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Posted: 5:30 PM Apr 2, 2008
Sheriff Says Thermal Imager Helped Catch Burglary Suspects
The Eau Claire County Sheriff is giving credit to a recently-purchased thermal imager for helping catch two suspects in a recent burglary.
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The Eau Claire County Sheriff is giving credit to a recently-purchased thermal imager for helping catch two suspects in a recent burglary.
Investigators use thermal imagers to locate people when there is no other light -- the imagers can sense the heat people let off.
Sheriff Ron Cramer said the imager, provided with a $35,000 grant, spotted two suspects from a burglary in Augusta. Cramer said after officers saw the figures on the imager and they were able to take the suspects into custody without incident.
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