Leading the Way: West Midlands Police’s Innovation with Cloud-Based Digital Forensics and Digital Crime Scene Triage

As forensic investigations handle ever-growing volumes of unstructured data—from emails to contracts—managing these data efficiently has become essential. In this webinar, industry experts share approaches to streamline data review through automation, advanced search capabilities, and secure, cross-border collaboration. Learn strategies to help forensic teams focus on critical evidence, minimize review time, and reduce costs, ensuring time-sensitive cases are managed with accuracy and efficiency. Join us to discover best practices for refining forensic workflows and delivering results faster in complex investigations.
 

John Price KPM
Detective Sergeant at West Midlands Police

John Price is a Detective Sergeant in the West Midlands Police Force. John has been a Police Officer for over 26 years with around 14 years’ experience within Digital/Cyber Forensics. Since 2016, John has been a Digital Technical Manager within the Digital Forensics Unit. Over the last eight years John has championed numerous change projects within Digital Forensics. These have included the introduction of the first cloud-based review tool for UK Law Enforcement, and the retention of this data within the cloud. Since September 2023, John has been supervising the new Digital Scene Attendance Team within West Midlands Police. John was awarded a Kings Police Medal for his work in Digital Forensics in the New Years Honours 2024.

Tom Oldroyd
Director of Strategy and Sales at Semantics21

An ex-Sergeant from Nottinghamshire Police of 17 years, Tom managed a standout Digital Forensics Unit in the UK before hanging-up his cuffs to work in Apple Forensics with BlackBag Technologies, part of Cellebrite, and he now leads S21’s strategy and sales activities.