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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With the right tools in place, information from a variety of sources can be absorbed and analyzed as events unfold
Officers had to subdue the man with a TASER after he threw bricks through windows
A manhunt is still underway for a third suspect in a homicide
A man caught digging up his father’s grave was found to be intoxicated and incoherent
A unique glove and DNA match helped lead to a conviction in a slaying of an 84-year-old woman
Police say the 211th killing was reported
In a rare move, the judge ordered the police officers to stand trial for the 2014 shooting that sparked national outrage
The owner of a bond-recovery company was also arrested after the incident
As lawyers debated a trial date, Adam Torres collapsed, first hitting a chair before landing flat on his back
Jared Fogle said he agrees to pay $1.4M in restitution to 14 minor victims, who will each receive $100K
In a dimly lit stairwell, the officer fired one shot at an individual he believed was holding a weapon
The university fired Officer Ray Tensing shortly after his indictment on charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter
Evidence and witness statements showed the agent was ‘justified by the laws of self-defense’
Police have solved the case of a mysterious gravestone
Following the hurricane in 2005, four cops are charged with deadly shootings of unarmed people, one is charged in cover-up
Officer has been charged with attempting to make methamphetamine
The officer shot and killed an unarmed man as he stood inside his front door with his hands up
The man was suspected of killing a retired dentist, taking three men hostage and wounding two deputies
Officer Randall Kerrick faces up to 11 years in prison if convicted
About $2.5M from President Obama’s anti-drug programs will target heroin abuse and $1.3M will go to fight trafficking
The man reached for a handgun when two officers fired their duty weapons
The 600 shots fired by officers during a bank robbery that fatally injured a hostage was found to be excessive
An officer helping a relative to track a stolen truck was allegedly shot to death by relative
A Jimmy John’s employee was fired after refusing to serve cop
The decision sends the case back to district court
Critics claimed that information shared from active investigations would have ramifications for all involved
The officer said he was cursed and yelled at before he jumped on suspect in the backseat of a patrol car
One local raised questions after he felt a stop by the Philadelphia Housing Authority police was unjust
Police are searching for second suspect in shooting
A Chevrolet Camaro used in promotions for pizza chain Papa John’s has been found after it was stolen
Police said suspect was under the influence of drugs during the confrontation
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