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.
In this white paper, we will take a closer look at social media platforms and how valuable they can be in an investigation
‘Paperwork’ may have gone digital, but most cops still say evidence management is a serious challenge, according to a recent Police1 survey
The second is knowing how to handle the evidence when the worst happens
Officials say the 66-year-old woman attempted to strike a sergeant with a baseball bat in her apartment and was fatally shot
Once your agency has decided to invest in license plate reader technology, it’s important to plan ahead for an effective rollout
Former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Tom Ridge made some time to visit with Police1 during IACP 2016
Federal investigators stopped a domestic terrorism plot by a militia group that planned to detonate bombs at a Kan. apartment complex where a number of Somalis live
The suspects have arrested on assault charges for the Sept. 30 beating of high school student Brian Ogle
Based on real things people have said at police job interviews.
This wasn’t a street corner buy-bust, it was the show, and these guys carried serious fire power
The DOJ report found the department disproportionately used force on people of color, and stopped and searched them more often than white people
A trooper searching for people trapped by flood waters in hard-hit Lumberton shot and killed an angry man who confronted officers while holding a gun
Attorneys said the DOJ has spent many hours on the investigation of Alton Sterling’s shooting and is “committed to taking all necessary steps to reach a just result”
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The paramedic wrestled with a knife-wielding woman as a firefighter pleaded with dispatchers to send police
One graphic video shows a bloody Dahir Ahmed Adan crawling and trying to get up after he was shot six times by an off-duty officer
The Indianapolis police chief says gunfire that struck one of the department’s district offices may have been in response to a recent crackdown on drugs
The officers’ lawyer says Joseph Mann yelled and confronted the officers with a knife before he was fatally shot
Brandi Allen says she believes her son was beaten because he responded to a post about “Black Lives Matter” shirts on social media with the phrase “I Back the Blue”
Officers can be heard saying “I’m gonna hit him” and “OK, go for it” before appearing to drive their vehicle toward Joseph Mann
Harris County Deputy Roxyann Allee was killed Sept. 30, 1991, after being abducted from the parking lot of a local mall
Kim Kardashian West was unharmed after being robbed at gunpoint by two masked men dressed as police officers inside her Paris hotel room
Lawyers say Officer Betty Shelby experienced what is commonly called “auditory exclusion,” a condition in which people in high-stress situations don’t hear sounds around them
91 homicide victims made August the deadliest month in the city in two decades
Authorities said the shooting began Wednesday afternoon at the teen’s house about 2 miles from rural Townville Elementary School
Marcus Edwards planned to become an officer when he graduated, but was found fatally stabbed on Sept. 19
The son of a police officer, Brent Vinson’s future now hangs in the balance as authorities determine whether he was justified in killing Keith Lamont Scott
The shooting comes after several threats against officers nationwide
Police Commissioner James O’Neill says part of the investigation will involve looking into the location as a possible marijuana “grow house”
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