Episode: 00171 Released on August 7, 2023 Description: Laura Weaver joins us this week with an award-winning story about how she utilized facial recognition technology to identify what could be one of the luckiest offenders. She also talks about her experience testifying in court and about a crime trend involving Romanians and jewelry. Laura then gives her take on the annual conferences and then advice for aspiring analysts. Laura is currently a crime and intelligence analyst for the Arlington Police Department.
CHALLENGE: There are Easter eggs in one of the tables of the Excel chapter that Jason wrote for the IACA textbook. First-person to email us at leapodcasts@gmail.com about what the Easter eggs are will receive a $50 gift card from us. Happy hunting!
Name Drops: Jessica Hunter (00:15:22), Noemi Eckhoff (00:47:40), Brittany Winslow (00:52:28)
Public Service Announcements:
Adrienne Galbrecht (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-adrienne-galbrecht-the-after-while-crocodile-analyst/ )
Jennifer Loper (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/atwje-jennifer-loper-the-junk-drawer/ )
Related Links:
https://www.arlingtontx.gov/city_hall/departments/police
https://police.fortworthtexas.gov/
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/2-arrested-4-charged-in-federal-romanian-crime-ring-investigation/3188298/
https://www.iaca.net/conference
Association(s) Mentioned: IACA, TXLEAN
Vendor(s) Mentioned:
Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-weaver-5baa29241/
Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cybsvi/lauraWeaverTranscript.pdf
Podcast Writer: Mindy Duong
Podcast Researcher:
Theme Song: Written and Recorded by The Rough & Tumble. Find more of their music at www.theroughandtumble.com.
Logo: Designed by Kyle McMullen. Please visit www.moderntype.com for any printable business forms and planners.
Podcast Email: leapodcasts@gmail.com
Podcast Webpage: www.leapodcasts.com
Podcast Twitter: @leapodcasts
00:00:17 – Introducing Laura
00:10:08 – From Fort Worth to Arlington
00:13:11 – ABS: Facial Recognition
00:23:01 – ABS: Testifying in Court
00:28:06 – Break: Adrienne Galbrecht & Jennifer Loper
00:28:32 – Romanian Crime Ring
00:38:42 – Advice
00:44:41 – IACA Conference
00:56:42 – Personal Interests: Call of Duty Video Game
01:01:43 – Words to the World
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free