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.
The message in this case is to always check for mobile phone and YouTube video recordings of stupid suspects self-incriminating
If the intent is to diminish the capacity and presence of law enforcement, the result will be police responding to crime after it occurs rather than preventing crime
The court’s holding in this case is very narrow: A person driving a rental car beyond the rental period who is on notice does not have an expectation of privacy in the car’s location
New York Police Commissioner William Bratton said he thinks Los Angeles officials are overreacting
A lieutenant noticed what looked like spit on the top of a burger he ordered
The officer initially said a driver he pulled over had brandished a handgun and shot him
The toys in question violate a law against sales in the state
Although the suspect died from an anti-psychotic drug, an autopsy revealed he suffered more than 50 cuts and bruises
After the Michael Brown shooting, the DOJ spent months investigating the practices of the department
The closure came the same day classes were canceled at San Bernardino Valley College because of a bomb threat
The city’s preparations stem from the looting, violence and arson that followed Gray’s death in April
The woman’s head was found Dec. 12, 2014, by a boy walking through the woods
Video of the shooting, released by the sheriff’s department the next day, showed deputies shooting at Robertson more than 30 times
They used verbal commands and less-lethal force before the fatal shooting
If the shooting is labeled a terror attack, families of victims could be entitled to additional payments and benefits
Another released hour-long video shows suspect was armed and contradicts earlier reports of excessive force
There’s no public tracking of gun thefts from law enforcement officers
The woman was stabbed while walking on a nature trail surrounding the resort
New Orleans police have not ruled out the possibility of additional suspects or arrests
As video emerged of the incident, it raised questions about whether police acted properly
Police have asked the community for more videos
Investigators already were looking into a jail case at the time Lt. Charles Joe Gliniewicz took his own life
Police say a gun was found in the vehicle
Two deputies fired 33 bullets at the man after he refused to drop his gun
When asked whether seeking video was standard, police Chief Fred Fletcher said “it will become common procedure”
State police said officers ordered suspect to drop his weapon, but he refused “and continued to point the weapon at the officers”
The Texas Rangers are investigating
The man shouted for deputies to kill him, but they were able to successfully get him to drop his weapon
The video surveillance market is projected to grow to $42B by 2020 from $13B in 2013
James Burke, the former chief of police in Suffolk County on Long Island, pleaded not guilty
Police searched his house and found firearms, including the handgun used in post
The suspect called 911 after driving onto the plaza and told dispatchers he was on campus with a gun