Investigations
The Investigations topic area furnishes cops with the latest news, information and strategies used in closing a case and putting bad guys behind bars. This touches on everything that happens between the suspect’s crimes to the final conviction.
The smallest lapses in supervision can destroy cases, credibility and careers. Here’s how veteran task force leaders avoid the traps that cripple narcotics units
It’s time to bring the same rigor and consistency to sexual assault investigations that transformed DWI enforcement — strengthening survivor trust and case outcomes
If you can’t verify every item in your property and evidence system, you’re risking prosecutions, credibility and community trust
Free open-source tools like Sherlock, Maigret and theHarvester help officers uncover digital clues, connect leads and close cases faster
From unwanted messages to relentless pursuit, stalking turns the ordinary into a weapon of fear. This excerpt from an enduring text reveals the warning signs investigators can’t ignore
From HUMINT to OSINT, here’s how smaller agencies gather, verify and act on intelligence without fusion center support
Thomas Mascia pleaded guilty to falsely reporting a shooting, tampering with physical evidence and official misconduct; he resigned after being suspended without pay
The former Madera County deputy was being arrested by Fresno police when he resisted and was tased; he was taken to a hospital, where he attacked an officer and took his gun
Michael Proctor was relieved of duty and suspended without pay after he made derogatory comments about Read via text during the investigation into the killing of a Boston PD officer
Fewer cases, improved morale and expanded video evidence helped boost Philadelphia PD’s homicide clearance rate from a record-low 41.8% in 2021 to nearly 90% in 2025
Who’s talking to whom? Here’s how to figure it out
“Hundreds of disassembled LEGO minifigures were found with bodies separated from heads, which were neatly organized by facial expression,” Santa Rosa Police investigators said
Commissioner Jessica Tisch said that these new units will give domestic violence cases “the same focused attention as gun violence and hate crimes”
The Marysville Police Department and the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office denied workplace safety violations alleged by CAL-OSHA in the shooting death of Officer Osmar Rodarte
Kyren Lacy, an LSU receiver who had declared for the NFL draft, was charged for allegedly causing the crash that killed a man; Lacy died by apparent suicide before his trial
One officer was shot in the knee, and one was struck in the ankle; responding officers used a drone to ensure the suspect was down following the incident
Technology gives police the ability to quickly identify repeat persons of interest (POI), share intelligence across agencies and work with retailers to dismantle organized retail crime networks and violence in stores
Digital Evidence Management
How agencies can build an edge-to-core-to-cloud platform to manage today’s digital evidence and prepare for tomorrow’s challenges
Law enforcement agencies are drowning in data, and much of this data is fake
Lauder’s support of Revelen.ai’s ShotOptix is helping officers solve gun crimes in minutes with real-time ballistics intelligence — boosting clearance rates without expanding budgets
How expanding beyond traditional license plate data is transforming crime-fighting capabilities
Thomas Sanford was killed by police after driving his truck into a Church of the Latter-day Saints building, shooting multiple people and setting fire to the structure
Utah Valley University’s campus police, already a smaller-than-average force, didn’t fly a drone to monitor rooftops or coordinate with local law enforcement to secure the event
NYPD
The officer and her husband, also an officer, were waiting for a train when a man attempted to rob them; the female officer fired her weapon at the man, striking him in the arm
Extremist tactics, sniper attacks and online incitement are reshaping the threat landscape, leaving officers with shrinking windows to respond
The suspect, who has been previously arrested for barricading himself from LEOs with a “weapon of mass destruction,” tried to stab himself with a pen after hearing the guilty verdict
Eight deputies and detectives have been fired and 11 more have been suspended following the death of Mary Gingles, her father and a neighbor
Court upheld a 15-year sentence after ruling a defendant who claimed he was “saving” minors targeted in a child sex sting
Northern York County Regional Police Detective Sgt. Cody Becker, Detective Mark Baker and Detective Isaiah Emenheiser were shot and killed as they entered the door of a residence
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