Fingerprinting class this morning

Bill · Post by **Bill** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:17 am

I am on the way this morning to take a class in fingerprinting from HPD. I help out at the Spring Branch storefront and the Sarge asked if I wanted to learn from the best, so of we go to the lab. I might be able to use this later if I pursue CHL instructor plus we have people coming in needing to be printed but HPD no longer offers that but will allow me to

lrb111 · Post by **lrb111** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:37 am

Kewl!! See if you can get a letter signed by someone there, saying you can take prints, You would need it later if you wanted to get clearance from DPS to do prints for chls.

Bill · Post by **Bill** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:21 pm

Strange event, got down to HPD and found out they did not like us doing FPing. They charge 20 bucks and we don't. Its a community service although only me and 2 others will print. The city does not want officers wasting their time unless you pay 20 bucks and only downtown. It really only took a few minutes and was very easy after a few times. They would not give us a letter but my Sarge said he would write one. One of the ladies said the cards that go to the FBI have to be stamped with a dept stamp. I think she was blowing smoke. They even called to the station to see what was up. Well it was really a waste of time for the offices could have shown us just as much.

lrb111 · Post by **lrb111** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:25 pm

Bill wrote:One of the ladies said the cards that go to the FBI have to be stamped with a dept stamp. I think she was blowing smoke.

Yes she is blowing smoke. My prints for my original license was done by a non-leo. The name on the card was the place where i got my class.

Good on the Sarge. Sorry for the rest of it, but you got through it.

KBCraig · Post by **KBCraig** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:51 pm

Not related to CHL, but when I submitted prints to ATF for my C&R FFL, I did them myself. Just to avoid questions, I had another officer sign off on them.