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.
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New legislation in Kentucky now requires the average turnaround time for sexual assault kit results be 60 days
Katherine Torres has withdrawn her complaint
Cmdr. Tyree Jones had previously said just finding the head wasn’t typical of a homicide scene
Officer Jeff Malchow took off his vest and belt and went into the water to attempt to save Arman “Jack” Qureshi
Police say William Ferguson began shooting at the officers with an assault rifle with bullets breaking a window of the patrol vehicle
Chauna Thompson, who was off-duty, arrived later to help her husband subdue and restrain John Hernandez during the late-night confrontation
Blue Alerts may be used by local and state authorities to provide early warnings of violent threats against police
Jim and Doug discuss the fact that officers must be able to report in detail (in a narrative form, not just check boxes) what led them to stop and frisk an individual
Police say Quinton Cruce hit Deputy Logan Jones in the chest and kicked him multiple times before Jones punched him
The Court will consider whether police need warrants to review cellphone towers records that help them track the location of criminal suspects
A hazardous materials team removed the package after someone placed it near an entrance to the building
The police chief and captain allegedly broke into the home to reprimand him for missing work
The death of the man came 10 months after police recruited him to be an informant
The seizure of nearly 500,000 pills ranks among the largest in the country
The case is the longest-running unsolved murder of a police officer in the country
Gang injunctions restrain the movement of named gang members in certain areas, typically called safety zones
Dina Markham, a 22-year veteran of the force, was found by a family member unresponsive in the bathtub
“Any person who actively incites panic or fear of law enforcement is doing a disservice to the community,” an ICE spokesperson said
The fugitive was facing several charges that included assaulting a law enforcement officer
The teen, now 19, claims she had sex with two dozen San Francisco Bay Area police officers
Terry Lemons used some of the money at bars, restaurants and on a match.com account
The statute Jeronimo Yanez is charged under requires prosecutors to show he acted with culpable negligence — that he was reckless and acted unreasonably for the situation
British police now have 12 suspects in custody — including attacker Salman Abedi’s elder brother Ismail
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Police Chief Mary Sclabassi said the department will conduct a “thorough and diligent investigation”
A British official said Manchester police have decided not to share further information on the probe with the United States due to leaks blamed on U.S. officials
Police said Hashim Abedi confessed that both he and his brother were members of the Islamic State group and that he “knew all the details” of the Manchester attack plot
In the wake of Manchester, can we finally declare the total failure of gun-free zones as a means to protect the innocent from the evil acts of terrorists and maniacs?
Francisca Marquinez’s decomposing body was found in her condo, after Richard Henry Patterson reached out for help from a defense lawyer without calling police
The acre of poppy plants were in rows, similar to how corn would be planted, in a field behind a home
Local police have asked Arkansas State Police to take over the investigation
