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.
Whatever the outcome, the process must be evidence-based, deliberate and meet the highest standards of any homicide investigation
Thanks to DNA analysis and genetic genealogy techniques, officials arrested a Colorado man they believe is responsible for the haunting slaying
Detective Ashley Nolan of the Chandler Police Department in Arizona details how her PD solved a sexual assault cold case from 1986
Charges were filed after video of the encounter surfaced
Another officer present said he didn’t fire his own weapon because ‘he didn’t fear for his life’
The man may have been unable to hear police commands because he was listening to music through earbuds
FBI Director James Comey and other senior American officials briefed members of Congress
In the span of six days, police suddenly have a pair of poster cases for the use of military-style equipment
The guardian officer begins with the end in mind and then considers the least-aggressive strategy
The suspect’s truck is being inspected
The chief has been praised for his cool-headed response in the chaotic aftermath of the massacre
The wounded deputy was taken to the hospital for surgery
Authorities are debating whether a fourth video showing a 2013 fatal OIS of an unarmed man should be made public
Police said in a news release that a male with a gun advanced toward officers
The suspect rambled to authorities about ‘no more baby parts’ after his arrest.
The governor signed an executive order in July authorizing the attorney general to investigate deaths of unarmed civilians
The body camera video shows the drug-related home invasion that took a fatal turn
The officers said the department treats nonblack officers who shoot blacks more harshly than black officers
The defense will begin its case Wednesday morning
Prosecutors didn’t immediately announce charges, but ex-Chief James Burke had been under scrutiny for years
The FBI director said the couple was clearly inspired by a foreign terror organization
The mayor also spoke of residents’ mistrust of police officers
Police oversight officials ruled the officers’ actions in this 2012 video with Philip Coleman were justified
Police say they found two guns in the man’s possession, at least one of which was a semiautomatic handgun
The video first appeared on Yeti: Campus Stories
Since there is no state law dictating which evidence should be tested, each department has discretion
Some believe the ‘Ferguson effect’ has been a factor in an increase in violent-crime rates in a number of big cities
Officer William Porter is one of six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray
Justice Department officials say they use patterns-and-practices probes to identify systemic failings
For months, feds have been probing whether officers have a practice of violating residents’ constitutional rights
The suspect was accused of using Twitter accounts to unleash the December 2014 cyberattack
The FBI would not release details on where the husband-and-wife killers practiced their shooting
The Court has said reasonableness does not require perfection, but it does require a plausible satisfaction of Fourth Amendment criteria