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.
A principle of precision policing is to respond to micro criminal populations rather than subject larger populations to police sweeps hoping to catch chronic offenders
This crime carries with it two goals for the investigator
“Criminals think they are so smart. The problem for them is the police are smarter. Detectives resolve things. They don’t give up.” — Lt. Joe Kenda
Police said the gunman fired on another person near a busy intersection
The man posted a video on his Twitter account stating that he would “be at the review/inauguration and I will kill President Trump, President-elect Trump”
Prosecutors say she knew about the attack ahead of time and hindered the investigation when she lied to FBI agents
The man who shot and severely beat an Arizona state trooper last week was a former member of the Mexican federal police who was in the country illegally
Lynch strongly defended the DOJ’s aggressive intervention in local law enforcement during the Obama administration
The DOJ said they pursue civil rights charges when someone with authority intentionally violates civil rights, not when they use poor judgment or make a mistake
The report released Friday alleges that institutional CPD problems have led to serious civil rights violations, including racial bias and a tendency to use excessive force
The officers were fired after the mayor accused them of using excessive force on a man in custody at police HQ
The report found that institutional problems within CPD have led to serious civil rights violations for years
Markeith Loyd, who is the focus of a manhunt following the fatal shooting of an officer, has a lengthy criminal record dating back two decades
A mistrial was declared last month when a federal jury deadlocked 11-1 in favor of acquittal on the obstruction count and a charge of conspiracy
A report says the officer became distracted while doing paperwork and forgot he had tied the horse in a stall in the department barn
The chief said the officer violated policy, is sorry for his behavior and is eager to resume active duty at the end of the suspension
The handcuffed man was inside a police car when he pulled the weapon and aimed it at his head
The officer received what appear to be significant burn injuries
Agent George Piro has been careful to say no evidence linking suspect Esteban Santiago to terrorism has been found but such connections have not been ruled out
There are still unanswered questions about the July attack that detectives hope to answer during the investigation
Authorities don’t know why Esteban Santiago chose his target and have not ruled out terrorism
A judge will allow certain parts of a civil lawsuit filed against the city’s top prosecutor and an assistant sheriff to proceed, but tossed other portions
The two women along with two men were ordered held without bond on charges of hate crime and other charges in the beating of a mentally disabled man that appeared on Facebook
Officials say the war veteran accused of killing five travelers and wounding six others appears to have traveled there specifically to carry out the attack
ELSAG Senior VP Jason Laquatra tells Police1 how the company is enhancing license plate reader technology as well as the user experience
The suspects face charges of kidnapping and battery in connection to the attack, which was captured on cellphone video and viewed millions of times on social media
Sen. Dick Durbin said he’s discussed a pending civil rights report on the Chicago police with President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the DOJ
Officials recommended he be fired after finding he violated unreasonable and excessive force policies
The suspects, who are in custody, can be heard on the video using profanities against white people and President-elect Donald Trump
Officer Jarrod Colliver was responding to 911 calls about a suspect carrying gun at an apartment and making threats on Nov. 14
Security allegedly turned the troopers away because they didn’t turn in their guns
The officer is currently off street duty pending the investigation