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.
To understand a victim’s response to sexual assault, it is important to understand the effects trauma has on the victim’s ability to recall information
The Idaho Sexual Assault Kit Initiative focused on developing a model statewide policy for testing sexual assault kits
This alternate way of capturing and preparing evidence gives law enforcement a much-needed tool in the fight against crime in the digital age.
The circumstances surrounding the officer’s death have been called ‘clearly suspicious’ by investigators
The uniformed officer was denied service ‘due to being a police officer’
Since the department volunteered to test bodycams, they’ve learned the difference the little device makes on police work
Lacking an exact address, the officers were sent in the dark to a neighborhood where many of the homes look similar
Footage shows fatal confrontation between deputies and suspect
The boy led officers on a pursuit in April with his two siblings in tow
An officer was reportedly killed by gunfire
The suspect was once declared mentally incompetent and had spent time in a mental hospital
A police officer was shot in the hip and was listed in serious condition
The team will be tasked with helping agencies shake the dust off some of their oldest and most frustrating cases
Two men were arrested after broadcasting crime on social media
More prisoners have died of natural causes on death row than have perished in the death chamber
Most police agencies have standards that meet or exceed the state language, but this measure ‘will raise the bar’
The department is open to demands because they have already begun to make many of the suggested reforms
Media outlets report that U.S. Marshalls captured Rodney Cooke in connection with the death of Adrian Sauls 24 years ago
A hand grenade a woman found in her grandfather’s belongings prompted police in Vermont to evacuate their department and surrounding homes
Officer opened fire on an armed suspect during an undercover gun buy that went bad
Arrest Saturday came less than 24 hours after authorities ambush of Darren Goforth
The pilot diverted the plane to Denver after declaring an emergency
When the station tried to persuade gunman to get along better with his co-workers, he accused them of discrimination
Officials estimate they have saved taxpayers $17M since 2012 by detecting and arresting fraudulent food stamp users
Prosecutors said it’s a ‘unanimous belief a retrial will not yield a different result’
Suspect was determined to be ‘an immediate threat to law enforcement’ because he struggled with officers and had a gun
The fourth grader was struck while doing homework on her mother’s bed
Some complain that ‘clearing the corner’ continues to harm residents and has contributed to a distrust of police
The suspect began beating her in the head and face with a metal object but she was able use her firearm
When FBI raided the home of Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle, they entrusted a K-9 trained to sniff out electronics
A dash cam video shows officer struggling to put woman in handcuffs before taking her forcefully to the ground
The bullet ricocheted off pavement before striking her back and defense said it shows the incident was accidental
SWAT team members lobbed tear gas and ‘C-gas’ into the building, then broke in using hammers and axes to arrest suspect
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