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Re: Scene security-Locks
Date: October 20, 2006 11:45AM
I told you this was my short version. I will set the scene. You drive up and the house is 3/4 gone. The owner/renter is there. You ask him your normal questions you ask of everyone you talk to at a fire scene. Well sir, was the house locked when you left? Answer: Yes - Question. How did you lock it? Answer: I locked the front door as well as the deadbolt. The back door is always locked, we don't use it. Question: And who has keys to your house? Answer: Only me, I have two sets but I have them both. Question: May I see those key's please.
He shows you both sets of keys.
You do the scene and find the back door is unlocked at the time of the fire and you call the fire an Arson.
You then check to see if the windows were knocked out by firemen or did someone breakin. Look for glass on the ground and inside all of the windows to see if you see smokestain or not (that's the common sense part).
Hope this helps. If he had the only keys and the back door is unlocked and it's a set fire... who may be the first person you look at?