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.
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The portable TruNarc device provides on-the-spot analysis of unknown substances that can provide definitive identification without requiring officers to handle dangerous drugs
Here’s how Cognitive Interviewing can help investigators gather detailed and accurate info from victims of trauma that can lead to an increase in guilty pleas
Working with – not against – news organizations will help you better control your agency’s narrative
Officers had turned off body cams because they worried a blinking red light and beeping could jeopardize safety
The department said they are going to try something new in their policing district
The man claimed to merely be sleeping on store’s roof when he was caught
A growing number of police groups have called for the boycott of the upcoming ‘The Hateful Eight’ release
The woman bought the gun for her boyfriend who used it to shoot and kill Officer Kerrie Orozoco
In its simplest use, IBM i2 EIA takes all of the data points available and creates a “cloud,” with connectors leading to and from every data point that is somehow associated with another
For five years, the Los Angeles Police Department has been trying to track him down
The suspect knocked on the door then gunned down the 11 and 16-year-old
Investigators classified the shooting as self-defense
More than 430 weapons were recovered from the crime scene, including 151 firearms
The bill would require agencies to adopt written policies for investigating officers after fatal shootings
A customer with a concealed carry license shot and killed an armed man attempting to rob a store
Gloucester police say dozens of departments in nine states have taken a page from their ANGEL program, which gives addicts a chance to get treatment rather than arrested
Authorities were searching for a suspected gunman
Man armed with a rifle marched down a city street Saturday and shot and killed three people in broad daylight
Ballistic evidence of the bullet confirmed it was fired from a .38-caliber revolver, the same type of weapon teen had
Homeland Security Department missed clear warning signs of a disgruntled federal agent’s descent toward violence
In the video, Judge criticizes a lawsuit against the chief that his board had pushed
Supervisory Special Agent Art Gonzales had to use deadly force against his estranged wife to save his own life — the legal battle to follow would be almost as difficult as the incident itself
A 126-year-old court ruling that protects federal officers from state prosecutions for official actions
The May 2015 video shows some bikers running for cover, while others shoot at police
A black man with a concealed weapon posted about being pulled over by an officer
Police say the 18-year-old shot himself after a shootout with officers
In filing the lawsuit, the plaintiffs pointed to a Chicago Police Department study
That law is currently being challenged in a lawsuit filed by a pair of law enforcement groups
Indiana authorities who handled the investigation into Fogle have said their probe began in Sept. 2014 based on a tip
The department did not release audio and video from the June 17 incident
The fugitive is accused of shooting at police in two states
One question is whether the officer should have been involved in the situation or have been handled by school officials