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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An Atlanta-area store that has been closed for nearly a year due to shoplifting incidents will reopen with an Atlanta Police substation inside
“We are all in shock and saddened to our very core. Our hearts go out to the families of all those involved,” Sheriff Matt Gentry said
The suspect, described as a “violent offender with several outstanding arrest warrants,” pulled a gun on officers as he ran toward a hotel
As the officers were on patrol, a man stood across the road and pointed a handgun at them; he then walked toward the cruiser and fired at them
“K-9 Waro is being recognized for his heroism and selflessness as he gave his life protecting others,” Clayton police said. “He was loved by many and will be sorely missed”
California’s Regional Auto Theft Task Force has recovered more than $3.3 million in stolen vehicles and dismantled auto theft crime rings throughout San Diego
Officer Carl Johnson was on duty when he crashed his patrol car into another vehicle while driving at 94 MPH with no lights or sirens, the sheriff’s office says
“Listen, we want everything and everyone to go home safe,” the officer told the man, the videos show. “I just need you to do everything that... we tell you”
“The best way we can honor [Jordan] is not to let her death be in vain. And to remember that domestic violence crosses all professions,” Sheriff Amason said
Officer Agdeppa said the suspect attacked him and his partner; Agdeppa said he was in fear for his partner’s life when he shot the suspect
Suspected University of North Carolina shooter left building right after killing adviser, police say
Chapel Hill Police arrested Tailei Qi without force in a residential neighborhood less than two hours later
The deputy went to search the suspect’s car after being informed of a firearm; the suspect then got back into his vehicle and accelerated with the deputy inside
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Students and faculty at the flagship campus barricaded themselves in dorm rooms, offices and classrooms for hours until a lockdown was lifted
The new La Vergne Police chief will take over following a sexual misconduct investigation that led to firing five officers and suspending three
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The deputies were let go “involving job performance on July 10, 2023,” when an inmate used handcuffs to strangle Deputy John Durm, the sheriff’s office said
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Sheriff Eddie Virden said he and his team will continue determined efforts “to bring closure to these cases and provide answers to the families seeking justice”
John Snowling, who had worked for the Ventura Police Department from 1986 to 2014, had traveled from Ohio to confront his estranged wife
“We did give him every opportunity to surrender,” Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Chief Larry Scirotto said
Zenna Ramos said she had just escaped an unsafe living situation with her young child, and didn’t have clothes when she said she took the shirt worth $14.99
Sheriff Kory Honea, whose department went through a similar disaster recovery, says “good old fashioned detective work” was key in locating survivors
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The officers involved in the incident “did the exact job that they were called and trained to do,” the Hamilton County DA said
Pleasant Hill said it will improve background checks after swearing in an officer without searching his social media history, leading citizens to find a racist post he made
These charges encompass offenses such as wire fraud and the deprivation of rights under the pretense of authority
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