(s) may have attempted to hide, clean or destroy forensic
evidence not seen by the naked eye.
However, the Crime-Lite 2 kit is limited in only assisting investigators in identifying and locating
forensic evidence. Documentation through digital photography is not provided by any of these devices,
making the task of documenting any forensic evidence more difficult. As such, documentation via
digital photography must be done with a separate digital camera while properly illuminating the
evidence with the forensic light source at the same time.
APPROVED
CITY COUNCIL
3/21/2022
Crime-Lite Auto
March 21, 2022
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The Crime-Lite Auto forensic digital camera is an all-in-one forensic light source and camera that
addresses the need for proper documentation while viewing forensic evidence under varying
wavelengths of light. This forensic digital camera eliminates the use of several devices with varying
wavelengths by providing operators the ability to change the wavelength of light on this single device.
In addition to this, the camera aspect of this device allows operators the ability to forensically
photograph any evidence that is located using this light source, all while using the same single handheld
device. The effectiveness of this device to correctly photograph and document forensic evidence will
allow investigators to continue to investigate all types of crimes, albeit in a more effective and
forensically sound manner.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The purchase of the Crime-Lite Auto is a one-time purchase in the amount of $39,519.07. Original price
of $36,714.37 was approved and included the FY 2021-22 Capital Outlay budget under account # 46 00
000 310 7125. Due to price increase in the last year, the new price is 39,519.07, a difference of
$2,804.70. Adequate funds from budget savings are available in account 46 00 000 310 7125 to cover
the difference.
Prepared by: Fiscal Impact Reviewed By:
Rocky Wenrick Talika M. Johnson
Interim Chief of Police Director of Administrative Services
Reviewed and Approved:
Sergio Gonzalez
City Manager
Attachment:
1) Quotation for Crime-Lite Auto Kit Reference #Q207805
2) Sole Source Letter from Foster+Freeman for Crime-Lite Auto
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Azusa Police Department
725 N. Alameda Ave.
Azusa
CA 91702
USA
Attention of Mr. Steven Rodriguez
QUOTATION Q207805 - FOR THE SUPPLY OF:
LINE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION QTY UNIT PRICE SUB TOTAL
1 CL AUTO KIT 120V CHARGER 1 30,095.87 30,095.87
(QCL/AUTO/KIT120V)
Comprising:
CRIME-LITE AUTO RECHARGEABLE 2Ah BATTERY (Quantity x 2.0)
(QCL/AUTO/ACC/1)
- 10.8 V 2Ah Lithium Ion battery
- High capacity
- Individual cell monitoring
- Battery protection circuit
- Battery fuel gauge (4-stage LEDs)
CRIME-LITE AUTO RECHARGEABLE 4Ah BATTERY
(QCL/AUTO/ACC/2)
- 10.8 V 4Ah Lithium Ion battery
- High capacity
- Individual cell monitoring
- Battery protection circuit
- Battery fuel gauge (4-stage LEDs)
CRIME-LITE AUTO CARRY CASE
(QCL/AUTO/ACC/4)
- machined foam cut-outs to accommodate Crime-lite AUTO
plus batteries and accessories
- rugged, waterproof and shock resistant
- dimensions 430X260X235mm
- weight 2.7kg
CRIME-LITE AUTO SHOULDER/NECK STRAP 257-187-00
(QCL/AUTO/ACC/5)
- Adjustable shoulder/neck strap
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Your Reference:RFQ: CRIME-LITE AUTO KIT
Our Reference:C104750
Quote Reference:Q207805
Date:January 27, 2022
Attachment 1
CRIME-LITE AUTO HIGH SPEED MICRO SD CARD READER
(QCL/AUTO/ACC/6)
- Micro SD card Reader
CRIME-LITE AUTO HIGH SPEED USB STICK
(QCL/AUTO/ACC/7)
- High capacity USB stick with rapid read/write performance
CRIME-LITE AUTO MAINS ADAPTOR
(QCL/AUTO/ACC/8)
- Operate the Crime-Lite Auto via AC mains power
CRIME-LITE AUTO
(QCL/AUTO)
All-in-one forensic evidence imaging system for CSI and
laboratory use
CAMERA AND LENSES
HIGH SENSITIVITY COLOUR/IR CAMERA
- Precision 20.1MP image capture (5456x3632px)
- Sensitive from 350 to 1000nm
- HDMI Live video output
- Autofocus 30mm f/3.5 macro lens
- Shutter speed/exposure time up to 30 seconds
Selectable advanced camera controls
-- Exposure control
-- Auto and Fine Manual focus modes
-- White balance
ILLUMINATION AND FILTRATION
HIGH INTENSITY LED ILLUMINATION RING
- Wavelengths: UV 365nm, Violet 410nm, Blue 445nm, Blue
Green 475nm, Green 520nm, Orange 590nm, Red 640nm
- 4x LED per wavelength
- Combine LEDs to provide up to 55 wavelength
combinations
- - Brightness control function
2X WIDE-ANGLE LED ILLUMINATION ARMS
- Wavelengths: UV 365nm, White, IR 860nm
- 2x UV LED, 1x White LED, 1x IR LED per arm
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Your Reference:RFQ: CRIME-LITE AUTO KIT
Our Reference:C104750
Quote Reference:Q207805
Date:January 27, 2022
MOTORISED FILTER WHEEL
- Motorised housing with 9-position filter wheel
FLUORESCENCE IMAGING FILTERS
- Longpass filters at: 420nm, 455nm, 495nm, 550nm, 590nm,
and 780nm
- Bandpass filters at: 415nm, 530nm and UV 315-380nm
INTERFACE
TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY
- Integrated 7” multi-touch IPS TFT display (1024x600)
- HDMI live video output
- Micro SD input, USB and Micro-USB connectivity
- Ambient light sensor with auto screen brightness
- WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity
INTERNAL PROCESSOR
- Fully-integrated processor
- Image capture (BMP, TIFF, PNG, JPG) to SD Card
- Video capture (AVI) 1920x1080 to SD Card
- Real time clock for image capture time-stamping
PHYSICAL AND ELECTRICAL
SYSTEM DIMENSIONS
- H 126mm x W 207mm x D 159mm (excluding battery)
- Weight (when fitted with 2Ah battery) 1.75kg (approx.)
- 1/4-20 UNC tripod mounting thread
ELECTRICAL
- Designed for use with 2Ah or 4Ah Li-Ion removable battery
- Up to 2-hours battery runtime
- 12Vdc power input
ACCESSORIES
- Magnetic Lens cap
- 2m Premium HDMI Lead
- UV safety glasses
- Micro fibre cloth
- Evidence scale stickers
- 128GB MICRO SD CARD SDHC/SDXC USH-I CLASS 10
SYSTEM SOFTWARE
Crime-lite AUTO functions are carried out via an ‘App’ style
interface using the system’s integrated 7” multi-touch display.
GENERAL SOFTWARE FEATURES
- Live video search and capture (AVI)
- High-resolution capture of still images (BMP, TIFF, PNG,
JPG)
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Your Reference:RFQ: CRIME-LITE AUTO KIT
Our Reference:C104750
Quote Reference:Q207805
Date:January 27, 2022
- Complete control of all camera settings including:
Exposure, white balance, focus, shooting mode (single-shot
or continuous),
- Complete control of all illumination settings including: Select
single or multiple LED combinations, brightness adjust.
- Complete control of all filtration settings including: Manual
or semi-automated ‘intelligent’ filter selection
- Pull-out image gallery of all recent work allowing
comparison with current and previous images
- Save and Recall images complete with all examination
settings
- Timestamp captured video and images
- Image hashing
- Option to export images and data to external USB
- Option to connect secondary viewing monitor via HDMI
SOFTWARE UPDATES
- Software suite updates for 2 years
LED Safety: Crime-lite AUTO is provisionally classified to
European safety standard risk group 2 (IEC/EN 62471:2008)
CRIME-LITE AUTO BATTERY CHARGER
(QCL/AUTO/ACC/3120V)
- Rapid charging of Crime-lite auto Li-Ion batteries
- Charge status display
L-SHAPE FORENSIC SCALE RULE (ASSY DWG 035-106-AS-00)
(DCS/RULE)
2 CRIME-LITE AUTO OBLIQUE LIGHTING RING
ACCESSORY
1 1,429.63 1,429.63
(QCL/AUTO/ACC/9)
- Oblique ring light accessory for use with CRIME-LITE
AUTO
- 5700K White OR UV 365nm (Software selectable – one at
a time)
- 12 LEDs per wavelength
- Intensity control
- Lighting direction control – Quadrant selection
- Quadrant, wavelength and brightness controls appear on
CRIME-LITE AUTO screen when connected.
3 CRIME-LITE AUTO COAX LIGHTING ACCESSORY 1 1,763.21 1,763.21
(QCL/AUTO/ACC/10)
- Clip-on accessory module for Crime-lite Auto
- 5700K diffuse white coaxial light
- On-screen ‘on-axis’ and ‘off-axis’ illumination mode control
(0-9¯)
- On-screen illumination intensity control
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- On-screen focus adjustment
- Powered via USB connection to Crime-lite AUTO
4 INTERACTIVE EVIDENCE SAMPLE KIT 1 1,956.25 1,956.25
(QCL/AUTO/INT-SAMPLES)
Video presentation box for Crime-lite Sample Kit.
Custom-made video box with integral 7” HD screen and two
foam inserts to accommodate up to 20 evidence samples.
Video Screen:
- 7” HD display
- Pre-loaded video content
- Re-chargeable Li-Ion batteries
- Approximately 2-hours runtime
ACCELERANT (SIMULATED) (QCL/SAMPLE/A)
- Accelerant (simulated) on blue fabric to be used with blue
light source (495nm LP or 530nm BP filter), blue-green light
source (550nm LP or 550nm BP filter) or green light source
(590nm LP filter) light source
FLUORESCENT FINGERMARK (QCL/SAMPLE/B)
- Fluorescent fingermark (plastic sample box) to be used with
UV light source (visible pass or 420nm LP filter), violet light
source (455nm LP), blue light source (495nm or 530nm BP
filter), blue-green light source (550nm LP or 550nm BP filter)
or green light source (590nm LP filter)
POLYCYANO FINGERMARK (QCL/SAMPLE/C)
- Polycyano (plastic bag) to be used with UV light source
(visible pass or 420nm LP filter)
TEXTILE FIBRES (QCL/SAMPLE/D) (QCL/SAMPLE/D)
- Textile Fibres (green fabric with fibres) to be used with
violet light source (455nm LP filter), blue light source (495nm
LP or 530nm BP filter) or blue-green light source (550nm LP
or 550nm BP filter)
GENERAL DEBRIS (QCL/SAMPLE/E)
- Debris to be used with UV light source (visible pass or
420nm LP filter), violet light source (455nm LP filter), blue
light source (495nm LP or 530nm BP filter), blue-green light
source (550nm LP or 550nm BP filter) or green light source
(590nm LP filter)
FOOTWEAR MARK (GEL LIFT) (QCL/SAMPLE/F)
- Footwear mark (gel lift) with white light source with visible
pass filter
BODY FLUID (SIMULATED) (QCL/SAMPLE/G)
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- Body fluid (simulated) on white fabric with black backing to
be used with UV light source (visible pass or 420nm LP
filter), violet light source (455nm LP filter), blue light source
(495nm LP or 530nm BP filter) or blue-green light source
(550nm LP or 550nm BP filter)
DRUGS SAMPLE (SIMULATED) (QCL/SAMPLE/H)
- Drugs (simulated) in tiny grip seal polybag to be used with
UV light source (visible pass or 420nm LP filter) or violet light
source (455nm LP filter)
BODY FLUID (SIMULATED) (QCL/SAMPLE/I)
- Body fluid (simulated) on black cotton to be used with UV
light source (visible pass or 420nm LP filter), violet light
source (455nm LP filter), blue light source (495nm LP or
530nm BP filter) or blue-green light source (550nm LP or
550nm BP filter)
BODY FLUID (SIMULATED) (QCL/SAMPLE/J)
- Body fluid (simulated) on pink and black patterned fabric to
be used with UV light source (420nm LP filter), violet light
source (455nm LP), blue light source (495nm or 530nm BP
filter) or blue-green light source (550nm LP or 550 BP filter) –
demonstrates use of bandpass for best visualisation
CYANOACRYLATE FINGERMARK (QCL/SAMPLE/K)
- Cyanoacrylate fingermark on plastic grip-seal bag to be
used with UV light source (330-385nm BP filter)
Fp NATURAL 1 FINGERMARK (QCL/SAMPLE/L)
- Fp Natural 1 fingermark on aluminium foil to be used with
blue light source (715 or 780nm LP filter) or red light source
(715nm or 780nm LP filter)
Fp NATURAL 2 FINGERMARK (QCL/SAMPLE/M)
- Fp Natural 2 fingermark on wrapping paper to be used with
red light source (715nm or 780nm LP filter) or IR light source
(850nm filter)
NINHYDRIN FINGERMARK (SIMULATED)
(QCL/SAMPLE/N)
- Ninhydrin fingermark (simulated) on green cardboard with
green light source and visible pass filter for colour-contrast
imaging
BLOOD STAIN SIMULATED (QCL/SAMPLE/O)
- Blood stain (simulated) on black with red pattern fabric to
be used with IR light source (IR pass filter to block out visible
light either 715nm or 780nm LP filter)
GUNSHOT RESIDUE SAMPLES (SIMULATED)
(QCL/SAMPLE/P)
- GSR (simulated) on black fabric with white backing to be
used with IR light source (IR pass filter to block out visible
light either 715nm or 780nm LP filter)
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BLOOD STAIN (SIMULATED) (QCL/SAMPLE/Q)
- Blood stain (simulated) on red patterned fabric to be used
with IR light source (IR pass filter to block out visible light
either 715nm or 780nm LP filter)
PAINT (QCL/SAMPLE/R)
- Paint on cardboard – two paints; midnight sapphire (blue)
under dark angel (purple) on top to be used with IR light
source (IR pass filter to block out visible light either 715nm or
780nm LP filter)
3D FINGERMARK (OBLIQUE ACCESSORY)
(QCL/SAMPLE/S)
- Oblique (3D fingermark in mikrosil) with white light source
and visible filter or UV light source (visible pass or 420nm LP
filter) with oblique accessory for the CL Auto only.
RECOVER FINGERMARK (COAXIAL ACCESSORY)
(QCL/SAMPLE/T)
- Coaxial (brass plate) – Recover fingermark to be used with
white light source and visible pass filter with coaxial
accessory for the CL Auto only.
PRINTED INSTRUCTION MANUAL STORED IN THE
SAMPLE BOX FOR EASY REFERENCE
5 ONLINE PRODUCT TRAINING (NON SP)1 400.00 400.00
Live online training session with an Applications
Engineer/Specialist. Presented via Zoom, Teams, or
something similar. This is a live interactive training session to
allow for questions and hands-on practice. Care and
maintenance of the instrument is also covered.
6 SHIPPING AND HANDLING 1 200.00 200.00
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TOTAL PRICE USD 35,844.96
TOTAL TAX USD @ 10.25%3,674.11
TOTAL VALUE USD 39,519.07
DESPATCH PERIOD:
8 working weeks from receipt of order, subject to terms of payment details below. Please note despatch times are estimates
and will be confirmed at time of order acknowledgement.
TERMS OF DELIVERY:
This price covers delivery including customs clearance, duties and local delivery, but excludes local sales tax.
TERMS OF PAYMENT:
Nett 30 Days from date of invoice Please note that a surcharge of 3% will apply to all credit card payments
BANK DETAILS:
United Bank, McLean, VA. Routing No 056004445, Foster & Freeman USA Inc., Account No. 70061289
WARRANTY:
One year from date of shipment
VALIDITY UNTIL:
April 27, 2022
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SIGNED:Jason Cole
Foster & Freeman Ltd. terms and conditions of sale apply.
46030 Manekin Plaza, Suite 170
Sterling, Virginia 20166
Tel: 888 445 5048
Fax: 888 445 5049
www.fosterfreeman.com
January 27, 2022
Azusa Police Department
725 N. Alameda Ave.
Azusa, CA 91702
ATTN: Steve Rodriguez
Re. Sole Source justification for Crime-lite® AUTO
I am pleased to confirm that the Crime-lite® AUTO is manufactured by and only available from
Foster & Freeman.
The AUTO design is based upon Crime-lite® technology. Combining a full-spectrum UV-Vis-
IR camera and 55 illumination wavebands, the Crime-lite® AUTO is a complete evidence
search and capture tool for Crime Scene and Laboratory. We are not aware of any equivalent
unit available.
Some of the key features include:
-Multi-spectral LED illumination, providing up to 55 wavelength combinations.
-20-megapixel camera, sensitive from UV to infrared.
-Extending arms for wide-angle UV, White, and Infrared illumination.
-Multiple lighting and filter combinations to capture different types of evidence.
-Motorized filter wheel with intelligent filter selection at 9 positions.
-Integrated 7” tilt able touchscreen.
-Advanced connectivity with Bluetooth, Micro SD, USB, and HDMI.
-Nine illumination wavebands. (UV, Violet, Blue, Blue Green, Green, Orange, Red, White,
and IR)
-Autofocus macro lens, produces high resolution still images suitable for fingerprint
comparisons.
-HDMI live video output.
-External, lightweight rechargeable Lithium-ion battery pack with a 2-3 hour run time.
-Lightweight design, approximately 1.6 kg (3.5 Pounds)
-To avoid destroying DNA evidence and for operator safety, the unit does not emit
shortwave UV.
Please let me know if we can be of any further assistance
Yours sincerely,
Jason Cole
Technical Sales Specialist
® Crime-lite is a registered trademark of Foster & Freeman.
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