How Police Extract YOUR Fingerprints

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[@officer401]

Forgot to add in the video that fingerprint powder will get everywhere but a little soap and water will take it right off!

[@cmonster6]

officer401 is there a certain type that is harder to remove?my doors were dusted after a break in and the black was really hard to get off.my safe was plastered with the stuff too 😆

[@golfgrabu]

If you have a partial print, what kind of occurence or matches do you need to make it valid for a criminal case in court?

[@dangerousfreedom2105]

401, You really have earned your badges. I know it has to be difficult being a cop nowadays. But I'm glad we have People like you not abusing the Innocent, But finding the Guilty. GodSpeed Brother. Stay safe

[@kyles280]

You’ll end up like Ace Ventura

[@kamelionify]

Surprised you didn''t demo lifting a print. Much simpler to understand than just a description

[@tesssa543]

Hey officer 401 can you please do a review on mounted police? 🐴🐴

[@OpTicbloodshot]

Officer401! You should do an interview with a military cop!

[@orion8981]

Traffic "violations" and domestic violence is 99% of it.

[@aliozanerbektas]

Yeah. Review Jack Reacher! :)

[@therealmccoy5595]

no one likes MPs

[@cali4nialife796]

Yes PLEASE

[@Wyttt95]

Guitarg0d when I was in the AF everyone hated SecFo

[@EddieLeal]

Accuracy 98.6 percent of the time on single-finger tests, 99.6 percent of the time on two-finger tests, and 99.9 percent of the time for tests involving four or more fingers. Accuracies obtained for a false positive rate of 0.01 percent. Reference NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)

[@nathanfall1197]

Hey officer401, I just want to let you know that you are such an inspiration for me. I want to become a cop and my dad is anti-cop so your videos continue to inspire me to keep going. Thank you

[@Auswo77]

I know what you're going through. A lot of my family don't like police either, and I want to be a cop. Stay strong

[@someguy1192]

Morgan Fall be confident in your choice, keep you chin held high and forget about em... you will have some ‘best’ friends that will be the same way. Buckle up.

[@Tyler-nj5dr]

Your dad is probably consuming too much soy.

[@xenonram]

@sanc_rel Stereotypical? Usually stereotypes are mostly true. Why don't you look up the statistics on officer involved shootings in our giant country that's almost the same size and population of the entirety of Europe.

[@MrKruska11]

Change your dad asap😂

[@chriseber7714]

I miss the random georgia roads and only seeing one of his hands.....and that damn check engine light!!

[@harrysingh8271]

“Afterhours got me charged” only the OGs here know what that is

[@polecatfan1627]

Harry Singh I miss his left hand 🤚🏻 😢

[@harrysingh8271]

Polecat Fan that sounds like some sexual sh** but yea same 😂😂that and the interstate

[@polecatfan1627]

Harry Singh and the tinted-ish windshield (the top part) even though he doesn’t have that windshield anymore.

[@herbeyspucturs8925]

@@polecatfan1627 dont make me cry dude

[@polecatfan1627]

JordisWierd YLD don’t worry my man 😭 I’m already crying. Lol 😝

[@nephileonardo4822]

Guys, guys, I've watched many episodes of CSI and NCIS....This is my area of expertise....

[@Blizzie85]

🤣🤣🤣

[@MsFiregal8]

Lol

[@pal8492]

Nephi Leonardo I heard that if you watch every episode you get a degree in forensics

[@theworldoverheavan560]

lol

[@OpsAce]

I'm just going to say it now, screw fingerprint dust.

[@Baconrevenge7894]

I hate it too😂

[@garryowen8673]

It can be fun stuff. Take a Mc Donald's straw kink one end, and tape the folded end. Make a funnel, and fill the straw about half full of the brightest, and finest powder you have. Kink and tape that end closed. Keep the straw in a baggie. Now all you need is a victim that has stepped away from their vehicle. Open one end of the straw dump the powder into the defroster vent then set the defroster to high. It's best to take the now empty straw, and drop it next to another vehicles driver's door before officer victim starts his vehicle. Trust me you don't want to take that heat right after the joke plays out. It's best to allow a little cooling off time before you take credit. I'm not sure how long, but it's definitely longer than a month.

[@chrisortiz2640]

@@garryowen8673 flour is probably better in my opinion

[@bara2ban]

@@garryowen8673, your straw got your finger prints on it 😁

[@OpsAce]

@@garryowen8673 That is by far the best use I've heard so far

[@wolfwithin2967]

Just found your page, I'm trying to become an officer and your videos have helped put me at ease to the process. Keep up the good work and be safe out there.

[@BgChf-dg5lv]

I love these info videos. When you know what’s going on, it really helps to break barriers. Keep it up 401!

[@mrraccoon1775]

Just got my fingerprints taken by a department I applied for, and then this video comes out, perfect timing

[@dc-bueno.2262]

thanks for the upload! loving these videos

[@mizin27]

I'm glad you are back making vids! Keep up the good work bro!

[@SimonLyJo]

Thank you for the education 401! Have fun, be safe & take care out there!

[@LloydBlack-In-Hell]

This was a cool video. I enjoyed the detail on how to apply the tape and the method needed as to not distort the print. I wish I was still a patreon member but my finances prevented me from staying. I hope to come back in the future. Keep up your awesome videos.

[@carolinemiller2211]

As always another great and informative video 👏👏👏. I’m always amazed at the quality of information you give. Have you ever thought of being an instructor? Seriously, you know how to teach a subject by breaking it down to the very basics so EVERYONE can understand. Again , keep up your great work & I look forward to more of your videos with great content. 😁

[@ArichManas]

Hey I don't want to be that guy, but bacteria is the plural. The singular is bacterium

[@officer401]

I don't know why I said bacterias. I've never said that in my life

[@bob10tn]

I worked in Dubai for 7 years and on my first entry to the country back in 2010, they had taken my eye scan !! And that was it.

[@trenthamlin4805]

I was taught crime scene investigation in college by the leading blood stain analyst in Illinois. That class was by far the best class I ever had thanks to Mr.Moris. I’d like to see more crime scene investigation in your videos!

[@joshbenalcazar12367]

Gad dammit 401 where was this video 3 weeks ago when I had my forensics exam 😂😂

[@FireheartSamurai]

Officer 401 you should do an updated duty belt. I was curious if you switch Police Departments, does your gear stay the same or do they differ depending on which department you work for in the law enforcement realm?

[@arrickclausen8347]

You should start doing podcasts man, I could drive and listen to you talk! 😂 like just talk about crazy stories or what’s on your mind or something. Idk but boy you should

[@Ash-gq7ni]

Wow I didn’t know it was in use for a hundred years. I knew they had been using fingerprint identification for a long time but not that long. When I was in Criminal Justice, the furthest I got in the class was how to lift prints and tbh I kinda hated it but I like your channel is both entertaining and educational. Love the vids!

[@harrysingh8271]

Officer401, hey brother how you doing? Was wondering can you do a video on responding to arson? From what I know, police have authority at the crime scene since arson is a crime, but fire department has the expertise over that stuff, but would love to hear it from a veteran cop! so maybe a video on who does what, and what are the first few things LE does when the respond to that type of call and what stuff they need to be aware of.. would be great video since we are already getting into that criminal investigation type of videos :) have a great weekend! Thank you!

[@Ash-gq7ni]

My knowledge on stuff like that is very limited but from what I’ve read arson is usually very tough to prove for a variety of reasons and for the most part is treated as a normal fire and when police respond, they try to keep people out of the immediate area to avoid anymore harm. Now I’m not an LEO so I couldn’t say for sure. I would love to see that as a vid though! Great idea dude!

[@harrysingh8271]

Ash yeah most calls are just like responding to a residential fire and stuff but sometimes the Fire investigators and even cops can tell the fire was intentionally ignited.. if FD responds then they call PD to investigate.. then what do they do after would love to know that haha

[@MsFiregal8]

@@harrysingh8271 actually it depends upon the jurisdiction. In most urban areas, the arson investigators are advanced specially trained fire officers who also carry police powers to arrest, etc. I had to take college level courses including investigative techniques, advanced chemistry, etc. The city attorney and fire department investigator, sometimes state fire marshalls persecute the cases unless it a federal crime, and federal agencies such as FBI, etc may be involved depending upon the crime and the jurisdiction involved. It may be a bit corny and over dramatized. but the movie Backdraft gives a good idea of big city arson investigators investigations and prosecution!.

[@madcat9803]

Love the channel. Fyi, look into sound proofing pads. You have a reverb-echo thing going on when you speak and you can solve that relatively easy and cheap! Cheers!

[@jennmathias890]

I have learned so much from you!!! I appreciate that!! I myself cant seeing me being a cop, I'm to soft but it's really interesting everything you go over! So thankyou 💯💯🥰

[@eleahanz1334]

Bringin' the dad jokes as per usual LMAO

[@levijohnson3469]

Interesting video. I deal with finger prints most days of the week, being a detention officer. It's interesting seeing the different prints and ways people try to hide or change them.

[@rxvlxyxs]

it’s simple just go for a car ride fast af and then when ur done put ur hand on the hot ass exhaust and boom fingerprint changed that shit’ll burn but hey mane🤷

[@mrxwiggles103]

that's pretty accurate in doing a forensic course but we use pre-made lifting sheet plastic which is used to lift the print and transported to another sheet of plastic so there is no dust or minimal contaminants. also, door nobs and object with tight angles are a bitch to lift I still fuck them up occasionally. also with analysing prints, there is a bit more to it like the ridges stopping and starting or a complete stop. if the print has been there for some time then a different method has to be done by lifting the salts and other substances after the water has evaporated.

[@nighthawk9336]

You need to do another Mad Libs with Bama.

[@d4bus9318]

Great job. This was very educational.

[@georgewilson1184]

A milage for foot prints I learned that watching the old Andy Griffith show Deputy Fife did not want to make a big milage out of the situation

[@kristiferrari1353]

My house was broken into, they came in through the window. Ransacked my first floor. Now, the only thing the police here did, was dust a footprint from where they came in and stepped onto a bench. They didn't check for fingerprints, which would of been everywhere unless the suspect(s) were wearing gloves. They also went out the back door.. left it wide open screen door also held open. The cop told me it's probably kids lmao. No, kids around this town aren't that smart. This whole thing was planned, they had to of been watching the house prior because when 1 of us goes to bed, 2 of us get up for the morning an hour later. This person or people, knew they only had 1 hour. A knife was used to break into the window, purses taken, cash but they left the cards. Was all found 2 houses over in the alley. Ever since that happened, my house is like Alcatraz lmfao. Alarms, security lights and camera's everywhere

[@johnpatti4391]

Wow! It's a lot more involved than I had ever thought. Thanks.

[@higgsboson9509]

I wish my Da told me stuff like this...but noooooo, he told he how to print dead bodies, often ending the tale with, "If you're not careful, that can happen to you." Thanks, Da. -_- Because THAT'S the kind of bedtime stories a little bloke wants to hear. As I got older, I realized just how cool his job was, but jesus mate. Save the stories about wrinkly fingers for daytime!

[@miloslavminkov701]

Amazing video with a lot of information as always thank you amazing job.

[@aidanyoung223]

Love the vids keep it up and be safe

[@tearstoneactual9773]

Already knew almost all of this, but still learned a little bit, and very interesting to have a cop relay it in this manner. .

[@matthannah4621]

Pollen season is in full swing here in Gwinnett County, GA right now. I now fully understand fingerprint powder now, because I always grab the A pillar of any car I work on at the dealership and my own vehicles as well... Any car ive touched has a 4 finger print caked in pollen, on the windshield about halfway up the a pillar on the windshield. Im a southwest Virginia native. Just moved to North Georgia this time last year. Though we have pollen season back home, its nothing like it is here

[@luistapia1942]

My favorite is the magnetic kind whenever possible I try to use that. It's so much cleaner because it gets everywhere otherwise

[@3of930]

In our dept I worked in Corrections for 16 years and the Road guys never did prints. We did. For the first few years we used the nasty black ink and roller. Then we went into the computer to get people’s prints. I liked the ink and roller better as the computer Way was a real pain in the keister being it was so temperamental. I found an old print kit at the old jail once and pressed my fingers on a countertop and went for it. Got a good print and transferred it to a print card with no problem. A Sgt caught me messing around and asked me what the hell I was doing. He saw my print and Good Job! Now get back on your floor! lol 🤣 Anyway, I found this video pretty educational, even though it probably won’t come in handy for me, seeing as I’m now medically retired. Got hurt on the job. Sucks. But keep the videos coming. Gives me something to do between naps 😴

[@jasonhatt4295]

2:59 That's a fitting name, Searching with Sirchie!

[@kadenh3231]

Thank you for your Service

[@homesteadishdad]

Came to the comment section to mention BABY WIPES!!!!! But you beat me to it lol

[@goteamyolo326]

Hey officer401 you should do a video on school resource officers, what they are there for, what authority they have, etc.

[@omarmilio7392]

Just before I was going to search how to take finger prints, I found this, thank you for sharing the information

[@patricknot-star8400]

Sending this video to my criminology professor who is a retired chief. Taking her online criminalistics 2 class

[@Auswo77]

Who else was looking at their fingers the whole time he was talking about fingerprinting lol

[@melissaharmon3808]

I was doing that...couldn't see my own fingerprints...maybe need to buy some fingerprint powder, lol!

[@larrybe2900]

Could you elaborate on cases solved by extraordinary means? I am referring to, in essence, how one solves an algebra problem "going around second base to get home".

[@mchertonok]

Officer 401, you look like a chef in that hat. Its hard to think of you as a cop, when you look like a chef.

[@ellenconley1371]

Hello sir!!’ Happy Valentines first second thank you for this explanation’ you say your not a expert but yet you sounded perfect, you could tell you wasn’t reading this and you didn’t just last week read this either! You ever think of teaching you have the voice and you make eye contact good for videos?! Anyways thank you for your service as well. I’m trying to left my wife’s sons fingerprints off his belongings and place it in a locket!!! We lost him a few months ago 27 years old and two handsome grand babies, but I just want to warm her heart again with your help might make this easier! Have a good evening with the mrs! From my family to yours!

[@belowzero2457]

Big fan officer 🙏🏻

[@mdunkin83md]

Officer401, when you need to purchase fingerprint powder, does that cost money out of your pocket or does your department provide it?

[@officer401]

The department provides everything

[@lisae3208]

we did a fingerprint class at my boyscouts but I kept using too much ink

[@theirishbeast27]

Very informational officer 401 can you explain how a black light is used to find any left over residue on surfaces

[@daniel90009]

we use fingerprint scanners to clock in and out of work, but i skateboard and find that the finger prints sometimes wear down smooth with the grip tape its called "grip thumb" and machine makes me re register as i dont exist on that system, no one else in the company has the same issue, is this something you have experienced also? and if the case do people ever try sand their prints to change them slighty?

[@PatriciaWalton]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@retracted3383]

Question, can you scrape your finger print off your finger? Or if you get severely burned can that damage your finger print?

[@rildacarrender3096]

If a gun is shot inside a trailer, or mobile home will there be gun powder everywhere or just on the persons hand?

[@Boarderforlife15]

I'm an archaeologist by trade, but I applied to be a State Park Officer/Ranger. I have a background in human osteology and forensics from my University. My question: is it possible to have a job as a patrol officer and then gradually work your way into the forensics department (if they have one)?

[@warriorso8]

Hey officer 401 I have 2 questions/video ideas?? 1) I know you have tattoos and your department is lenient about it but in general do you think all departments should be the same? I live in San Antonio Texas and in 2014 our Chief banned all visible tattoos but revised that ban last year and stated that it is now acceptable but only for 4 months of the year (the hot months) but in Texas especially south it hot damn near all year. 2) I was wondering if you can go more in depth of the K-9 unit I know you made a couple of videos about it but my goal is to be k9 and hopefully you can give a day to day routine y’all would have or you specifically?

[@kobra6660]

This kind of reminds of forensic files great educational show

[@thomasdunn7540]

I just have a question. I’m in school to be a police officer however a member in my immediate family has been arrested. Will that affect my chances of getting a job in the future??

[@dc-bueno.2262]

1:33, duuude lmao

[@MrUltimategamer44]

@officer401 Are police still able to identify someone’s fingerprint if someone has burns on their hands?

[@nicholasmarkin2385]

Do i get arrested from being terminated from bringing a weapon to the building as well after fringerprinting ny Nycss hr?

[@ryanstanley5634]

What captioning service do you use?

[@haileyh730]

How do you determine if the fingerprint is from the suspect or an authorized person?

[@dirus3142]

Is there a roller tool that aids in using the tape?

[@elijahbilliot7069]

Great video

[@elijahbilliot7069]

Would love to see more videos about k9 and undercover policing

[@randz1041]

question. i have basically no finger print due to working in a kitchen (in the sink rip) so they peel etc... would my fingerprint be useless in a case?

[@Bamdaniel2013]

I'm not a cop but I'll take a swing at it. Your lack of a fingerprint might still be a fingerprint. if there's a spot where a finger was clearly pressed but there's no print then it would link back to you or someone else without prints. Additionally, if there's any scarring it would be an indicator as well.

[@bara2ban]

Actually ridges are formed deep from the inner layers of your skin. You might have flatten your ridges but definitely could not eliminate the pattern. As far as I know there is *only one way* to remove the fingerprint and that's by using a certain acid. Even that is not always successful and definitely not forever.

[@petergriffin383]

@@bara2ban Using anything to remove one's finger print from their fingers would in itself cause damage, thus creating a new print. If I burned my prints off with acid the end result would be a finger with no natural print, but would have some sort of a scaring print unique to that person. I laugh when people say they'll burn their finger prints off to cause a crime. Lmao, go for it, hurt yourself and still get caught. With forensic technology today it's *extremely* difficult to not leave some kind evidence behind.

[@ghristophermyers666]

@@petergriffin383 yo I'm writing a crime novel and i got a question for you.

[@petergriffin383]

@@ghristophermyers666 What's your question

[@Euro_Excellent]

Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪 !! Just went on vacation and I’m enjoying this beautiful country. I watch Officer 401 videos in the evenings when I’m in bed. He’s always so cool. I really enjoy watching him. I hope Trump doesn’t let me back in the country, I wouldn’t mind seeing the Örebro Castle every day. =D Btw that was a joke, I’m a American citizen, I can’t get deported. Hope everyone has a wonderful day !! 😊

[@elkhunter8664]

My three year old grandson has to touch every car on our neighborhood walks. Should one be stolen they will be looking for a car thief with abnormally small hands.

[@mickeyfrancese4775]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mikeadams2677]

Officer 401, you talk about your training and time in CID, then decided to go back to patrol. My question is, how much has being in that branch of the department helped improve your abilities as a patrol officer, and are there any other branches of you've been interested in that you feel will excell you even further in patrol?

[@fullthrottlequad]

how would one put powder on a vertical surface ie a window a day after a crime? an officer told me "sorry, even though I see two hand prints, the pollen or dried morning dew will not give me any prints" im like plz at least try... nope sorry

[@mouthbreather280]

Do police dust for and lift prints at any crime they can, or only for more major crimes such as murder, rape ect..

[@skorne149]

Hey I made some of your enchilidas a couple of days ago. They were bomb.

[@LazyCreepypasta]

Is it possible to get sand paper and sand your finger prints off?

[@galencray3257]

Good vid. Could you do more stories?

[@edwincelins9109]

Bro the tote was filled with food from the food bank lmao

[@nickcaff47]

Ohhrah officer401 can you do a video on military transferring to police after enlistment or how ex military police officers are and how they differ from civilian to police officer, thanks!

[@Tmellinger]

We actually had finger printing class by the crimes scene unit at the academy today, what a coincidence

[@elubaofficialvevo2787]

great video officer 401.!! Thanks for your service can you make a video explaining a time where you had to handcuffe one of your subscriber

[@bara2ban]

Go to _his_ video about it. He explains the details there.

[@aaronsaunders6974]

useful, thank u

[@carlamurphy9328]

Officer 401, when you were saying that thinking like a criminal pays when solving crimes, do officers and detectives go through basic behavioral profiling courses/training? Do officers/detectives carry black lights in their kits so fingerprints can be extracted that wouldn’t necessarily be seen by the naked eye? Is that something reserved for the forensics department? I would like to see you do a sit down with a profiler at some point. I find that field absolutely fascinating. Could you maybe do something on the various shared databases law enforcement agencies use to solve various crimes and how they are used? Thank you for all you do.

[@RzVids]

Does cutting your fingerprint affect the reading?

[@pipe887]

Brilliant!

[@JRkota318]

I learned that if I do a crime I need to wipe away all my prints. Or at least smear them lol

[@jervonwilson3685]

😂

[@om-qg7ju]

@tan j maz can fingerprints stay on clothes

[@rjvalusek864]

Officer 401 the health class teacher?😂

[@christa6898]

+officer401 can you do a demonstration video for fingerprint lifting?

[@hellguitar96]

how do you differentiate the victims prints from the suspect prints at the scene of the crime ?

[@jacobverlee6891]

If I had to guess they just lift as many prints as possible and find out who’s print is who’s. If there is a victim they are probably dead so they can just compare the prints to the victim also.

[@ethanmyers2618]

What about being diabetic because you prick your finger and make a lot of holes in them does that mean my finger prints are currently changing ?

[@melissaharmon3808]

Very interesting...did I hear you mention you're no longer at CID? I've not been on this page for a while....

[@tylerk1592]

can you make a video about idiots that camp the left lane on the road.

[@rildacarrender3096]

How long does it take to get fingerprints back?

[@CITYNEWSSUPPORT]

You want something nasty try the ATM touch screen!

[@johnshafer5183]

Hey officer401 I have a question for you

[@thomasailport7558]

Nice tented arch at 1:14