2/8/13: OCRCFL Assists California Law Enforcement — The Orange County RCFL is providing assistance in a high profile case in California. Christopher Dorner, a former police officer, is suspected in three killings continued to elude a massive manhunt Friday, as authorities searched for him in the snow-covered mountain terrain near Big Bear Lake and scoured a La Palma home for evidence. Click here for the story.

2/5/13: Go Inside FBI Crime Lab Catching Criminals With Technology — The San Diego RCFL was featured in a local NBC news story. Click here for the story and to learn what RCFLs do and how the San Diego team is meeting the challenges of rapidly changing technology.

1/8/13: MVRCFL Examines Digital Evidence in Child Rape Cases — The Miami Valley RCFL examined subjects' computers in related cases of child rape that have, to date, resulted in prison sentences for two defendants. The cases involve an adoptive father, minor children under his care, and meetings that he arranged between adults and a child after posting an online ad. The Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force launched the investigations last year. More...

12/14/12: OCRCFL Sponsors National Academy of Sciences Event — The Orange County Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory partnered with the FBI, Los Angeles Division and the National Academy of Sciences, to co-sponsor a Distinctive Voices event on December 14, 2012 at the Beckman Center, Irvine, CA. The half-day program, entitled "Digital Forensics in the 21st Century," featured presentations, case studies, hands-on demonstrations of technology and methods by OCRCFL examiners, and tours of the FBI's state-of-the-art mobile laboratory. More than 280 people attended the program. (Full Story)

11/14/12: New Mexico Man Receives 97-Month Sentence for Child Pornography Charges — Robert Schmidt of Albuquerque entered a guilty plea on November 14, 2012 to charges of transportation and possession of child pornography. An investigation of Schmidt was initiated last year after a maintenance employee at the apartment complex where Schmidt was a tenant reported seeing child pornography on a computer in Schmidt's residence. The New Mexico RCFL assisted with the investigation. Read more.

11/2/12: Heart of America RCFL Satellite Laboratory Opens in Topeka — A Heart of America RCFL's (HARCFL) satellite laboratory opened today in Topeka, Kansas. The Topeka facility is the RCFL Program's first transitional laboratory. Built with state of Kansas funding and located within the Kansas Bureau of Investigation Headquarters, the Topeka Satellite RCFL will operate under the direction of the HARCFL for three to five years and then transition to full state control. In addition to operational oversight, the FBI is also providing equipment and training. Participating agencies are the KBI, Shawnee County Sheriff's Department, Topeka Police Department and the FBI. Read the FBI Press Release.

FY 2011 Annual Report — The FY 2011 RCFL Annual Report is now available for download or to read on-line. Read the Annual Report now!