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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San Antonio Police said their investigation found the suspect allegedly shot himself in the head while running from officers into a drainage ditch
The DOJ will oversee efforts to address systemic issues within the Antioch Police Department, including K-9 bites and allegations of pre-planned assaults
The FBI says the suspect wore Meta smart glasses to film the area and planted explosive devices before the New Year’s Day rampage
Behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) is a multidisciplinary approach to identify and mitigate threats before they escalate
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One person died inside the truck and several others were injured
The suspect opened fire on officers as he exited the truck, NOPD Commissioner Anne Kirkpatrick said; guns and pipe bombs were recovered from the vehicle
Instructor Charles Vacca was standing next to the girl when she pulled the trigger and the recoil sent the gun over her head
Christopher Moyer told a Bucks County dispatcher that he bludgeoned his wife and son to death; hours later he died by suicide by lying in front of a SEPTA train
Federal funding and expanded lab staffing are driving Fort Worth Police Department’s effort to clear over 500 untested kits
Investments in police recruitment, officer wellness and community safety programs have led to safer neighborhoods, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says
Homicides dropped 39% from 2023, with officials crediting partnerships, technology and neighborhood-focused policing
Detroit PD body camera video shows officers and a bailiff attempting to de-escalate the situation before the man moved toward them with a box cutter
A Garfield Heights officer can be heard notifying dispatchers as he deployed the device, and shortly after, declaring, “Grappler successful!”
The Cobb County Police Department said the arrests were achieved within a 30-day span thanks to “cutting-edge technology, unwavering dedication and teamwork”
During a traffic stop, Sonoma County deputies learned the suspect, who had given a fake 2012 birth date, had a warrant for organized theft involving $250,000 in goods
Evansville officers issued verbal commands for the suspect to drop the weapon, but instead of complying, the suspect raised the firearm and aimed it at officers in a firing stance
Operation Holiday Watch, which was carried out by CHP and other PDs across the state, seized $38,000 in stolen merchandise, two illegal guns and three stolen cars
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In U.S. v. Jackson, a priest questions the validity of a search warrant based on insufficient “place to be searched”
In 1994, an altruistic DEA agent and his atypical informant set out to make a difference in Worcester, Massachusetts
San Francisco PD had received a missing persons report for Luigi Mangione a month before Brian Thompson was fatally shot in Manhattan
Officer William Kasberg, a 30-year veteran of the San Antonio Police Department, died while he was preparing to attend training
NYPD
“There is a risk that a wide range of extremists may view [the suspected killer] as a martyr and an example to follow,” the department stated
Syracuse Officer Michael Jensen and Onondaga County Lt. Michael Hoosock were killed in an incident during which the two agencies were unable to get on the same radio channel
Detective Scott Simons unraveled a $551,000 cryptocurrency scam, traced stolen funds using blockchain analytics and helped recover assets for victims of a transnational crypto fraud
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