Gil Zamora

I help people recall faces of other people. Sometimes I help them see the beauty within.

[Gil Zamora @thegilzamora]

Thanks Tim @nudd for reminding me what a life-changing experience the Real Beauty Sketches was for me and how it affected millions of others! https://t.co/sSUt6zDtWZ @Dove, #Tagline

[Gil Zamora @thegilzamora]

@SantaClaraPD @CityofSanJose @SantaClaraCity Be safe out there!

[Gil Zamora @thegilzamora]

Our neighborhood groups are working with @CityofSanJose to mitigate use of illegal fireworks—we’d like to see how your police and fire go about patrolling on the fourth; how residents are advised to report.

[Santa Clara Police @SantaClaraPD]

Today, @SantaClaraFD and @SantaClaraPD will be patrolling neighborhoods looking for the sale of or discharge of fireworks.

Fireworks are illegal in @SantaClaraCity

[Gil Zamora @thegilzamora]

Doing research for my Eyewitness Interview lecture and found this book to be an excellent resource to add to my course! Turns out I’ve been conducting my sketch interviews in a similar fashion.

[San Jose Police Dept @SanJosePD]

All Fireworks are Illegal in San Jose.

Lighting, selling, or hosting the use of fireworks have fines costing thousands of dollars and could include jail time.

learn more and report illegal fireworks at:
https://t.co/FPmLGWp6mT

[Adam Jentleson @AJentleson]

The question of whether to reform the filibuster boils down to whether we want a functional government or a dysfunctional one. This is how the Framers saw it. This is why they opposed the filibuster or anything like it, and why they created the Senate as a majority-rule body. 1/

[Los Altos Town Crier @latc]

A program years in the making recently came to fruition when the @SCCoSheriff and Behavioral Health Services Department launched the county’s first Psychiatric Emergency Response Team. https://t.co/c9zD3TfTHZ

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Juneteenth celebrated in Texas, 1900:

[Sunnyvale DPS @SunnyvaleDPS]

If the information you submit leads to an arrest you are eligible for a cash reward. A family is hurting and mourning the loss of their loved one and they want justice. They deserve justice. Know something? Please say something.

Crime details: https://t.co/mFVYs26u3e.

[Council on Criminal Justice @CouncilonCJ]

A review of the evidence by CCJ’s Task Force on Policing found that officers exposed to traumatic events on the job may be more likely to engage in physical violence at home. 1/3

[Innocence Project @innocence]

Carlos DeLuna was executed in 1989 for a crime he always said he didn't commit. #ThePhantom is his story. https://t.co/QRV0ArlU4W

[Gil Zamora @thegilzamora]

@pattymo I’m keeping my shoes and socks on at the beach!

[Gil Zamora @thegilzamora]

I don’t know what it is about This Guy, but every time I watch his movies I have a big smile on my face and laughs-a-plenty!

[Free Guy @FreeGuyMovie]

The world needed a good guy, they got a great guy. Watch the all-new trailer for #FreeGuy and see it only in theaters August 13.

[Gil Zamora @thegilzamora]

Great work by NCMEC! Generating leads from reliable evidence is key to solving the unsolved cases!

[National Center for Missing & Exploited Children @NCMEC]

After feedback from police and further analyzing the photos, Colin McNally, the supervisor in our forensic imaging department, and his team created 3D images giving a better idea of Liam’s exact facial features in color -- the process took up to 12-hours.
https://t.co/04YA292x8n

[Gil Zamora @thegilzamora]

The same can be said for eyewitness interviews; too many EW interviews are completed everyday with issues of post event information and clarifications that lead to unreliable information.

[Jeff Kukucka @JeffKukucka]

More evidence of #cognitivebias: Digital forensics experts found more (or less) evidence *on the same hard drive* when task-irrelevant information suggested guilt (or innocence) 🧠🧐💾

https://t.co/yoc5M7Oj9J

[Gil Zamora @thegilzamora]

I had a great time @CrimeConHQ, and the CrimeCon fans are the best! I got 2 share my interview techniques with savvy VIP guests and we came up with some interesting suspects?Hope to see you all again!

[San José Police Media Relations @SJPD_PIO]

@henrykleeKTVU @SanJosePD @CityofSanJose You have the accurate figures now, I believe this deserves an edit. Thanks Henry.

[Council on Criminal Justice @CouncilonCJ]

Gen. Lynch is asked about a key issue during the pandemic - the rise in homicide and other violent crime. She notes that “whenever we have these spikes in crime we look for one cause or one reason,” but, in fact, it’s complicated. 1/3 #CJAfterCOVID

[Henry K. Lee @henrykleeKTVU]

“Things can go from OK to really bad in a split second.” Head of @SanFranciscoPOA speaks out after @SFPDCentral @SFPD officer is attacked by homeless man in Chinatown as she tries to detain him. Suspect in custody

[Council on Criminal Justice @CouncilonCJ]

White House criminal justice advisor @chiraagbains notes “the crisis is getting worse ... And even when they don’t make the headlines gun crimes … cause trauma, especially to communities of color.” #StopTheViolence