SPOTLIGHT INVESTIGATIVE “All forensic work is on hold until everything has settled Keep Learning and Organizing Y 10 ou don’t need to be a sharp investigator to realize that we prewrite these articles a month or two before they go to press. I’ll bet you got a big laugh out of the April page where I talked about Tulsa and my buddy Gene Holder. Well, Tulsa is a great town and Gene is always looking for techs, but SAVTA and I were not there due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 and the restrictions we have to adhere to for travel and social gatherings. This virus is some nasty stuff, and it didn’t take much to cripple the world economy — unless you sell hand sanitizer, soap and toilet paper for the consumer, or on the commercial side, masks, gloves and ventilators. You can be sure we’ll stockpile the heck out of those items! As a forensic investigator, I thought I’d investigate just how this came about. COVID-19 doesn’t stand for the 19th strain of this virus. No, it stands for when it was first discovered: 2019 in Wuhan, China. Now you have a look at what the next world war will be like unless swiſt action is taken via biological testing. Free societies like those in western culture cannot live in isolation. You see how stupid people are right now; they bought up the entire supply of toilet paper! Is that what we need to be concerned about — a clean butt? Enough about COVID-19. You get the point. All forensic work is on hold until everything has settled down and we restock our toilet paper reserves. Like you probably are, I have been cleaning the lab and throw- ing away stuff that has been collecting dust for years. I discovered that I did have a desk, and I found items I thought I lost! I have three active cases sitting on hold wait- ing for various things to resolve: courts shut down, site visits on hold and no contact with anyone. Need I say more? KEYNOTES MAY 2020 down and we restock our toilet paper reserves.” But Education Continues Don’t pass up this opportunity to get some additional education. There are a ton of online courses just waiting for a bored individual like yourself to sign up for. Do something productive during this pandemic! (Editor’s Note: See What’s New in this issue for information on ALOA’s new online Fundamentals class! Send your new employees.) If you have any questions or would like information on IAIL programs, courses and/or CFL certificates, contact my office. Tom Resciniti Demont, AHC, CAI, CFDI, CFL, CMIL, CML, CMST, ICML, IFDI, LSFDI, ARL. President, In- ternational Association of Investigative Locksmiths. [email protected] Get Published! IAIL members: Submit your articles for the Investigative Spotlight department. Send your information to Ross Squire at [email protected]. WWW.ALOA.ORG
