Electronic_SearchWarrant

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Jan 9, 2024

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA ELECTRONICALLY SUBMITTED AFFIDAVIT I, , state under oath as follows: 1. I, , am employed by Police Department as a sworn law enforcement officer, and I am currently assigned to in [insert name of town] , Arizona. I have been so employed since [year] . [If you have further law enforcement experience, put it in here.] I received training [describe general training here] . In the course of my duties with the [insert department name] , I have been issued and currently have a Special Law Enforcement Certification issued by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. In the course of my official duties, your affiant investigates crimes occurring within the District of Arizona. 2. This affidavit is based on the investigation, observations, and/or experience of your affiant, as well as the investigations, observations, and/or experiences of the other law enforcement officers and/or witnesses described in this affidavit. Due to the fact that this affidavit is being made to establish probable cause for a search warrant, your affiant has not listed every fact known regarding this investigation. 3. This affidavit is made in support of an application for a search warrant to search for . The 1
person to be search is described as . The purpose of the search warrant is to search for evidence related to the charges of , in violation of federal law under 18 U.S.C. § . 4. Describe the pertinent facts of investigation to support probable cause of a crime. I would suggest doing this in chronological order, including dispatch, interviews, observation, and what you are looking for and why? (Maybe one paragraph for each of the foregoing things.) In short, you need to meet the elements for a crime and why there is evidence on the person or in the place to be searched. Remember, this is a search warrant for a person – not a residence. [NOTE: The suggestions in this paragraph do not mean all this information goes in one paragraph. Break it up by topic, interview, etc. 5. Talk briefly about DNA evidence – what is it – and that it can be compared to evidence found at the scene (e.g., blood, bodily fluids, skin, etc.). 6. Describe why you are seeking buccal swabs – for comparison to what? 7. Describe how you are going to obtain the evidence from the suspect (i.e., by taking two swabs from the cheek inside the suspect’s mouth). 8. Based on the foregoing, your affiant respectfully submits that there is probable cause to believe that there is evidence of a crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § , specifically DNA evidence on XYZ’s person. Therefore, your 2
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