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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.

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The “scooby-doo” team receive course credit for helping detectives track down information and locate new leads
With America facing a growing number of extremist threats, effective police online surveillance using open-source intelligence sources can foil attacks and save lives
The deputy died after shooting the woman in an attempted murder-suicide
The man suspected of fatally shooting a 7-year-old boy and three adults was arrested Friday as he walked along a southern Ohio road
Hotel officials said the gunman shot a guard within 40 seconds of firing into the crowd, disputing a police timeline
Detectives in New York City and London are taking a fresh look into sexual assault allegations against the Hollywood film producer
The law enforcement community needs to educate itself on 3D printing and its potential illegal uses
Sheriff Robert Giordano said his investigators were beginning to work the missing-persons cases one at a time, but they’re limited to looking in the “cold zones” they could reach
Looking at some public concerns and legal issues can help law enforcement plan its use of the evolving technology
The eyes have it – or do they? Make sure your iris scanning is up-to-date and spoof proof
Using philosophies similar to those of the NTSB, approximately 200 Domestic Violence Fatality Review teams have been formed since the 1990s
Police have sorted through more than a thousand leads and examined Stephen Paddock’s politics, finances, any possible terrorist radicalization and his social behavior
A sheriff’s deputy is on paid leave after a woman died while handcuffed following a disturbance
The sheriff changed the timeline of the shooting, explaining that the security guard who was shot by Stephen Paddock was wounded prior to the gunman’s killing spree
Investigators believe a note found in the Las Vegas gunman’s hotel room contained a series of numbers that helped him calculate more precise shots
CMPD shot Rueben Galindo, who had called 911 and said he had an unloaded gun. Galindo declined several dispatcher requests to put the gun away before LE arrived
The agency is looking into the matter
The bill means police will be barred from asking people about their immigration status or participating in federal immigration enforcement activities starting Jan. 1
The girlfriend of the Las Vegas gunman said Wednesday she had no inkling of the massacre he was plotting when he sent her on a trip abroad
A Michigan county has agreed to pay $1.07 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a woman who was killed and dismembered
The LEO was attempting to order coffee when the suspect started pummeling the officer
The suspect threatened the arresting officer and lunged toward investigators who tried to question him after he was taken to a detention center
Kyriakos Savvas Georghiou’s mother had a protective order in place and he wasn’t supposed to be at the parents’ house
Courtesy of Bound Tree University and Bound Tree Medical
Stephen Paddock opened fire on a country music festival from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
In video recently released, Trooper Alan Aiken can be seen aiming at and hitting Lt. John Overman
The note could offer a glimpse into Emanuel Kidega Samson’s mindset at the time of Sunday’s shooting and a possible motive for the rampage
A review of hundreds of videos found no evidence that the officers profiled him by race or used excessive force
In policing, staying up to date on the latest and greatest can be difficult; here are 10 podcasts that will keep you current and your skills sharp
At least 21 Americans have been injured by what have been described as “health attacks” that officials have theorized could be the result of sonic weapons
The bottom line is this: We cannot arrest our way out of this problem
John Catanzara posted a photo of himself holding a flag with a sign that said “I stand for the anthem, I love the American flag, I support my president and the 2nd Amendment”