Excerpted from Elements of Crime Patterns:
If an offender uses unusual tools or always uses the same tools, crimes might be linked.
Tools Variable Examples:
bolt cutter, bump key, car lock bypass tool, chain, coat hanger, crowbar, drill, gardening tool, glass breaking tool, gas torch, glass cutter, hammer, ignition punch, “jaws of life” tool, jiggle key, key, knife, laser cutter, lock de-icer, lock pick, lock-picking kit, lock puller, lock snap gun, pliers, master key, pry bar, pry tool, rake, rope, saw, screwdriver, shimming tool, shovel, siphon, sledgehammer, slim jim, tape, tension wrench, vice grips, wire, wire cutter, wrench
Offenders may have the equipment needed to commit a crime. Knowing the types of equipment used can help link crimes.
Equipment Variable Examples:
back pack/bag, baggies/packaging materials, binoculars, body armor, bugs, bulletproof vest, burner phones, cords, counterfeit currency, cutting agent (diluents, fillers), demand letter, disposable phones, drone, drug extraction equipment, drug manufacturing equipment (lab, chemicals), drug paraphernalia (pipe, syringe, bong), duct tape, electrical tape, fake identification document, gloves, GPS tracking device, handcuffs, hidden camera, holographic foils and ribbons, listening device, makeup, mask, metal detectors, night vision goggles, notes, packaging material (bags, wraps), pill presses, RFID signal blocker, scales/weighing equipment, scanner/printer, signal jammer, specialized inks and papers, spy camera, telescope, tow-truck/trailer for stealing vehicles, uniform, watermark replication tools, wig, wiretapping tool, zip ties
Crime-Specific Tools/Equipment
Burglary:
Instruments: bolt cutter, brick, chopping tool, crowbars, cutting tool, cutting torch, drill, hammer, incendiary, key, knife, lock pick, mallet, pliers, prying tool, rock, saw, screwdriver, sledgehammer, stone
Equipment: climbing equipment, camera, gloves, ladder, rappelling gear, rope, special clothes, tape
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