Dustin Summerell, son of Master Sgt. Kimberley Summerell of the 601st AOC, works as an apprentice to Larry Plotkin, Lynn Haven Police Department detective, during the "Junior CSI" event held at the Tyndall Youth Center July 10. (USAF photos by Capt. Amanda Ferrell)

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Larry Plotkin, Lynn Haven Police Department detective and instructor, shows Nicholas and Dustin Summerell a radiation-detection device used to find items of interest during crime scene investigations. Detective Plotkin hosted the "Junior CSI" event at the Tyndall Youth Center July 10.

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Zachary Barber, Hunter Maier, Nicholas Summerell and Louise Proctor (left to right) don protective gloves before entering the mock crime scene to investigate and gather evidence during the "Junior CSI" event held July 10 at the Tyndall Youth Center.

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Nicholas Summerell, son of Master Sgt. Kimberley Summerell of the 601st AOC, points to a footprint spotted at a “crime scene” as other "detectives" search for clues. Children at the Tyndall Youth Center participated in a "Junior CSI" event hosted by the Lynn Haven Police Department July 10. The event introduced basic observation and deductive reasoning skills and fingerprinting methods to children enrolled at the youth center.

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Children participating in the "Junior CSI" event held at the Tyndall Youth Center July 10 enter the mock crime scene to begin gathering evidence. Detective Larry Plotkin and Investigator Shannon Mitchelle of the Lynn Haven Police Department hosted the event for Tyndall youth.

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Teagan Saylor reaches for plastic spoons that she gathers as evidence during a mock crime scene investigation. Tyndall youth dusted "evidence" for fingerprints during the "Junior CSI" event held at the Tyndall Youth Center July 10.

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Investigator Shannon Mitchelle of the Lynn Haven Police Department demonstrates a fingerprinting technique to Tyndall youth present for the "Junior CSI" event July 10.

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Investigator Shannon Mitchelle of the Lynn Haven Police Department demonstrates a fingerprinting technique using glue resin and heat to Tyndall youth present for the "Junior CSI" event July 10.

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Investigator Shannon Mitchelle of the Lynn Haven Police Department demonstrates the proper technique of 'pulling" a fingerprint from a flat surface, which has been dusted with volcanic ash. Volunteers from the Lynn Haven Police Department hosted a "Junior CSI" event July 10 at the Tyndall Youth Center.

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Dustin Summerell dusts a plate for fingerprints, which was gathered as "evidence" during a mock crime scene investigation. Interested peers circle around to watch. Tyndall youth learned observation skills and fingerprinting techniques during the "Junior CSI" event July 10 at the Tyndall Youth Center.

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"Junior CSI" comes to Tyndall

Published July 10, 2008