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.
Technology advances are allowing incident commanders to think outside the box when preparing LE response to acts of mass violence
Is your department ready to transition to the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) on January 1, 2021?
To keep control of the narrative online, you have to prepare ahead of time
Incriminating testimony from incentivized informants factored in 16 percent of 337 convictions overturned by DNA evidence
The case is one of thousands involving criminal immigrants who federal authorities want to deport but haven’t been able to
Stephen Arnold was still in the intensive care unit as a suspect was taken into FBI custody
The confrontation came amid increasing calls for law enforcement to take action
TASER and Axon have unveiled their first annual law enforcement technology report
One in every 4 or 5 Americans is battling some form of mental illness
He also pleaded guilty to speeding and running a red light and must pay $1,050 in fines
Some senators say they’re concerned about the possibility of bystanders getting too close
The officers had been cited for joining the chase and leaving the city without permission
Hundreds of officers are focusing on neighborhoods where the trio charged with violent crimes could be hiding
A fire captain and fire department employee recanted their report about a rude officer after body cam video was shown
The plan is to have the wording added to all of the marked cruisers
The video shows the officer being thrown through the air and landing in front of his patrol car
City ordinance prohibits aggressive panhandling tactics
The letter said the mayor is ‘inviting transparency and accountability’ in the department
Despite warnings on social media, the initial inspection found nothing
The suspect reversed into a parked vehicle before moving forward into the officers
The deputy was working with the Drug Enforcement Administration
After the incident, the councilman was charged with resisting arrest and interference with public duties
Advocates for the mentally ill say too many people who belong in mental health treatment wind up in jail cells
The visit marked the first time in the officer’s 11 years on the force that someone has personally thanked him
Using such a car would require ‘special authorization by the superintendent of police’
All nine men seen in the video died in the Paris attacks or their aftermath
Officer Vernon Alston’s wife said he died within seconds
Suspect died during a shootout with police following the robbery Thursday at the Bank of Eufaula
Sheriff’s officials are familiar with the man because they’ve talked to him about whether he can possess a firearm
The officers gave accounts of the fatal shooting that conflict with the squad car video
The cop killer made threats against police 3 months prior
The indictment came Thursday after prosecutors presented their case against Officer Robert Olsen
Good investigators are never afraid to admit what they don’t know or ask for assistance when needed
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