A forensic expert with Cumbria police has won an international award for his work.
Ralph Henderson, the force’s digital forensic unit office manager, won the Digital Bridge Builder award at the Cellebrite Digital Justice Awards.
He received the award for his work on the Cumbria Cellebrite Guardian project.
It is a cloud-based solution to manage digital device examination and cloud-based remote viewing.
Cumbria police said: “It offers inbuilt remote viewing to all officers, keeping them in the areas they police, speeding up investigations and negating unnecessary travel, unnecessary download periods, saving on officer hours, wear on vehicles – and thereby improving the service to the public.”
He attended the awards ceremony in Washington DC, which was broadcast on the Law and Crime Network YouTube channel. His attendance was funded by Cellebrite.
Ralph said: “I’m truly honoured to receive this recognition and award, but this was far from a solo effort, many departments in Cumbria Constabulary have worked extremely hard to deliver this solution.”
Detective Superintendent Andy Myers, head of forensic services at Cumbria police, said: “Ralph plays a pivotal role in digital forensics at Cumbria police and carries out essential, unseen work to ensure we provide the best possible service to victims of crime and the wider public.
“This award also demonstrates how Cumbria police is consistently staying at the cutting edge and punching well above its weight when it comes to digital forensic working and technology, all to the good of our communities.”
