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.
On-premise technology is increasingly inadequate for handling the scale of material associated with these cases
Agencies that familiarize themselves with extremists’ cyber haunts stand a better chance of uncovering potential problems before they materialize
In court, whether BWC video captures a complete or just a partial recording of a force event has “a profound impact” on an accused officer’s fate
In the proposals, the panel wants to limit the time an officer can take to retain an attorney for internal investigations
Police say another officer shot Officer Sherrod Stuart while exchanging gunfire with suspects
The officers were rattled, changed from the events in the past year
A bullet from a .22-caliber handgun entered 9-year-old Joey’s left frontal lobe near his eye from point-blank range
Deputies repeatedly commanded the suspect to drop his weapon
As the shooting started, dozens of people visiting the park ran the other way
The trial was to offer the public its first chance to hear the driver’s side of the story
The FBI is known to be investigating that shooting and several others
The suspect asked the officer for money then tried to grab his handgun from the holster
The officer had a body camera but the video cut out after he was hit with a snow shovel
Canton police say a K9 named Jethro was hit three times in the face
An FBI spokeswoman wouldn’t comment about threatening fliers
Authorities seized a website called The Review Board, which they said had about 20K members around the country
The video shows, as indicated in his arrest report, the suspect had a separate pocket in his shorts filled with drugs
Police classified the accident as a hit and run, but the politician chalked it up to an ‘honest mistake’
Earlier this week, the mayor told reporters that the federal probe should not expand into the Law Department
The gun used in the shooting was recovered
The shooting of Officer Jesse Hartnett was an attempted assassination
The lawsuits were refiled Wednesday against Robert Bates
Civil rights groups sued in 2013, accusing the NYPD of breaking Handschu rules
The family of the 27-year-old Anthony Hill says he was a Air Force veteran who struggled with mental health problems
The preacher was charged with obstructing traffic while sponsoring an anti-police protest without a permit
The high price and broad demand make it an enticing target for thieves
The SLCPD used core components of CompStat to succeed, such as timely and accurate information, rapid deployment of resources, effective tactics and relentless follow-up
Prosecutors allege Rev. Westley West used bank account and routing information to steal more than $700 from an employer
The 38-year-old man was killed Wednesday morning after he led officers on a foot chase and a struggle ensued
William Porter wanted to invoke his Fifth Amendment right, but he risks being held in contempt if he does so
The man wanted to use homemade guns and bombs to murder his girlfriend then all the troopers who showed up to arrest him
Gaps in information sharing led the DOJ to push for agencies to adopt intelligence-led policing. Here are a few examples of agencies that have deployed the strategy.
A knife-wielding man wore a fake explosive vest and threatened officers before they fatally shot him
