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 most common victim-offender relationship involving homicide scene staging is an intimate partner relationship
Following breadcrumbs in Nancy Crampton Brophy’s browsing history allowed investigator Aaron Sparling to retrace Brophy’s steps after she murdered her husband
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A state attorney said Officer James Boulay “was in fear of being dragged under the Subaru” driven by the suspect
Video footage of Kentucky police leaving a rifle unattended for several minutes has caused a stir on social media
An Oregon woman is calling a deputy a hero after he saved her life
A pastor arrived and blocked the police cruiser that a domestic violence suspect was in and demanded officers release him to her custody
Officer Glenn Doss was among the officers responding to a domestic violence call when the suspect fired and struck the officer in the head
Deputy Heath Gumm was killed when he and other deputies were responding to a disturbance in a residential area
Troopers sent K-9 Veda to apprehend the man before the suspect reportedly put K-9 Veda in a chokehold and bit her in the head
Deputy Heath Gumm, 31, and other deputies were responding to a disturbance when the shooting took place
The DA said prosecutors would not be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Kevin Ferguson used excessive force as he tried to make a citizen’s arrest
Some experts called a routine exercise by Border Patrol questionable while rights groups deemed it problematic
The lawsuit seeks damages related to the death of Andrew Finch, who was shot by police responding to a man’s call with a fake story about a shooting
A man said his privacy was violated after officers disconnected his surveillance camera outside his front door
Video of an officer forcing an uncooperative teen to the ground has led to some calling for the officer’s removal
The court ruled that police had sufficient reason to make arrests at the raucous party in a vacant home that had been turned into a makeshift strip club
Justin Matthew Payne’s application in October to become a New Orleans officer prompted his arrest this week
Phoenix police were able to arrest a man suspected of killing nine in a three-week span thanks in part to new technology
A gun threat over a double-parked car sparked a shootout that left Deputy Marshal Christopher David Hill dead
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Sean Marcellin was pulled over for failing to use a turn signal before swearing at officers and threatening to harm their children
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that more than $650,000 in grants for the 28 local law enforcement agencies
For Jason Contreras, becoming a police officer means more to him than most would understand
Attorney Nicholas Crosby did not identify new evidence or suspects but said charges might be possible depending on the results of an ongoing investigation
Police said investigators were looking for a red four-door Toyota Camry that the robbers may have left in
Frankie Anchondo exited his pickup truck and started approaching Officer Brandt Warman with an unknown object
The admission came after Luis Bracamontes insulted his victims, saying “I wish I had killed more of the mother-------”
A 17-year-old girl called police after escaping from her family’s home where she and her 12 brothers and sisters were locked up in filthy conditions
Documents revealed the FBI knew Stephen Paddock left behind big caches of guns, ammunition and explosives when they sought warrants to search his properties
The same report concluded that a third officer, who shot and killed Paul O’Neal, was justified because he reasonably believed that O’Neal had a gun
Mayor de Blasio said the city will investigate the NYPD’s handling of a protest against the deportation of immigration activist Ravi Ragbir
A federal judge ruled this week in a case brought after officers searched a motorcycle club’s meeting space
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