Stories about: NSW Police

A telephone phishing scam, which purports to come from the NSW Police Force, has surfaced in NSW over the past 24 hours.

Both pro and anti-APEC supporters are using the social networking phenomenon to garner support and fight for the political allegiances of Australia's Facebook community.

One state that is using technology to get an edge on the fight against crime is the Tasmanian Department of Police and Public Safety which is using a home-grown solution to analyse crime scene information.

While Tony Rooke has been NSW Police CIO for less than a fortnight, he has outlined some of the biggest technological changes since the introduction of radio for police operational communications.

New South Wales Police has hired its first CIO, with Tony Rooke taking the helm to develop, oversee and implement the force's information and technology strategies.

Law enforcement agencies want more powers in cybercrime investigations so that "any person", even though not a criminal suspect in a case, can be forced to provide critical information.

Celebrating a centenary of fingerprinting in NSW today Police Minister John Watkins released the latest results of NSW Police Force's biometric technology programs, Livescan and Phototrac.