Fort Wayne, the police from all County, joins the initiative to take action against firears crimes

Northeast Indiana (WPTA) – Police Steps in the northeast of Indiana have joined a new initiative and worked together with the federal law enforcement authorities to examine, follow and link violent crimes with firearms.

The FWPD boss Scott Caudill announced the foundation of the Northeast Indiana Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC) on Tuesday.

Officials in the department have joined the CGIC and worked with special agents from the office for alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives (ATF) and law enforcement departments throughout North Ost-Indiana.

According to Chief Caudill, CGIC's work has already led to arrests and charges in shotgun cases, including murder cases in the Fort Wayne area.

According to a press release, the group uses technology to improve public security and to shape the law enforcement authorities more reaction -more and more effective when reducing the rates of violent crime.

The group uses criminal pistols to pursue and restore firearms, and compared ballistic evidence with the nationally integrated Ballistic Information Network (Nibin) to solve crimes and receive justice for the victims.

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Officials say that the Nibin and the ETRACE program are an essential component for the work of CGIC.

The Nibin monitored by ATF is the only national database in which automated ballistics forms in the United States for cases. The program automates ballistics evaluations by comparing evidence of the shooting scenes that enable the law enforcement authorities to link shootings in their jurisdiction with others across the country.

ETRACE helps the officials to identify arms dealers, potential suspects and patterns of violent weapons crime in order to solve cases by helping the investigators to quickly pursue weapons on their sale and the original buyer.

The police note that “straw buyers” who, on behalf of another person who are involved in crimes related to firearms, are referred to the relevant public prosecutor for potential law enforcement.

CGIC also uses resources to examine criminals and drug dealers, own and use firearms, and addresses those who use illegal “machine gun conversion devices” or “switch” that convert semi-automatic firearms into machine guns.

“We are proud to work with our federal and local partners about the Northeast Crime Gun Intelligence Center. By using technology and intelligent strategies, we solve crimes more efficiently and take violent criminals from our streets,” says Sheriff Troy Hershberger, County Allen County.

You can read more about the CGIC here.