Police and Forensic Sketch Artist News

Police artist helps victims take control

2011-08-01T08:47:00.000-07:00

Police sketch artist helps victims take control
Austin American-Statesman
"I thought I'd be a cartoonist," said Sherman, one of the Austin Police Department's two police sketch artists and a senior crime analyst. ...

Gun Shop Robbery Police Sketch Released

2011-07-10T07:23:00.000-07:00

Police Sketch Released Of Alleged Gun Shop Robber « CBS Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Police have released a sketch of the man allegedly responsible for a robbery and shooting at a South Fayette gun shop in June.

Police sketch news

2011-06-25T04:52:00.000-07:00

Police sketch, surveillance photos released in rape - Raw Signal
Seattle police are continuing to search for two men who randomly abducted, raped and beat a 20-year-old woman early Tuesday in Seattle's Greenwood ...

Police Release Sketch of Suspected Greenwood Attacker | Slog
(And the police sketch artist's work can only be as representative as the victim's memory. Have you ever tried to describe someone such that others could ...

Police Sketch Art in the News

2011-06-22T05:30:00.000-07:00

Police Sketch, Database Identify Attempted Rape Suspect
WKRC TV Cincinnati
Officers combined a sketch drawn by the Cincinnati Police Department's Forensic Artist with a crime analyst's search of databases, to come up with a real ...

Cops release sketch in luring of girl in Englewood
WGN Radio
Sketch of one of two man suspected of trying to lure a girl into a van in Englewood on June 13 (Chicago police sketch). Chicago police today released a ...

Escambia County investigators seek clues in 41-year-old homicide ...
al.com
A police sketch (see above) shows what the victim may have looked like in life. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Escambia County ...

Police sketches in the news

2011-06-16T08:05:00.001-07:00

Witness Described Man Seen Driving Missing Vermont Couple's Car
ABC News
By CHRISTINA CARON This police sketch released Tuesday, June 14, 2011 shows a man who may have been spotted driving a car registered to a missing Essex ...

Police Release Sketch Of Possible Driver
Vermont Public Radio
AP Photo/Essex Police Department This police sketch released by the Essex Police Department shows a man who may have been spotted driving a car registered ...

Man Sought In 2 Rosedale Area Rapes
KMBC Kansas City
Police said he has a tattoo on his upper back with the words "Misery's Child," and another tattoo that the police sketch artist re-created based on witness ...

FBI seeks info on man with facial birthmark
Saipan Tribune
Simon said the sketch, which was given to them by a witness, is not an official police sketch, but that is only “something to jag the memory of the people. ...

Police sketch released in Manhattan assaults

2011-06-15T06:37:00.001-07:00

There's video at this link.

Police Investigate Three Separate Upper Manhattan Assaults
NY1
After the attack, the male attacker, seen above left in a police sketch, fled on a red mountain bike. Investigators have also released surveillance video of ...

Relic taken from church - police sketch released

2011-06-15T06:23:00.000-07:00

Police sketch of woman connected to theft of relic from church

Ironically, the saint depicted on the stolen sculpture is the patron saint of lost causes and missing objects. So parishioners are praying to the saint for the return of his own object. I'm still trying to wrap my head around that, but a theft is a theft!

Relic of Saint Disappears From Its Case Inside Church
New York Times
A police sketch shows a person of interest in the theft. A 780-year-old relic of the saint disappeared on Monday morning, less than 48 hours after the Rev. ...

US parishioners praying for return of 780-year-old statue of ...
Lethbridge Herald
Tuesday, 14 June 2011 01:43 Raquel Maria Dillon, AP This police sketch provided by the Long Beach Police Department shows a person of interest in the theft ...

Police sketch of alleged attacker released

2011-06-14T18:51:00.000-07:00

Police: Woman attacked in downtown alley
TribLocal
By Lawerence Synett TribLocal reporter Yesterday at 6:14 pm A police sketch of the man who allegedly attacked a woman in a downtown Crystal Lake alley Monday afternoon. (Provided by Crystal Lake Police Department) A 38-year-old woman was reportedly ...

Police sketch news, opinions, & reports

2011-06-07T08:55:00.000-07:00

Gang Robs Man in Central Park
NBC New York
(Police sketch above.) Rumor Control: Kim Kardashian Pregnant & Blake Lively's Nude Photos? Police are looking for the group who brutally robbed a man in Central Park last week. Cops say the 39-year-old victim was walking along the bridal path next to ...

Rapist wanted in Sunset Park
Metro.us
The man, in a police sketch at right, is wanted for the rape of one woman and the attempted rape of three other women. Once in March and twice in May, he approached young women from behind, sometimes with a knife, and attempted to rape them. ...

ICSO investigates numerous burglary incidents, releases sketches of suspects
Sentinel-Standard
Witnesses were able to assist a police sketch artist. By Staff reports The Ionia County Sheriff's Office has been investigating numerous home invasion burglary cases that have been happening throughout Ionia County, and released sketches of the two ...

Unabomber auction brings in more than $190K for victims
CBS News
Kaczynski's journals, hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses - made infamous by police sketch artist renderings - handwritten "manifesto" and a typewriter were among the items sold at the auction. Kaczynski's personal journals fetched the highest price at ...

Police sketch art in the news & blogs

2011-06-06T04:35:00.000-07:00

Strangest police sketch ever?
Cincinnati.com (blog)
It's a terrible crime — a 75-year-old woman abducted at random from a Crestview Hills mall parking lot in the middle of the day. The only bit of good news out of the Tuesday incident is that the victim escaped without serious injury. ...

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lookatmeshirts.com/.../police-sketch-shirt-crestview-hills-kidna...Oakland County | Police release drawing of suspect in sex assault ...
... Lake sex assault - 06/01/2011; Cops: Man sought after trying to sexually assault girl in Commerce Township - 05/31/2011. Police sketch.

Sketch of gas station robbery suspect released
phillyBurbs.com
A police sketch of a man believed to have robbed the Citgo on Route 73 at gunpoint Friday. He's described as a 6-foot black male with a muscular build and ...

Sketch Released in Big Island Sex Assault Case
Maui Now
By Wendy Osher Police sketch of a man wanted for questioning in connection with a Big Island sex assualt reported in October 2010. Big Island police have ...

Police sketch of rape suspect

2011-05-26T04:50:00.000-07:00

Fort Bend authorities release sketch of rape suspect
Houston Chronicle
The police sketch shows the man as about 6 feet tall, of medium build, with wavy blond or brown hair combed back, a beard and a mustache. The woman said the man was wearing a tan or green T-shirt, tan shorts, combat boots and black gloves with the ...

Houston Chronicle

Toronto Police release sketch

2011-05-26T04:39:00.001-07:00

Police release sketch of sex assault suspect
CTV.ca
Toronto police have released a composite sketch of one of four men sought in connection with the abduction and sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl earlier this year. Police allege the teenager was forced into a car outside Kennedy subway station on ...

Police sketches in the news

2011-05-22T06:50:00.001-07:00

EPD Looks for Suspect in South Side Sexual Assaults - NEWS 25 WEHT ...
Police sketch of the suspect. EVANSVILLE - Evansville Police are looking for a man involved in several sexual assaults on the city's south side. ...

www.news25.us/.../epd-looks-for-suspect-in-south-side-sexual...Winnetka police seek man in home invasion -
By Kimberly Fornek kfornek@pioneerlocal.com May 20, 2011 03:33PM. Reprints · E- Mail · Print. Story Image. Police sketch of intruder. ...

Williamsburg Cab Driver Police Sketch

2011-05-15T06:44:00.000-07:00

Cab Driver Allegedly Assaults Passenger
NY1
Police say the man, seen above in a police sketch, was the driver of a yellow cab who raped a female passenger in his cab at knifepoint at about 6 am Friday ...

NY1

Woman in cabby-rape nightmare
New York Post
W'BURG HORROR: The victim hailed a cab after leaving this Williamsburg bar, and was bound and raped by the driver matching the police sketch above. ...

New York Post

Apologetic rapist gets 28 years in West Chicago case
Chicago Daily Herald
She also memorized details of his clothes and characteristics of his face, which aided in a police sketch. “She knew he would be back,” O'Hallaren said. ...

Police sketches in the news

2011-05-15T06:42:00.000-07:00

Cops say this cabbie raped a passenger
BrooklynPapers.com
By Aaron Short Here is a police sketch of the cab driver accused of raping a passenger last week. Recipients' email addresses (Up to ten, separated by ...

BrooklynPapers.com

Police Search for Rapist Cabbie
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
The TLC has reportedly been posting the police sketch of the suspect throughout the cityâ€™s taxi garages. The police said the investigation is ongoing and ...

Chicago Police release sketch of suspect accused of pushing woman in front of train

2011-04-01T08:50:00.001-07:00

Police release sketch, hope to ID suspect in 'L' station death
Chicago Tribune
By Becky Schlikerman, Tribune reporter Chicago police released a sketch Thursday of a long-faced man with short dark hair who is wanted for pushing a woman ...

Chicago Tribune

Salt Lake City police sketch issued of would-be child abductor

2011-03-31T07:45:00.001-07:00

The would-be child abductor used a SpongeBob pillow as a lure, but fortunately was unsuccessful.

WVC police release sketch of would-be child abductor
Salt Lake Tribune
West Valley City police have released a composite sketch of a suspect being sought in the attempted abduction of a 12-year-old boy. The suspect, believed to ...

Kind of looks familiar

2011-03-30T08:00:00.001-07:00

Memphis police sketch

2011-03-30T07:22:00.000-07:00

Clues sought to slayings of 3 women in South Memphis
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Anyone with information about the man pictured in the police sketch and a black Dodge Charger with tinted windows can call Crime Stoppers at 528-CASH.

Police composite helps nab attacker

2011-03-26T11:21:00.000-07:00

Police sketch helps nab man accused of attacking woman in parking lot
Central Florida News 13
Detectives say the victim's detailed description helped a sketch artist come up with a composite. Police said someone saw the sketch and recognized ...

Police sketch in the news

2011-03-12T04:39:00.001-08:00

At left, police sketch of the mystery photographer who met Pam ...
At left, police sketch of the mystery photographer who met Pam Lambson at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco in October 1977, drawn from the memory of a ...

Police sketch news

2011-03-11T15:10:00.001-08:00

Radhika Tanwar's parents recognise killer from police sketch
Daily News & Analysis
Place: New Delhi | Agency: PTI Some friends and family members of the 20-year-old girl, who was shot dead outside her college two days ago, said that the suspect's sketch matched with a "stalker" who was beaten up for harassing her earlier. ...

Radhika Tanwar murder case: Stalker detained
NDTV.com
On Thursday, Radhika's family said that the police sketch of the suspect matches the man who stalked her for nearly three years. Radhika Tanwar was shot on a busy morning outside Ram Lal Anand College in South Delhi's Dhaula Kuan. ...

Police Sketch news

2011-03-09T06:53:00.000-08:00

Calgary police release sketch of assault suspect
Metro Canada - Calgary
This is the police sketch of the suspect wanted in relation to last month's assault. Calgary police have released a sketch of a suspect sought in relation to a violent assault last month. The incident occurred on the afternoon of Feb. ...

MSU researchers develop new algorithms matching police sketches to mug shots
ABC Action News
Catching criminal suspects based on a police sketch has been a long-time, but difficult practice. But that could be about to change. Programs that create digital sketches have been around for some time, but sketches drawn by forensic artists are ...

ABC Action News

Police use mannequin used to help solve Aspley sexual assault
Courier Mail
POLICE SKETCH: North Brisbane detectives are hoping to speak with people in the area who may have seen this man in Aspley last month. Source: Supplied POLICE are going to unusual levels to help jog the memory of people who may have seen a man ...

Police hope sketch will solve 1968 cold case

2011-01-29T05:24:00.000-08:00

CBS News

Calif. Police "Desperate to Identify" Murder Victim in 1968 Cold Case
CBS News
A breakthrough came two weeks ago when a Los Angeles County resident recognized "Rosie" in a police sketch. "She [the witness] said she had a friend back in ...

Police sketches in the news

2010-12-10T06:16:00.000-08:00

Second Sketch of Kyleigh Sousa Suspect Actually Looks Like Human Being -- But ...
Phoenix New Times (blog)
According to KPHO, that sketch was made when retired police sketch artist Jim Bryant contacted the TV station and offered to help create a more-accurate ...
The Crime Report

The classic police sketch as crime-solving tool may be yielding to technology in a time of nearly ubiquitous video surveillance and computer software that ...
See all stories on this topic »Medford police release sketch of 7-Eleven robbery suspect
Mail Tribune

Police sketch-artist Chuck Steinberg produced the sketch Wednesday. It shows a young, white man who appears to be in his 20s. A clerk was alone in the store ...
See all stories on this topic »Gurnee police work to locate suspects in burglaries over past week
TribLocal

By Megan Craig TribLocal reporter Today at 9:37 am Police sketch of a suspect in one of four Gurnee residential burglaries. (Submitted by the Gurnee Police ...

See all stories on this topic »Authorities search for a serial strangler in PA
WMBF
Ramsey urged every victim of violence to come forward, even if his or her attacker doesn't resemble the police sketch of the suspect. ...

Police sketch of rapist released

2010-10-10T03:34:00.000-07:00

Face of an accused rapist released
WDTN
A police sketch artist spoke to the woman at length, and created a likeness of his face. Police hoped someone in the community would recognize the suspect. ...

Police sketch news

2010-10-10T03:33:00.000-07:00

Provo police release sketch of would-be rapist - Salt Lake City ...
Police Sketch Released Of Alleged Provo Attacker. PROVO (KUTV) - Police have released a sketch of the man they say tried to attack a woman while she was ...

fwix.com/.../provo_police_release_sketch_of_would-be_rapistNewscaster Sketch
News Anchor Looks Like Wanted Rapist: This unfortunate anchorman from ABC7 in Los Angeles bears an almost shocking resemblance to the police sketch of the . ...

enlacesprofesionales.com/tmp/newscaster-sketch.html?check...Police track clues in rural shootings | The Journal Gazette | Fort ...
Police sketch. Associated Press. Police seek the public's help finding a disheveled gunman who killed one man and wounded two others in rural parts of ...

Police sketches in the news

2010-10-04T04:36:00.001-07:00

News 10/3/2010: BRIEF: Wichita police search for suspect in bank ...
By james@CleverChaps.com (James Shaw)
This is a police sketch of the man accused of a forcible rape in Covington. Yes, it is possible to condense an insufferable 3-hour city council meeting into ... See all stories on this topic ». Selbyville man raped teen boy, police say ...

Latest articles on Violent Crime News - http://www.violentcrimenews.com/Man who allegedly committed forcible rape in Covington area in ...
This is a police sketch of the man accused of a forcible rape in Covington. Sketch courtesy King County Sheriff's Office. related stories. None at this time. Man who allegedly committed forcible rape in Covington area in custody ...

Police sketch drawing news

2010-08-13T04:44:00.000-07:00

New sketch released of Walnut Creek intruder
San Jose Mercury News
By Robert Salonga The latest police sketch, released Thursday, of a man suspected in three sexual assaults at the Park Regency Apartments in Walnut Creek ...

Police sketch news

2010-07-15T04:03:00.000-07:00

Rapist Found Through Sketch Artist's Drawing: Cops
NBC Philadelphia
By TERESA MASTERSON A 23-year-old Delaware man was arrested on rape and burglary charges after several area residents recognized a police sketch artist's ...

Junior cadets learn police work, while keeping out of trouble
NorthJersey.com
The cadets will be asked to describe a person who had briefly walked into the classroom to a State Police sketch artist. Other experiences on the way - a ...

Man arrested in Rosemount car wash murder
KARE
Rosemount Police credit tips from the public after a police sketch of the suspect was released as the key factor leading to the arrest. ...

Several reasons for delay in releasing details of alleged kidnapping and ...
Regina Leader-Post
Since receiving the complaint, Popowich said police had the victim work with a police sketch artist. Popowich said that sketch took time to complete, ...

'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' director Jon Turteltaub on how to make a famous ...
Entertainment Weekly
It's funny, it didn't occur to me until I was watching a episode of Forensic Files — or something like that — and saw how the police sketch of a suspect ...

Police sketches in the news

2010-07-12T05:15:00.001-07:00

Police sketch released in beating of Manning 70-year-old - WIS ...
WIS News 10 - Columbia, South Carolina | Police sketch released in beating of ... A police sketch of the attacker was also released late Friday afternoon. ...

www.wistv.com/global/story.asp?s=12781680Police release new sketch of Watsonville serial groper - Santa ...
Police sketch. « 1; ». WATSONVILLE - Police released a new sketch today of the man they suspect is a serial groper and grabbed a 15-year-old Pajaro Valley ...
www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_15479061

Police sketches in the news

2010-07-10T07:23:00.000-07:00

Cops Believe Riverside Attacks Are Connected
Gothamist
The man in the police sketch for the 120th Street attack is described alternately as a "person of interest" and a "suspect" (a police officer at the NYPD ...

GothamistCops to probe cold cases for serial killer ties
The Associated Press
Beck also noted that billboards plastered with a $500000 reward and the suspect's police sketch were posted just eight blocks from Franklin's house and he ...

Police sketches in the news

2010-07-08T06:51:00.000-07:00

Police seek man for robbery, forcible confinement
CTV.ca
A police sketch of a male suspect wanted for robbing a woman at the Southgate Shopping Centre and forcing her to drive him to a nearby location. ...

Could 2 dramatically different sketches of last week's Jupiter shooting
Palm Beach Post
That's not to discount the value of a police sketch, Simons said. The more time someone spent with the suspect to be sketched. ...

Police sketches in the news

2010-06-23T03:56:00.001-07:00

Police Release Sketch Of Belmont Bank Robber
CBS 5
Police sketch of a woman who robbed a US Bank branch in Belmont last month. Police released a sketch of a woman Tuesday who robbed a Belmont bank earlier ...

Police issue sketch of peeping suspect
FayObserver.com
Police have released a composite sketch of the suspect in sexual assaults and peeping incidents near Bingham Drive this month. Two of the incidents were ...

Man charged in two Del. gunpoint rapes
6abc.com
Right: The police sketch of the suspect they were looking for. STANTON, Del. - June 22, 2010 (WPVI) -- Police have charged a man in a pair of gunpoint ...

Police sketch news

2010-06-19T14:45:00.000-07:00

how to become a police sketch artist - how to become a police ...
There is a site visitor asking about how to become a police sketch artist Do You Have Question /answer / Information or comments about ...

www.askmaher.com/.../how_to_become_a_police_sketch_artis... STABBING SUSPECTS: Two Men Accused Of Robbing And Stabbing Woman ...
SUSPECT #2 - (Spanish speaking only - police sketch attached). Hispanic; Age: 20 -25; Ht: 5'6"; Wt: Heavy/Chubby; Clean shaven; Acne or injury scarring to ...

Artist to update police sketch of suspect

2010-06-17T07:41:00.000-07:00

Local Artist To Update Sketch Of Suspect
KPHO Phoenix
His first official forensic sketch helped police find a police officer ... When he saw the police sketch of the man responsible for dragging to death ...

Police sketch news

2010-06-16T06:34:00.001-07:00

Residents hand out police sketch of rapist
The News Journal
... 2010 More than a dozen people marched through Hedgeville, Browntown and Hilltop in Wilmington on Monday to hand out a police sketch of a rapist. ...

The Art Of Policing: Sketch Artist Du Jour
WCBS-TV New York
Tom Bischoff comes to work at Nassau County police headquarters, the tool of his trade is not the gun, but the pencil. He's a police sketch artist who gives ...

West Ashley rape suspect being sought
Charleston Post Courier
The woman described the man for a police sketch artist. Police hope someone who recognizes the suspect will come forward or call Crimestoppers. ...

An inside look at a police sketch artist

2010-06-14T04:44:00.000-07:00

MyFox Phoenix

A Look Inside the Work of a Police Sketch Artist
MyFox Phoenix
PHOENIX - Detectives have many tools that help them track down bad guys -- one of them is the composite sketch. We talked to one of the artists on the ...

How accurate are police sketches?

2010-06-14T04:05:00.000-07:00

This is a really good article on Creative Loafing's site. Someone asks the writer how accurate police sketches are. Included is a link to see some of the most famous law enforcement drawings.
A well-written, informative, and interesting article. Check it out.

How accurate are police sketches of suspected criminals ...
We recently learned a rapist was loose in our neighborhood when my roommate got an an e-mail from her school that included a link to a police sketch of the ...

Police art news

2010-06-13T05:08:00.001-07:00

Marcus Lyons will never give up the fight
Chicago Daily Herald
The woman, also 29, worked with a police sketch artist to create a composite of her attacker. She described him as having "a large belly and hips," weighing ...

Police sketches in the news

2010-06-04T06:49:00.000-07:00

This first one is interesting...we had a case like this in my county within the past year - a man slapped a toddler inside a Wal-Mart store. Is it profiling to think that white, older men are the most annoyed by toddlers in stores?

Police Sketch Slap-Happy Grumpy Old Man
NBC Miami
Police released a sketch of the man, who fled the store after the alleged attack. The suspect is described as a man in his 50s with a wrinkly, tanned face. ...

MyFox Phoenix

Robber Who Targeted Tourists Wanted by Police
MyFox Phoenix
Police say the robber may be responsible for at least two incidents at hotels in Scottsdale [see police sketch]. The first incident happened May 22 at the ...

Police sketches in the news

2010-05-12T04:59:00.000-07:00

Detectives Seek Identity of Assault Suspect
Southern Maryland Online
Police in Charles County are seeking this man in connection with an assault on Tuesday, May 4. (Police sketch) LA PLATA, Md. (May 11, 2010) -- The Charles ...

Mānoa man admits to beating cabbie
Honolulu Advertiser
Robles admitted to police that he and his companion fled the scene without giving aid to the dying Tang, police said. A police sketch based on the bus ...

Get the message bank cleared out fast, Mr. Modem says
Fort Worth Star Telegram
If you have ever dreamed of becoming a police sketch artist -- and who among us hasn't? -- dreams do, indeed, come true. Think of a friend or relative, ...

Douglas Stewart 'person of interest'
WOOD-TV
The "suspicious person" shown in a police sketch released last week is only wanted for questioning and may not even be related to this case, police said. ...

Police sketch news

2010-04-25T03:54:00.001-07:00

Tulsa World

Suspect named in child rape
Tulsa World
He resembled the police sketch, but forensic tests from October 2008 were inconclusive. Newell said the entire police department is relieved by the break in ...

Police sketch news

2010-04-18T05:45:00.000-07:00

Police: Monroe store manager lied about robbery : News : WNWO NBC24
When authorities arrived at the scene, the manager gave police a physical description of the said-robber which led to a police sketch of the suspect. ...

Topic
Police identify suspect in Burley robbery. James Brock Shallcross. Man sought for posing as officer, groping woman. A police sketch of the suspect. ...

Erie police investigate attempted abduction
The two roommates remembered that about a robbery suspect when they sat with the police sketch artist. The men rent a house on Station Road, in Full Article ...

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The program works like a police sketch (aka photo robot), so you dont even have to have a persons photograph. The software reveals a persons Temper, ...

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Please limit your post to {maxchars} characters or less. BONDSTEEL. POLICE SKETCH. Related Stories. WMS takes third consecutive state title ...

Police sketches & composite art in the news

2010-04-02T14:47:00.000-07:00

Police sketch suspect in store owner's killing
Peoria Journal Star
By Anonymous Police on Thursday released a composite sketch of a man they a looking for in connection with the fatal shooting of an East Bluff store owner. ...

Sketch released for Rochester Hills robbery suspect
Detroit Free Press
... the stairs at the entrance way," Undersheriff Michael McCabe said today, asking for the public's help identifying the man depicted in a police sketch. ...

Police sketch art in the news

2010-03-29T04:54:00.001-07:00

Police Searching for a Man who Tried to Kidnap A Young Girl
KPSP Local 2
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department released a police sketch of the man to generate leads. The girl was reportedly walking when a man driving a black ...

Sheriff's department seeks suspect in Bermuda Dunes attempted ...
The Desert Sun
A man who tried to lure a 13-year-old girl into his pickup in Bermuda Dunes remained at large Saturday, and a police sketch of the suspect was released to ...

Police sketches in the news

2010-03-28T05:45:00.000-07:00

Sketch of Home Invasion Suspect Released
Go Blue Ridge
5:15 pm - Authorities have released a police sketch of the man believed to have forcefully entered a home in Boone two weeks ago. ...

Attempted kidnapping of 13-year-old has authorities asking for help
Valley News
BERMUDA DUNES - A man who tried to lure a 13-year-old girl into his pickup truck in Bermuda Dunes is at large today, and a police sketch of the suspect has ...

Police sketches in the news

2010-03-27T06:52:00.000-07:00

Police searching for suspect in Dayville theft; see police sketch
Norwich Bulletin
By Staff reports State Police from Troop D are searching for a suspect in an early morning larceny at an Xtra Mart in Dayville. Police said they received a ...

Sketch of man in sexual attacks released by SJPD
The Spartan Daily
San Jose Police Department released a police sketch of the man in the three sexual attacks near SJSU, according to the Mercury News. ...

Attempted Abduction In Lakeshore Harbor, Not Lake Olympia
FortBendNow
Police are looking for two men they say attempted to abduct a 12-year-old boy on March 23. Shown is a police sketch of the driver. ...

Sketch artist prepares composite sketch of man sought in sexual assault on child

2010-03-26T05:44:00.000-07:00

Man sought in sex assault on San Rafael girl
Contra Costa Times
By Gary Klien San Rafael police released a composite sketch in the hopes of ... The victim then worked with a police sketch artist to produce an image of ...

Man sought in sex assault on San Rafael girl
Marin Independent-Journal
The victim then worked with a police sketch artist to produce an image of the man. He is described as Hispanic, 27 to 36 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall and ..

New police sketch from cold case skull

2010-03-25T04:31:00.000-07:00

Oklahoma City police release new sketch 10 years after man finds ...
NewsOK.com
A new sketch from a decade-old homicide investigation was released today by Oklahoma City police. Investigators were first alerted to a possible homicide on ...

New sketch is released years after Oklahoma City man finds skull ...
NewsOK.com
On NewsOK: To see a video about the case, go to NewsOK.com and search for "police sketch.” Mar 24Oklahoma City police release a new sketch based on a skull ...

Police sketches in the news

2010-03-12T06:08:00.000-08:00

Erie sketch artist helps police solve crimes
GoErie.com
The two roommates remembered that about a robbery suspect when they sat with the police sketch artist. The men rent a house on Station Road, in Harborcreek ...

The Spokesman Review

DNA could identify New Year's Day rapist
The Spokesman Review
Tipsters named several people after seeing a police sketch of the suspect. DNA eliminated several people, but the 21-year-old man didn't have DNA on file. ...

Oklahoma City police sketch shows a man wanted for questioning in assault

2010-03-06T18:15:00.001-08:00

Police release video of attack on Douglass High School chief
NewsOK.com
An Oklahoma City police sketch shows a man wanted for questioning in the assault. Mar 5Surveillance video of the Douglass principal being attacked. ...

Police sketch news

2010-02-23T03:13:00.000-08:00

Police find bat used to bash Fort Lauderdale man, release sketch ...
Sun-Sentinel
His father, Joseph Watson described the attacker to a police sketch artist, who released a composite sketch Monday. Watson said his son is feeling better ...

Houston Chronicle

Police seek 4 men who kidnapped woman in SW Houston
Houston Chronicle
By DALE LEZON HOUSTON CHRONICLE This is a Houston police sketch of one of four men suspected of kidnapping a woman in southwest Houston on Jan. 4. ...

Sketch artist develops program to help catch suspects
Press-Enterprise
"We didn't want to turn people into police sketch artists," he said, "but we did want to give them simple tools." Karen Taylor, a well-known forensic artist ...

Kansas City Police Connect Latest Rape With Waldo Suspect
fox4kc.com
The community rallied together, posting a police sketch of the suspect throughout the area. Neighbors say that the latest attack is unnerving. ...

Miami murder mystery hits Most Wanted

2010-02-16T17:36:00.001-08:00

NBC Miami

Murder Mystery Goes "Most Wanted"
NBC Miami
But authorities are also looking for a person who fits a recently released police sketch. Witnesses tell police they saw the aspiring model with the man who ...

Police sketch art news

2010-02-12T04:52:00.001-08:00

NOLA.com

Eastern New Orleans rape suspect depicted in police sketch
NOLA.com
By Leslie Williams, The Times-Picayune A man resembling this sketch is suspected of raping a woman Sunday at her apartment on the I-10 service road near ...

Police release sketch of hit-and-run driver in Simi Taco Bell incident
Ventura County Star
Courtesy image A police sketch of the suspect in the Taco Bell incident. Simi Valley police on Wednesday released a sketch of the suspected hit-and-run ...

Police art in the news

2010-02-11T09:22:00.000-08:00

AMW to assist in model's murder
7Online WSVN-TV
Club owners also said, they don't understand why the sketch police put out didn't come from ... Someone put together that sketch for police," said Puig. ...

Miami New Times

Paula Sladewski Murder: Club Space Releases Statement Aimed at ...
Miami New Times
The individual walking behind Paula on the video, contrary to Mr. Klym's claims, is not a man who resembles the man in the police sketch. ...

Serial murder suspect denies killing 12-year-old
USA Today
He made the changes so he would not be recognized after a police sketch was published on TV and in newspapers, prosecutors said. ...

Serial murder suspect denies killing 12-year-old
KSRO
Prosecutors have argued that he made the changes so he would not be recognized after a police sketch was published on TV and in newspapers. ...

Police sketch art in the news

2010-02-02T05:45:00.001-08:00

Police release sketch in search for man who attacked Richmond jogger
San Jose Mercury News
By Robert Salonga This police sketch is of a man who attacked a woman Saturday morning while she was jogging along Castro Ranch Road in Richmond. ...

Salinas gangster charged in Apple Hill slaying; police say killing ...
San Jose Mercury News
A police sketch artist made two renderings of the suspect, one of which included a teardrop tattoo below the assailant's left eye. ...

Police sketch artist fights crime with pencils

2010-01-24T04:52:00.000-08:00

Sketch Artist Fighting Crime With Pencil, Eraser
WBZ

Skinner is a police sketch artist, one of the few left in Massachusetts. He's a vital resource for all investigating officers looking for a suspect. ...

...For each feature he draws, he uses an FBI code book that helps him develop the sketch.

Skinner has drawn more than 400 sketches in his career.

He keeps them all logged in his books and he has a pretty good percentage.

One of out five of his suspects eventually gets caught.

Police sketches in the news

2010-01-21T03:54:00.001-08:00

Child predator on the loose | Ipswich News | Local News in Ipswich ...
Police sketch. IPSWICH police are desperate to track down a middle-age predator who tried to lure a 13-year-old boy into his car. The Child Protection and Investigation Unit (CPIU) is investigating the abduction attempt yesterday at ...

qt.com.au: The Queensland Times - http://www.qt.com.au/?q=Save+Us+From+Berlusconi TVgasm Archives
By Fairchild
The police sketch artist had fun with this case. A local FBI agent with the unfortunate surname of Frug explains that he has thirty or forty reports, spanning about thirty years, all from the same general area around Edina, ...

Kristi Cornwell missing case police sketch

2010-01-18T02:52:00.000-08:00

I wonder why the grandmother worried her grandson might be involved in Kristi Cornwell's disappearance wrote a letter to the police and didn't provide any contact info. Now that the police have had to go public with the information to find out who wrote the letter, it seems to me that the life of the letter writer could be in danger. I must be missing something here.

MyFox Atlanta

GBI Gets New Lead in Cornwell Case
MyFox Atlanta
Investigators said that someone saw a police sketch and contacted investigators in Cherokee County, North Carolina. "We give it a high degree of credibility ...

Doesn't look like typical perp

2010-01-10T06:42:00.001-08:00

Interesting...computer game nerds are getting desperate.

WHMI

Clerk Gives Robbery Suspect More Than He Bargains For
WHMI
(A police sketch is pictured) He's described as a white male in his early 20's, with black hair, a thin mustache and sideburns. He stands approximately 5'8” ...

Police released sketches

2010-01-09T22:02:00.000-08:00

Tonight I have been working on a commissioned portrait of a little boy. I thought things would slow down after Christmas, but they haven't! I am blessed! But I have to admit, I am tired tonight.

Here's the latest in police sketch art news:

Modesto police release sketch of abduction attempt suspect
Modesto Bee
8, 2010, released this sketch of a man wanted in connection with the attempted abduction of a 14-year-old girl. The victim spoke with a police sketch artist ...

Modesto police release sketch of abduction attempt suspect
TMCnet
The victim spoke with a police sketch artist, and police released the sketch of what they say is a black man in his 20s, about 5 feet 8 inches tall with a ...

WLNE-TV (ABC6)

EAST PROVIDENCE: Surveillance Photos of 'Bowling Alley Bandit ...
WLNE-TV (ABC6)
Be sure to check out the Related Content section for a police sketch of the suspect. If you have any information you are asked to call East Providence ...

Pattaya People

Thief still at large
Pattaya People
The owner assisted police with a description and will help the police sketch artist to produce a drawing for circulation. News stories placed on this ...

police sketches in the news

2010-01-06T09:08:00.000-08:00

Whew, I have been busy working on portrait commissions, I haven't had much time to read the links I post! I noticed that someone thought enough of this blog to add it on Stumbleupon.com, and I really appreciate that! I'm glad you like this blog!

Now, this first link looks really interesting, is it just me or does the police sketch look like Mike Tyson? There is some similarity in structure, especially around the eyes and nose...and the designs on the face (pock marks? Moles? Freckles?) only increase the similarity. But they say it's a Hispanic male.

MyFox Phoenix Police sketch of a suspect in a Jan. 4 sex assault.
MyFox Phoenix
CHANDLER - Chandler Police are looking for a man who they say slipped in through an unlocked door and sexually assaulted an adult woman Monday night. ...

Teenager beaten unconscious in Upstate park, attacker calls 911
WCBD
The victim, Pearl Brown, says she got a good description of the man, as is evident in the police sketch which was made from her description. ...

Gay Men Attacked in Michigan, Buffalo NY
EDGE Boston
A police sketch of the suspect was published on Dec. 31 in local newspaper the Herald-Palladium, but it was security camera footage that eventually helped ...

Police ask public to look at police sketch

2010-01-01T05:19:00.000-08:00

Spokane man's family seeks answers in his killing
The Spokesman Review
Police urge anyone who knows someone resembling the police sketch to think back to Aug. 15. The killer had been drinking that night – possibly at a Monroe ...

Bank robbery police sketch

2009-12-30T16:57:00.001-08:00

M&T Bank Robbed Again
WNEP-TV
Police said the thief matches a police sketch. Days later officers said the Citizens Bank on Crystal Street in East Stroudsburg was robbed. ...

Police sketch of a suspect GBI released sketch

2009-12-23T12:22:00.000-08:00

Friends and family celebrate missing Blairsville woman's birthday
Access North Georgia
Last Thursday a second police sketch of a suspect, a full facial image; the GBI released the first sketch - a profile rendering - a couple of weeks ago ...

Police sketch of the driver was created from information provided by a witness

2009-12-23T12:21:00.000-08:00

Old Fire suspect's own words key part of indictment
Press-Enterprise
A police sketch of the driver was created from information provided by a witness who nearly collided with the van as it sped south after the fire's start. ...

Bad news if you're the one who's "the best of the six"

2009-12-12T06:52:00.001-08:00

A case of mistaken argumentation?
Isthmus Daily Page - Madison,WI,USA (2005 "reprint")

Shomberg, a heroin addict with a long trail of mostly property crimes, was identified as a suspect based on his resemblance to a police sketch, although his eyes are brown and he was 38 at the time of the assault. And several of his friends said he was with them, 30 blocks away, at the time. But the victim and another witness picked Shomberg from among a lineup of six persons, presented all at once.

....And, in Shomberg's case, the victim agreed at trial with statements that she picked Shomberg because he was "the best of the six," even though "he very well could have not been the guy."

Police sketch art in the news

2009-12-09T10:15:00.000-08:00

Police sketch of man seen in area of Cornwell disappearance
Access North Georgia
CLEVELAND - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the family of Kristi Cornwell held out hope Monday that Cornwell, who disappeared August 11, ...

Police Want To Question Man In Homicide Investigation
NewsChannel5.com
Anyone with information about the stabbing, the WKU ID card, or the identity of the man in the police sketch has been asked to contact the Bowling Green ...

Abduction police sketch

2009-12-05T18:28:00.000-08:00

U-46 parents alerted after abduction attempts near Larsen middle
Chicago Daily Herald
District officials also received a police sketch of the Thursday abduction suspect. The picture almost identically resembles the sketch provided by Kane ...

Tiger Woods police sketch map

2009-12-04T03:25:00.000-08:00

This police sketch that shows Tiger Woods' driving/crash pattern is a good reminder that police sketches are not always of people. They can be maps or objects.

Tiger Woods had a series of collisions
Little About (blog)
A police sketch of the incident shows that as the golfing superstar pulled out of his drive at 2.25am he mounted a concrete curb onto a grass verge. ...

Tiger's short night drive could cost $300m
Sydney Morning Herald
The pinball trajectory of his Cadillac was revealed in a police sketch, which showed the golfing superstar had three collisions, not two as previously ...

Police sketch artist composite drawing in the news

2009-11-30T20:50:00.000-08:00

Sketch of White City robbery suspect released
Mail Tribune
Police sketch artist Chuck Steinberg interviewed witnesses at the scene and produced a composite sketch of the suspect. Anyone with information is asked to ...

Police sketches, drawings in the news

2009-11-27T04:30:00.000-08:00

Hope you had a good Thanksgiving. Here are some police sketch links in the news today.

Woman, 22, charged in school thefts
Newnan Times-Herald
According to Yarbrough, Armstrong left town and traveled to Ohio after the police sketch was disseminated among news media outlets. ...

From jail, suspect denies role in Old Fire
San Bernardino Sun
A police sketch of the driver, assembled through information provided by witnesses, resembles Valdez. The six-year delay in filing charges against Fowler ...

Worst Police Sketch Ever
WBBM780
It is being compared to the scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz" and amazingly has worked to catch a killer by Bolivian police. Police were able to use the ...

MyFox Houston

'Baby Grace' Sketch Based On Artist's Daughter
MyFox Houston
HOUSTON - If the teenage girl in the pastel portrait looks familiar, it's because her face was the inspiration for a police sketch seen nationwide. ...

Artist's creations illustrate nature's creations
Clay County Progress
As a cop in Orlando, he served as the police sketch artist. “When I retired from the Orlando Police force, I started carving fish,” Lloyd said. “I liked it. ...

Second arrest made in Pittsburg shooting of SF man
Contra Costa Times - Walnut Creek,CA,USA
He would still be a "John Doe" if not for a fluke occurrence where his uncle caught a glimpse of a police sketch of Merrill at a San Mateo courthouse. ...

Worst Police Sketch Ever, But It Worked
My Fox Boston - Boston,MA,USA
The drawing has been mocked as the world's worst police sketch and liken to a portrait of the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz. The sketch, drawn by a female ...

phelpsfam_800 Dispatches from the Elders of Zion, Part Two: Rahm Emmanuel Speaks ...
Heeb Magazine - USA
How could Emanuel, who looks like a police sketch of George Clooney and carries himself with the swagger of someone who knows it, be anyone's second choice ...

'World's Worst' Police Sketch Leads to Arrest in Bolivia
FOXNews - USA
A drawing being mocked as the world's worst police sketch has helped Bolivian police track down a murder suspect, Sky News reported. ...

5 things to read before 9 am
Toronto Star - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
AP FILE PHOTO 1) Looking for work as a police sketch artist? Have absolutely no artistic talent to speak of? That's not a problem, apparently. ...

Cuban defector Arguelles attracts suitors
Yahoo! Sports
... the same stuff they gather on all Cuban players: age and handedness and position, and a scouting report that's more police sketch than portrait, ...

Live to Tell: Krystal's Courage
CBS News
Within hours of arriving to the hospital, using notes and gestures, she described the killer to a police sketch artist. The next day, Krystal identified ...

"Bad" police sketch leads to criminal

2009-11-24T04:02:00.001-08:00

Have you seen this man ? The e - fit solemnly issued by police last week in their hunt for a man accused of murdering a taxi driver

Police issue worst e-fit in the entire world... and it works ...
Daily Mail - UK
A police sketch artist composed the e-fit based on a description given by the taxi driver's neighbour understood to have seen the man bending over the ...

More police sketch news

2009-11-22T12:31:00.001-08:00

Suspect sought in attempted sex attack - Chicago Breaking News
there seems to be a conflict between the written description of the assailant and the police sketch shown. i am sure the victim and police would appreciate it if you made a correction as appropriate. I called the police number in the ...

Chicago Breaking News - http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/blog/ TVgasm Archives
By L Boogie
To Exotica's credit, and I will only do this one time, she accurately describes the drawing as looking like a police sketch. poleese.jpg. When zee poleese peeked me up for being a hooka, my pitcher looked juz like eet. ...

TVgasm Recaps - http://www.tvgasm.com/shows/ Sketch Artist - Police and Forensic Sketch Artist: Sketch art news
By .
Donahew: I just want my name cleared McKinney Courier Gazette - McKinney,TX,USA A police sketch artist compiled witnesses statements to create a composite drawing of the suspect, McKinney police Lt. Scott Brewer said. ...

Sketch art news

2009-11-21T20:03:00.001-08:00

Donahew: I just want my name cleared
McKinney Courier Gazette - McKinney,TX,USA
A police sketch artist compiled witnesses statements to create a composite drawing of the suspect, McKinney police Lt. Scott Brewer said. ...

Suspect Sought In Auxiliary Officer Home Break-In
Journal & Topics Newspapers Online - Des Plaines,IL,USA
The witness worked with a police sketch artist to aid officers in their search. The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, between 30 and 40 years of age ...

Police wanted sketches in the news

2009-11-17T03:51:00.000-08:00

Old Fire suspect says confession was bogus
Press-Enterprise - Riverside,CA,USA
A police sketch of the mustachioed driver, created from information provided by a witness who nearly collided with the van as it sped south after the fire's ...

Police Link Brooklyn Rape To Alleged Assaulter
NY1 - NY,USA
They say the suspect, seen above in a police sketch, followed a 22-year-old woman home on Clarendon Road in the early afternoon of June 11, showed a gun, ...

Huntington Beach police seek groping man
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Illustration: Police sketch of male Latino wanted in connection with four sexual-battery incidents in downtown Huntington Beach. ...

SRJC hopes to have student alert system in place by Jan. 1
Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Santa Rosa,CA,USA
By MARTIN ESPINOZA A police sketch of the suspect, described as a short, stocky Latino man in his mid-20s to early 30s. Back on campus after a two-day break ...

Police sketch of child's assailant

2009-11-17T03:50:00.001-08:00

Stabbing suspect may be linked to Muni knifing
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA
Gracie, police said, resembles a police sketch of the child's assailant. "The suspect's forensic sketch is similar to the description of the suspect today ...

Law enforcement sketch drawing news

2009-11-10T09:38:00.000-08:00

Man tries to kidnap woman in downtown Santa Cruz
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA
Investigators hope to release a sketch of the man Tuesday after both the victim and a witness have worked with a police sketch artist. ...

Bank robber may have hit gas station, restaurant
McKinney Courier Gazette - McKinney,TX,USA
A police sketch artist compiled witnesses statement to create a composite drawing of the suspecft. Brewer said anyone with any information on this suspect ...

Police sketch news

2009-11-06T03:55:00.001-08:00

Police sketch of the suspect driver .

Sketches released of suspects in sexual assault
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Police did not release the age of the victim. Police sketch of the suspect passenger. (Winnipeg Police Service) The man who was driving the vehicle is ...

Sketch of suspect

Police seek public support in finding purse snatcher
Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh,NY,USA
MONTGOMERY – Town Police in Montgomery have released a police sketch of a man wanted for a robbery-purse snatching that occurred on October 26. ...

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Fake UPS Home Invasion Burglar Back Uptown!
Gothamist - New York,New York,USA
With a police sketch of his likeness taped to brownstone stoops throughout the West Village, the

Police sketch art news

2009-11-04T03:29:00.001-08:00

Con man crime spree in Manhattan
7Online.com - New York,NY,USA
On Tuesday morning, police released video of their suspect. It is a haunting police sketch of a gaunt, middle-aged man wanted for a series of home invasions ...

West Village robberies
7Online.com - New York,NY,USA
It is a haunting police sketch of a gaunt, middle-aged man wanted for a series of home invasions. The suspect poses as a deliveryman and pushes his way ...

Police sketch news

2009-10-22T06:41:00.000-07:00

Police release sketch of man accused in sex assault of TCU student
Fort Worth Star Telegram
By ALEX BRANCH FORT WORTH — Police released a sketch Tuesday of a man accused of sexually assaulting a Texas Christian University student as she walked from ...

Police release sketch to help ID murder victim
NewsWest9.com
AP - October 20, 2009 4:25 PM ET ALBUQUERQUE, NM (AP) - The Albuquerque Police Department has released a sketch of a black woman whose remains were ...

KOB.com

APD hopes to identify West Mesa victim
KOB.com
Albuquerque police released a sketch of one of the unidentified women found buried on the West Mesa Tuesday. Back in April, APD released a picture of the ...

Police sketch artists in the news

2009-10-18T08:43:00.001-07:00

Police release sketch in Strip casino robbery
Las Vegas Sun
By Mary Manning Metro Police today released a composite sketch of a man wanted in the September robbery of a Las Vegas Strip resort casino. ...

Times LIVE

In the grey area between a 'Toytota' and a tortoise
Times LIVE
Mthethwa, whose office hours have become more like visiting hours as he trundles from one distraught family to the next, encouraged police sketch artists to ...

Police sketch news

2009-10-17T05:24:00.000-07:00

Police say man robbed, assaulted woman in her northwest valley home
Las Vegas Sun
I guess from that police sketch you can see into his wallet and read his passport? You can divine the writing on a piece of paper that a Washington ...

Abduction suspect at large
MetroWest Daily News
This police sketch shows an image of the man a Natick boy believes tried to abduct him recently. SKETCH BY JACK SKINNER/CONCORD POLICE By Daily News staff ...

Jurors convict 'shotgun bandit' on sexual assault charges
Dallas Morning News
Ledbetter was arrested after a woman who was attacked in Frisco provided a description, which led to the creation of a police sketch. ...

Sketch of indecent exposure suspect released
WRAL.com
Fayetteville, NC — Fayetteville police on Thursday released a composite sketch of a man who exposed himself to two women in the Balmoral Drive area in ...

Parents, officials concerned after sexual assaults
Shreveport Times
(Jim Hudelson/The Times) Shreveport police sketch of the man who kidnapped and raped a 14-year-old girl Oct. 7. The rendering was made with software that ...

Police sketches in the news

2009-10-16T03:10:00.000-07:00

Police warn of attempted child abduction
ABC7Chicago.com
October 15, 2009 (WLS) -- Police in north suburban Glenview have issued a warning about an attempted child abduction. Officials have released a sketch of ...

ReporterHerald.com

Bank robbery suspect. Sketch of Loveland bank robbery suspect is released
ReporterHerald.com
Loveland police on Wednesday released a sketch of a man who robbed a Loveland bank Tuesday. The man is described as white and about 5 feet, ...

Police sketch news

2009-10-15T03:27:00.000-07:00

This is just one day's worth of police sketch news. Clearly, in these times, the services of police sketch artists are needed more than ever to solve cases. The cruelty of human beings is hard to understand.

Sketch artist recalls aftermath of Dickinson girl's hellish attack
Texas Cable News - Dallas,TX,USA
He was arrested in Arkansas on Tuesday after DNA evidence tested last year led police to his door. Back in 1990, Houston police sketch artist Lois Gibson ...

19 years later, child left for dead sees an arrest for the man who ...
WCBD - Charleston,SC,USA
(dickson police dept.) On the left is a driver's license photo of suspect Dennis Earl Bradford. At right, a 1990 police sketch. ...

KHOU

HPD sketch artist was haunted by 1990 abduction, rape of 8-year-old girl
KHOU
Back in 1990, Houston police sketch artist Lois Gibson did what she could to help catch the man who attacked the little girl, Jennifer Schuett. ...

North Dallas rape victim testifies at suspect's trial
Dallas Morning News
... arrested after a woman in Frisco who was sexually assaulted and stabbed three times provided a description that led to the creation of a police sketch. ...

Artist's sketches of Sinnott's kidnappers released
ABS CBN News
... said the police have taken affidavits from at least 6 witness, who also gave police sketch artists descriptions of the unidentified kidnappers. ...

Sketch of Ahwatukee home-invasion suspect released
Arizona Republic
by Leigh Zinsmeister - Oct. 14, 2009 03:23 PM Phoenix Police released a sketch Wednesday of a home-invasion suspect who broke into an Ahwatukee condominium ...

Man allegedly attempts to lure children
ABC7Chicago.com
October 13, 2009 (WLS) -- Police in the southwest suburbs are looking for a man who attempted to lure a group of boys and followed them in his vehicle. ...

Armed robbery in Somerville
My Fox Boston
SOMERVILLE, Mass. - Police have released a sketch of a man wanted in a violent armed robbery outside a busy supermarket over the weekend in Somerville. ...

SKETCH: Everett police seek witness to fatal stabbing
Seattle Times
Everett police have released this sketch of a possible witness to a fatal stabbing at about 1 am on Aug. 20 on the 7800 block of Broadway. ...

Police sketches in the news

2009-10-07T03:57:00.000-07:00

Police still looking for man who punched teen in downtown San Luis ...
San Luis Obispo Tribune - San Luis Obispo,CA,USA
Staley said that the department no longer has an in-county police sketch artist and is working with an artist from Southern California on getting a sketch ...

Sketch of suspect released after 5 years in fatal shooting at SJ ...
San Jose Mercury News - San Jose,CA,USA
Anyone with information regarding the incident or the police sketch was asked to contact detective Sgt. Dean Baker or detective Sgt. Herman Leon at ...

Police sketch news

2009-10-06T05:36:00.000-07:00

“Doris” believes one man is responsible for several assaults in ...
Ladysmith Chronicle - Ladysmith,British Columbia,Canada
When Doris's daughter saw a police sketch of a man wanted for the sexual attack of a Jaynes Road woman, she told her mom it was the same man who raped her ...

Police sketch artist evolves
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
Traditionally, police sketch artists cannot work with these people. By tapping into recognition instead of recall, "the EFIT-V system proved to be quite ...

Police sketches in the news

2009-09-30T05:43:00.000-07:00

Lane Bryant killings: Lemont fashion show to raise scholarship ...
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA
A sixth woman suffered a graze wound to the neck and later helped police sketch the face of the killer. The murders remain unsolved. ...

Sketch of suspect in Salem assault that turned deadly .

Former Marine Dies From Injuries Recieved During Assault: Suspect ...
Salem-News.Com - OR,USA
The resident was able to provide a Salem Police sketch artist with a description of the person. The person-of-interest is described as being medium height ...

Police release sketch of person of interest in beating at park
Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
The person worked with a Salem police sketch artist to provide a rough portrait of the man. The person of interest is of medium height with a medium build. ...

Police officer turned sketch artist

2009-09-27T14:45:00.000-07:00

Neat article about a man who always had inclination toward art, but he ended up being a police officer for 10 years, before he finally came back around full circle to art. I think that a person's life experiences can sometimes seem like accidents, but they're not really - it's all training for what you are called to do.

Cop turned comic, artistry is his trade
Lake Wales News - Lake Wales,FL,USA
What he really wanted to do was become a police sketch artist. At that time, police sketch artists had to become a forensic scientist. ...

Police sketch news

2009-09-24T06:05:00.000-07:00

Police release sketch of shooting suspect
The News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA
The victim, who was released from the hospital, is recovering from a gunshot wound to the leg, police said. He was able to work with a police sketch artist ...

Tipster in Houston Teen Murder: Friend Did It
ABC News - USA
He printed fliers with a police sketch of potential suspects and carried the fliers door to door. He raised reward money. He even created a Web site and put ...

Hot Links: A Police Sketch, Arson, and Text Message Bans
Phoenix New Times - Phoenix,AZ,USA
Glendale police have released a sketch of a suspected kidnapper after a seven year-old girl told police a man grabbed her from her front yard and drove her ...

Forensic art in the news

2009-09-18T18:47:00.000-07:00

Would-be St. John's drug thief thwarted
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Friday, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary released a composite drawing of a suspect made by a RNC forensic artist. He said the man was described by ...

- Submitted by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary

Police sketch drawings in the news

2009-09-17T07:31:00.001-07:00

I'm having a wonderful, productive day so far, and hope you are too. Here's the latest forensic/police sketch news:

New searches begin at Garrido home
abc7news.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
The lieutenant showed reporters how a police sketch of Michaela's abductor looks a lot like a 1976 photo of Phillip Garrido. ...

Latest police sketch shows suspect being sought for armed robbery ...
ENC Today - Jacksonville,NC,USA
Morehead City Police Department have released a new police sketch of the suspected gunman who entered Medical Park Pharmacy West around 9 am Monday brandishing a ...

Missing girl Michaela Garecht and an artist's conception of her kidnapper .

Police investigating two kidnappings from 1980s search home of ...
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
A police sketch of the suspect from Garecht's case bears a resemblance to Garrido, Hayward cops said. A sedan towed from his property is similar to the ...

Hayward police searching Garrido property for clues this morning
Tri Valley Herald - Walnut Creek,CA,USA
Photos of Phillip Garrido in the late 1970s and early 1980s bear similarities to the 1988 police sketch of Michaela's abductor, Orrey said, ...

"Bad" police sketch - owlman

2009-09-14T03:06:00.000-07:00

Here is a police sketch from British Columbia. A home was broken into and a victim stabbed in the leg. You may be shocked by the strangeness of this sketch, as one blogger was - he does look a bit like an owl, doesn't he?

Police sketches don't have to be great works of art. It would of course help – but what a lot of people don’t know is that the police sketch artist is not allowed to draw anything without the witness/victim present. The artist cannot halfway draw it and then take it home.

The police sketch is part of the evidence, because it comes from victim/eyewitness testimony. So, perhaps in this case, the victim could not stay longer. Perhaps the victim broke down emotionally.

Once the sketch artist has confirmed w/ the victim that the image is a good representation of the perpetrator, that’s good enough. The victim is helping the police – volunteering their time, the police aren’t going to keep the victim in the police department and further traumatize the victim. Or, in this case, the female victim is in the hospital, so that probably figured into it somehow.

You can see from the sketch that the man had a low forehead and widow’s peak hairline. He had very round eyes. That may be enough for an identification to be made by someone who knows that individual. The perp is dangerous, and speed is of the essence.

This sketch has enough to identify the man to people who know him, and even if it's considered a "bad" sketch, it gets people talking, and when you get enough people talking, you get leads.

Here is the news story about this case, from CTV British Columbia.

New Castle County police composite sketch

2009-09-13T03:52:00.001-07:00

NEW CASTLE COUNTY
The News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA
POLICE SKETCH: New Castle County police released a composite sketch of one of two suspects wanted in a Sept. 3 robbery. Police said the gunman burglarized a home in the 700 block of Red Clay Drive. Police are asking anyone with information to call 395-8110 or Crimestoppers at (800) TIP-3333. Send online tips to www.nccpd.com.

September 11 2001, 9-11

2009-09-11T07:10:00.001-07:00

I remember seeing the first tower on fire while watching the news reports, and then my horror when I saw the second tower get hit, on live TV. It hit me that there was no way this was an accident. As the realization sunk in, I said to myself, " this is like my generation's Pearl Harbor."
This page asks, Where were you September 11, 2001?

Police sketches in the news

2009-09-10T08:13:00.001-07:00

Police log
Chambersburg Public Opinion - Chambersburg,PA,USA
Residents are advised to lock their doors and windows and notify police immediately of any break-ins or suspicious activity by calling 911. A police sketch ...

Police sketch of a woman whose burned body was found in an Irvine parking lot

Burned body found in Irvine parking lot
abc7.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Police sketch of a woman whose burned body was found in an Irvine parking lot. IRVINE, Calif. (KABC) -- A woman's burned body was found in an Irvine parking ...

Serial Rapist Strikes Again in Upper Manhattan
1010 Wins - New York,NY,USA
The woman was on her way home from work, police said. A police sketch as well as surveillance footage of the rapist has been released. ...

Forensic artist draws shooting victim for identification

2009-08-25T18:35:00.000-07:00

Coroner's office hopes to identify 1989 shooting victim
Sacramento Bee - Sacramento,CA,USA
Forensic artist Barbara Anderson recently completed a sketch of the man. Her work resulted in the positive identification of another man in 2006. ...

Police sketch of robber

2009-08-25T03:04:00.000-07:00

Reward for identifying this man
KATU - Portland,OR,USA
A police sketch of the man a woman says robbed her at knife point in the parking lot of a Southeast Portland Bank of America. By KATU.com Staff PORTLAND, ...

Sketch brings tips that led to capture of 'Crown Royal' bandit

2009-08-22T18:21:00.000-07:00

In the Athens robbery, witnesses saw the man without a mask before and after the robbery - as well as a pickup belonging to Verner - and helped a Georgia Bureau of Investigation forensic artist make a sketch.

A reader saw that sketch in the Feb. 26, 2008, edition of the Athens Banner-Herald and called police to say the drawing resembled Hughes, officials said.

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'Crown Royal' bank robber touts his prowess
Online Athens - Athens,GA,USA