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New Technology Used By Two Police Departments To Solve Crimes

A new partnership between the police departments of Goodyear and Glendale is leading to the use of a new technology that assists in solving crimes.

The Goodyear Police Department has been working with Phoenix police over the past year and a new contract has been drawn up to create a partnership with Glendale police. The new technology is utilized within police department labs in an effort to solve gun-related crimes. 

Known as the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network, this new technology with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives assists in solving crimes through the use of ballistic imaging. 


The partnership between police departments of neighboring cities is vital for law enforcement as many crimes span the boundaries of multiple cities. 

The success of the new technology has been proven over time as 23 leads have been generated by Goodyear police that may not have been without the NIBIN.

Just last year, Phoenix police were able to catch Cleophus Cooksey Jr. with use of the technology. Cooksey Jr. was linked to at least nine murders.

“Being able to have each individual casing, having all of those unique variations to it and being able to match that with test-fired guns, it really does allow us to be able to solve certain gun-related crimes that really we wouldn’t have any leads on if we didn’t have that national database,” said Goodyear Police Sgt. Alison Braughton.

In addition to generating possible leads, the technology also helps law enforcement save time as a process that previously took a few weeks now only takes a few hours. By helping solve crimes, the result of the tool is a safer community for all involved.

“It is a very crucial law enforcement tool. And, when smaller agencies are able to work with some of the larger agencies in sharing and utilizing this really awesome technology it does help all of us try to solve gun-related crimes,” Sgt. Braughton said.