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Peoria County approves $372,000 grant for NIBIN forensic machine for sheriff's office
Summary
The county committee approved a sheriff’s resolution accepting a $372,000 grant to acquire a NIBIN ballistic-comparison machine and several years of subscription service to speed ballistic matches and investigations.
Peoria County committee members voted to approve a sheriff’s resolution accepting a $372,000 grant to purchase a National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) machine and associated services.
The sheriff explained the machine’s purpose and investigative value: it compares markings on shell casings to identify whether the same firearm was used in multiple shootings. "It's almost like a fingerprint. The rifling leaves an imprint that's very unique only to that gun…
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