BEAVER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY DAVID LOZIER WANTS TO HIRE AN ANALYST TO HELP HANDLE CELLPHONE AND LAPTOP ANALYSIS FOR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS. LOZIER SAYS COUNTY DETECTIVES HAVE EVALUATED MORE THAN 700 CELLPHONES, LAPTOPS AND COMPUTER DEVICES AS PART OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE PROCESS HAS LED TO NUMEROUS ARRESTS OF DRUG TRAFFICKING, CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND OTHER CRIMES. BUT
IT’S A PROCESS TAKES AT LEAST FOUR HOURS OF A DETECTIVE’S TIME BECAUSE SOMEONE MUST BE IN THE ROOM WITH THE DEVICE AT ALL TIMES. LOZIER YESTERDAY ASKED THE COUNTY SALARY BOARD TO CONSIDER HIS REQUEST…AND SAID HE WOULD LIKE THE POSITION TO BEGIN IN JANUARY.