Shawnee PD’s new 3D laser scanner halves investigation time

Shawnee police officers’ investigations of crashes and crime scenes just got more detailed and more than twice as efficient.

The 3D Scanner software produces a detailed and scaled map of a crash or crime scene, including a 360-degree perspective, according to Shawnee city records.

One officer utilizing a 3D Laser Scanner can record a scene in about 60 percent of the time required by four officers using a Total Station, the Shawnee Police Department’s current device. In fact, the city’s traffic safety unit recommended purchasing the FARO 3D Laser Scanner because it can record and measure a 150-meter area in roughly seven minutes.

Mayor Michelle Distler approved the purchase during the Monday council meeting.

(Read more: Shawnee Mission Post)