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 OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model can be a driver to ILP
Criminals are turning to a new platform – cryptocurrency – to hide money, making it nearly impossible for local and state agencies to investigate
From lip sync battles to policing the homeless to immigration enforcement, 2018 was a big year for issues in law enforcement
Ended six-day ordeal that authorities say involved at least two stolen vehicles, the theft of ammo from a Wal-Mart, an armed robbery and injuries to a cop
The shooting April 4 was captured on video by a bystander, showing officer Michael Slager firing eight times as 50-year-old Walter Scott ran away
Investigators are looking into whether civilian employees or private contractors helped two murderers obtain the power tools they used to break out
There were 42 homicides in Baltimore last month, making it the city’s deadliest in more than 40 years
Series of crimes may be connected to the juveniles, including armed robbery, car theft and fleeing from police
The chief and inspector general both found that evidence supported the officers’ contention that they shot Ford because he was trying to grab an officer’s gun
David Sweat is serving a sentence of life without parole after he was convicted of first-degree murder for killing a Broome County sheriff’s deputy in 2002
Six witnesses interviewed by the AP describe a melee that began with a few pistol shots but was dominated by semi-automatic gunfire
Police and the FBI refused to comment on the possibility of a serial shooter
Charged with killing a man while off-duty
Mafia ordered the death of officer last year after they found out through Facebook that the man who was dealing drugs for them was also a cop
China-based hackers are suspected once again of breaking into U.S. government computer networks
Blogger organized controversial Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas
Detective wrote that suspect’s behavior was “consistent with someone who intended to hijack an aircraft”
Whatever wounded cop is still embedded in his leg, leaving investigators unable to confirm which gun fired the bullet
Police say officer intentionally allowed a suspect in an April killing to escape through a window while other officers tried to catch him
Originally planned to behead an unidentified victim before changing his mind and saying he was going to “go after” the “boys in blue”
Man is accused of shooting two police officers during a protest in Ferguson
Usaama Rahim was shot Tuesday after police say he lunged at them with a knife when they approached him to question him
A robber got away with more than money in Georgia
Billy J. Collins, 56, became combative after his arrest Friday and struck an officer multiple times before fleeing into a foyer
Robert Bates has pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the April 2 shooting, saying he confused his stun gun and handgun
Officer was shot at a stoplight early Monday
The Cuyahoga County Sexual Assault Task Force is building cases based on the DNA results of thousands of newly tested rape kits
Court did not specify to lower courts exactly what the standard of proof should be
Tens of thousands of sexual assault kits are giving up their secrets — and rapists who’ve long remained free may finally face justice
Trooper fatally shot a man who was involved in a fight with officers who came to evacuate him and another man from floodwaters
Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill faces a misdemeanor charge of reckless conduct in the May 3 shooting
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