Safe Burglary Investigations

Year Published: 1960s

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: This training film from the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum was made by the Texas DPS to educate law enforcement agents on various methods of safe burglary and techniques for gathering evidence during an investigation. The film demonstrates using explosives, hammers, and other tools to break into safes, followed by forensic procedures to gather fingerprints and distinct tool markings used as evidence to present to a jury during prosecution.