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 multi-dimensional approach of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) eliminates design flaws that contribute to crime
A forensic photographer will photograph major crime scenes, traffic collisions and items of evidence as part of an investigation
Start from the premise that every person who reports a sexual assault deserves a thorough, unbiased investigation
A man was arrested after urinating on other people and their belongings in the last half-hour of a Portland-bound flight
Applicants say limitations are justified because footage of encounters can be highly emotional or in private spaces
Ex-cop allegedly threatened to harm people unless they declared the shooting of Lt. Charles Gliniewicz a suicide
Newly released video shows how a suspect went from the back of a squad car to taking a room full of people hostage
An evolving technology may be able to determine when a fingerprint was left behind
A man looking to buy and sell drugs accidentally texted a police captain in the local department’s narcotics unit
From missing to misplaced evidence, a sheriff’s office raises questions about how forthcoming the agency has been
Portland officials came up with that number based on what Detroit found when it tackled its load of untested kits
The suspect was shot and killed when he refused to drop his weapon after an hours-long manhunt
Laws restricting the sale of an ingredient found in many cold medicines and key to making meth seem to have had their intended effect
Bikers and public watchdogs have criticized authorities here for how they’ve handled the investigation
Authorities announced that a man questioned is not the prime suspect in a string of freeway shootings
Former tennis star James Blake was tackled by a plainclothes officer in a case of mistaken identity
One proposal would require police officers to collect data on the people they stop
Fellow officers complained about the ex-officer’s use of force
The attack took down the St. Louis County Police Association website from three Twitter accounts that he controlled
The report also raised questions about the university department’s policing in urban neighborhoods
A disabled vet and his family say they are the target of anti-cop vandalism
A policy to release all footage could mean footage of the inside of a person’s home or a hospital would be available
A man had planned to attack a Sept. 11 memorial in Mo.
An estimated 70K unexamined rape kits sitting in laboratories and evidence rooms across the country will be tested
A spokesperson said the bulk are clerical errors
Experts say testing them promptly and comparing them to federal DNA databases for hits is crucial
The footage shows a prolonged struggle between an inmate and 5 deputies who shocked her 4 times with a stun gun
The culprit stole a .45-caliber handgun and a Beretta 9 mm handgun, each in plastic gun cases
The suspect was shot after stealing and crashing an ice truck in 2011
The man has not been arrested, but his questioning could continue for hours
Attorneys for the officers argued that a million-dollar settlement the city reached with the Gray family sways jurors
Suspect drove 500 feet with the deputy hanging onto the driver’s side door before crashing into a fence and fleeing
The lawsuit lawsuit filed by a man whose home was raided by police over a fake Twitter account he created of the mayor
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