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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.

Using words that minimize the moral seriousness of behavior can help police investigators obtain the truth from a deceptive individual
The Alameda County (California) Sheriff’s Office recently integrated drone technology into all SWAT operations
Is anyone calling for the development of forensic expertise to analyze video and determine manipulation has taken place?
The lawsuit sought to allow her to speak publicly about the secret proceedings
Guardian Angels volunteers made a pointed return this month to Central Park for the first time in over two decades, citing a 26 percent rise in crime there so far this year
Authorities have arrested a man in a southeast Missouri auto part store burglary after he left his heart monitor in front of the cash register
Biden’s comments came at a memorial to the five servicemen killed in a shooting rampage by Kuwait-born Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez
A long and largely forgotten death investigation in California’s Central Valley has led to a vast and unexpected set of arrests that included three current and former Highway Patrol officers
Levon Dean Sr., 55, and several others were sentenced Tuesday for their roles in aiding Jamal Dean to avoid arrest
The appeals panel overrode a failed background check to allow the hiring of disgraced former Fla. lawman
The trooper was investigating a report of an illegal marijuana grow
The capability of the UAVs to intrude on private spaces and videotape people from afar has raised major red flags
After he shot and injured a firefighter, the suspect barricaded himself into a house
Department said the police are under intense scrutiny so any use of force can be viewed as unjust
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The deputy was fired and is under investigation
An assistant law director says the city is investigating discrepancies between medical and jail logs
The video going viral had over 80K views in just a few hours and landed officer in hot water
Officer told the jury that he thought his gun wasn’t working because suspect kept coming at him
A photo posted on Instagram shows an officer allegedly waving his gun at a group of people
The identity of the child remains a mystery even after attempts by cops on social media to find someone who knew her
Man has surrendered after being accused of swinging an ax at a woman while wearing a clown mask and multicolored wig
Police will complete their criminal investigation and then case will be turned over to district attorney
State has become first to establish wide-ranging law enforcement rules for bodycams
Suspect is being held on $10M bond on a first-degree murder charge in the death of Officer Sean Bolton
The officer who used a gun on combative man sexually assaulting a woman was ruled correct in his use of force
A burned body was discovered after an explosion hurt two deputies who were serving an eviction notice
Chief said he was troubled by some of the actions taken by police responding to a reported burglary at a car dealership
The largest payment of $150K goes to man that alleges cops assaulted him by shooting him while he held knife
The arrest affidavit has revealed information about the officer-involved shooting of a knife-wielding woman
His license has been suspended since February when he failed to report a minor car accident to DMV
Mayor favors release of footage if encounter happened in a public place
Authorities described as a domestic incident with no injury
Police say a man wearing a clown costume swung an ax at a woman, but she wasn’t hit