The Midland Police Department is moving from ink and paper to electronics for collecting fingerprints.

“Prints will not be accepted by the machine unless they're good prints. So we're not having any misprints, we're not having any issues where a print is inadequate to be scanned on the RCMP's end,” says Constable Bill Gordon.

They aim to process fingerprint faster and with more efficiency.

Police only have one chance to take finger prints when it comes to criminal charges.

“If the prints are inferior or we have issues rolling the prints or we have issues with the inking or any issues like that, we have lost that opportunity to grab those prints,” Gordon says.

The ink and paper process averaged three months, and the new process takes around five to seven days.