Evidence Lockers

Tiffin Metal Products has been manufacturing Sentinel Security Lockers for over 30 years. You will find our lockers in all areas of: police evidence transfer, evidence storage, court security, crime scene investigations, forensic evidence, etc.

• Keyless locks – automatic slam shut (keyed locks with key drop available)
• Spring loaded door hinges
• Numbered doors
• 36" W × 24" D × 76" H (including base)
• 4" attached base
• Front and rear trim (Pass-Thru only)
• Over 25 different door configurations
• Refrigerated models
• 16 gauge cold rolled steel construction
• 14 gauge continuous hinges
• Powder Coat Paint – 5 mil min (warm beige texture - standard)
• Shipped completely assembled
• Pass-Thru – Non Pass-Thru available

Options
Drop Slot (VCR tapes, etc.)

If Security, "Evidence Continuity" and "Chain of Evidence" are important to you this is the system that will meet your needs.

How to Select the Right Locker for Your Needs
Evidence continuity is of supreme importance to law enforcement agencies which know they need reliable temporary evidence lockers in order to establish the "chain of custody" for a piece of evidence to be admissible in court.

But identifying the correct requirements and criteria for your temporary evidence storage means much more than picking out a color and a handle type.

It's important to consider every aspect of how your department handles evidence -when evidence must be temporarily stored until the property officer can process it.

Here's a good list of questions to get the process started:
What types of evidence could you conceivably store? Long guns take up more space than handguns. Is there paper evidence that will need temporary storage? Drugs? Consider if options such as drop slots for evidence envelopes are needed. What about evidence requiring a temperature controlled, refrigerated environment such as blood specimens and rape kits? Make sure you have the right range of locker sizes to accommodate the evidence you might need to store.

A special note about refrigerated evidence lockers: it's vital the evidence is useable and admissible. Make sure the refrigerator you choose does not contaminate cardboard containers and removes the moisture normally associated with refrigeration.

What space is available for the lockers? Are there special architectural details to work around? Do you require pass-through or non pass-through lockers?

Regardless of the size and number of lockers you need, there are important security features that all temporary evidence lockers should have:

• Slam-shut latches
• Spring loaded door hinges
• Heavy duty 16 gauge cold rolled steel construction
• Heavy duty 14 gauge continuous hinges

The Smart Approach To Temporary Evidence Storage
With ever-expanding requirements concerning the types of evidence stored, as well as the length of time that evidence must be kept, police evidence temporary storage has become an increasingly complex task.

Luckily, choosing an effective, secure temporary storage unit is easy. There are just a few points to consider:

• Pass-through and non pass-through lockers are a great way to ensure evidence remains secure between the moment officers submit the material and the time property clerks are able to process it Slam-shut, self-locking temporary storage lockers secure the custody of evidence until police property officers or managers can properly process the items
• Refrigerated lockers are a necessity for storing a number of biohazards, including blood specimens, bloodstained evidence, or sexual assault evidence, including rape kits
• And, as simple as it sounds, always double-check for the new evidence storage regulations, whether enacted by local or state governments, the applicable courts or accrediting authorities. Don't assume that police evidence rules are unchanged

Tiffin Metal, the manufacturer of Sentinel Security Lockers, specializes in the manufacture, sales and support of temporary evidence storage. With 100+ years of metal fabrication expertise, Tiffin Metal has a detailed understanding of police evidence storage. Contact us now to find the right evidence lockers for your needs.