A $5 million 1715 “Lipinski” Stradivarius violin was stolen from Frank Almond, concert master for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. The suspects used a TASER C2 Personal Protector to incapacitate Almond in order to steal the 300-year-old instrument a “literally and figuratively shocking crime,” exclaimed Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn in a press conference.

And how did they find the culprits? Turns out, every time you discharge a TASER stun gun, it celebrates the joyous event by blowing incriminating confetti everywhere.

As the Milwaukee Police and the FBI began to conduct the investigation they reached out to us at TASER in order to identify possible suspects in the case. This was accomplished thanks to our Anti-Felon Identification tags (AFID). The AFID program enforces accountability for each use of a TASER device. This system releases dozens of confetti-sized markers upon discharge of a CEW cartridge. Each AFID contains a serial number that tracks back to the original purchaser of the cartridge. The large number of AFIDs and their small size makes it impractical to clean up. Therefore, law enforcement can pick up one AFID and contact TASER International for a complete trace on the serial number.

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