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.
An increasing number of vehicles have automated driver assistant systems and NHTSA investigates collisions when those systems don’t perform as expected
How a municipal police department partnered with a Silicon Valley startup to transform police operations
Failure to manage confidential criminal informants can lead to personal and municipal civil liability, and even criminal prosecution of officers
When the suspect saw the first responding officer, he fled on foot
National groups want all untested rape kits tested and the results fed into national DNA database
Newly released dashcam footage shows the fatal shooting of a man armed with a gun
The officer received the message on his cup of coffee after an employee was rude to him
The officers were stopped at a red light when they heard their back window shatter from gunfire
The list of shootings are made available to public online
Authorities have not disclosed whether they have an envelope or package from gunman
For many in law enforcement, the measure creates a massive new bureaucratic headache that does little to help
The 10-year veteran will undergo many more surgeries and remains in critical condition
Four were convicted in the shootings of six unarmed people at the Danziger bridge a week after Hurricane Katrina
The letters seem to target certain officers due to their race
The worst mass shooting in the state’s history killed nine and injured several others
Police believe she had been suffocated
Douglas County sheriff said that his position on gun control had not shifted
Advocacy groups said creating a registry is unfair to people who have already served time for their crimes
A 2012 Supreme Court ruling didn’t specifically address the embedding of GPS devices pre-emptively in objects
The 2009 memo alleged top officials knew Robert Bates was inadequately trained but pressured other officers to look away
The report found that county police failed to anticipate the extent of the anger officers would face
The deputy is a 10-year veteran of the department, a husband and a father
At least nine people were killed and seven others wounded at Umpqua Community College
The gunfight occurred after a vehicle pursuit
The suspect charged with killing an officer at a mall has been arrested with weapons before
Suspect is accused of shooting 44-year-old Trooper Steven Vincent
Her body was exhumed in 2012 and investigators used her skull to reconstruct her face and identify her
Like many other stimulant drugs, users of flakka often become addicted
Police departments around the country are getting creative when it comes to enforcement
Safety wouldn’t allow the officer to double-check his body camera was on and recording when the shooting occurred
The department will not start to document every physical encounter officers have with the public
