“FINGER-PRINTING” TYRES
IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM. By means of an identification system recently perfected in Los Angeles criminals and felons call be apprehended under certain circumstances by the imprint of their motor-car tyres. From a scientific study of the tyre imprint. and comparisons with marks on record in the local sheriff’s office, it is possible to determine the make and size of the tyre, which wheel rt is on, and the approximate type, load, and speed of the suspected car at the time the felonj r was committed.
When suspicious looking tyre marks are discovered near the scene of a crime, a try-square is placed on the ground beside the marks, and measurements and photographs are taken. This data is compared with the office record of the 450 different kinds of tyre-tread patterns now in use. After determining the make, size, and position of the suspected tyre, officers watch for cars having the distinguishing tyre or tyres. Ey means of the new system of identification, several professional chicken thieves were apprehended near Los Angeles. When confronted with the unexpected circumstantial evidence against them, the thieves confessed and were sentenced.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18617, 12 July 1930, Page 11
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