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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Evidence from the shooting will be presented to a grand jury to determine whether the officer’s actions were justified
An officer responding to a reported armed robbery shot and killed a 13-year-old when the teen pulled a firearm that was later determined to be a BB gun
The settlement includes a provision that the Waller County Jail have a 24-hour nurse or emergency medical technician on duty
Three officers were injured after Marc LaQuon Payne apparently drove his vehicle at the officers before hitting a patrol car and crashing
Chicago surpassed 500 homicides after eight were killed and 35 were wounded this past weekend
Officials haven’t released a possible motive for the shooting, but said the shooter was a freshman at Alpine High School
A female student shot another girl at Alpine High School before turning the gun on herself
Mayor Libby Schaaf said the police department started dismissal proceedings against four officers and seven will serve unpaid suspensions
Prosecutors say as many as 21,500 pieces of evidence could have been destroyed that led to erroneous jailing and convictions
A judge said there was not enough evidence to charge Deputy Ben Fields in the classroom arrest that went viral last year
Lt. Waldemar Rivera-Santiago was on his way to work when his motorcycle struck the back of a truck
To crack the case — the 1989 abduction of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling — authorities went back to the early days of the investigation
Several unverified clown sightings in northern South Carolina have been in the news recently
A car struck a parked, unoccupied police vehicle, pushing it onto a lawn where it struck several people picnicking before the concert
Melina Roberge and Isabelle Lagace were arrested in Australia on suspicion of importing cocaine - and documented their entire trip on Instagram
Officer Jesse Hartnett was critically wounded by a Glock reported stolen by a veteran colleague three years earlier
James Burns was charged with aggravated assault, making a false statement and two counts of violation of oath of office
Brown was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a 14-hour standoff with LAPD
New video released shows the pursuit of Daniel Harris before he was pulled over by Trooper Jermaine Saunders
Defense Attorney Kathleen Zellner filed a motion seeking permission to perform extensive testing on evidence to prove Steven Avery’s innocence
Officer B.F. Burleson was responding to a call about a man with a gun when shots were fired
Officer Jeronimo Yanez is back on administrative leave after briefly returning to limited duty last week
State agents are investigating how a deaf driver with a history of minor offenses ended up dead after leading a trooper on a 10-mile chase
Former cop Michael Slager sued the Southern States Police Benevolent Association, saying they failed to provide legal representation he paid for under an insurance policy
Prosecutors agreed to a deal that allowed Officer Richard Garcia plead no contest and avoid jail time if he did community service, followed all laws, and donated $500 to charity
Daniel Harris and Trooper Jermaine Saunders had what reports describes as “an encounter” after Saunders tried to pull Harris over for speeding
The new approach in data science is encountering deep suspicion from officers concerned about fairness and effectiveness
Blood tests showed no signs of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin or other common drugs; it will take longer to test for flakka or bath salts
Judge Murray Snow will decide whether Arpaio should be held in criminal contempt for prolonging his immigration patrols months after Snow had ordered them stopped
The suspect refused commands and approached the officer with a weapon, prompting the officer to fire
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