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.
Focus on specific use cases and proven technologies to help address community concerns about AI tools like facial recognition
Legendary DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña tell the true story of how they helped put an end to one of the world’s most infamous narco-terrorists
As drug diversion escalates within healthcare, how can police improve response and communication with hospitals?
The man is facing charges of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon
A new trial for William Porter has been scheduled for June 13
Law enforcement officials say they see increasingly more gangs relying on such crimes
The Supreme Court recognized that although police would need probable cause to make an arrest, a different standard existed for an officer to make an investigative stop short of an arrest
Police have asked the community to think twice before purchasing one as a gift this holiday season
The deputy was indicted for fatally shooting a man holding an unloaded pellet gun
A sheriff’s office report says the deputy saw a man get out of the vehicle with a gun
The widening availability of video has played a role in the increased number of charges
Though national opinion is changing, passing more laws in 2016 will depend on politics and the level of public outcry
Officer Jason Flanery was driving his squad car early Saturday morning when he struck a vehicle and left the scene before officers arrived
Gunfire erupted during a dispute inside a large Wisconsin mall Saturday, leaving one man wounded in the leg and sending thousands of people scrambling for cover
The suspect is a felon who was released last year from state prison after serving 20 years for attempted murder
Jason Van Dyke faces six counts of first-degree murder and one of official misconduct in Laquan McDonald’s death
Neither the police nor licensed firearms dealers have direct access to the FBI’s watch list
The department has been portrayed as so dysfunctional that police are perceived to be unaware or negligent of commands
The sheriff has already signed the deal
Ferguson city officials cautioned that no deal was imminent
Newly released videos show the student carrying an ax and walking around the front of a patrol vehicle
Jason Van Dyke was also charged with one count official misconduct
The mistrial leaves prosecutors, defense attorneys and a populace anxious to find closure back at square one
That statement came after some had questioned why the attack in San Bernardino was quickly labeled terrorism
Police arrested a man for constructing and living in the cave
The man was not injured as the boy drove away in the vehicle
Officer Thomas Tarantino was fatally shot after stopping to help a man with a broken down truck
Milwaukee is the ninth department to be granted the voluntary review, known as a ‘collaborative reform initiative’
The high-profile Laquan McDonald shooting prompted the probe
State lawmakers passed a bill last year that increased the maximum prison sentence for second-time heroin dealers
Police have asked for the public’s help in learning more about the death of a special education teacher
Increasingly, police agencies are looking to software solutions that employ enhanced pattern analysis not only to help recognize crime patterns, but solve crimes
Police wrote they were ‘sad’ their memorial for a fallen brother would be the target of a ‘pathetic vandal’
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