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.
Cities spend millions of dollars a year combating this problem without getting restitution
Pay attention to both the technical and the human aspects of the effort
Digital evidence has unique properties and there are special rules for handling it
Supreme Court said police may not extend a traffic stop to seek evidence of crimes unrelated to the offense that prompted initial stop
Officers shot the woman who had shot an intruder during a home invasion after she didn’t drop her weapon
The suspect managed to get his handcuffs in front of him and drive away
Sheriff also said the FBI had determined Robert Bates didn’t violate suspect’s civil rights
A witness to the abduction said four people wrapped the pup in a blanket and left in a car around 3:20 a.m.
25-year-old man died one week after he was rushed to the hospital with spinal injuries following an encounter with Baltimore officers
Some of the records seem to indicate reserve cop was proficient in firearms and dozens of other training courses
Ofc. Michael Rapiejko told an investigator he considered shooting the suspect but that doing so would put other officers and bystanders at risk
Coen ruled Thursday that there was enough evidence for Knight, 49, to stand trial on charges that he killed Terry Carter and attempted to kill Cle “Bone” Sloan
Police believe a man shot and killed his mother, two brothers and one of their wives before taking his own life
The suspect jumped out of a van and began to run after shots were heard, and then the suspect aimed a gun at responding officers
The SUV was struck on its passenger’s side, causing it to roll onto its hood and slide before coming to rest near an alleyway
When a 911 call comes in, St. Louis police now may be able to see the scene before responding officers have time to arrive
Witnesses said the officers acted professionally in taking down the man Thursday night as he cursed at police
Deputy was struck multiple times in the Thursday attack — one bullet lodged behind his left eye
Said in interview that characterizations of him as a wealthy donor who paid to join the force are “unbelievably unfair”
A deputy marshal was killed in Louisiana while carrying out the roundup — the first on-duty death of a marshal in four years
36-year-old sheriff’s deputy was shot multiple times while directing traffic in a school zone
Secretary Jeh Johnson said it’s too soon to say whether Wednesday’s incident should prompt changes in security procedures
Chief William McCollom called 911 early New Year’s Day to report inadvertently shooting his ex-wife, Margaret, as they slept
Kenneth Morgan Stancil III said he killed Ron Lane earlier this week because Lane had made sexual advances to Stancil’s 16-year-old brother
Tulsa County employs about 130 reservists, who are given less training than regular deputies
The driver drove on the sidewalk, hit several parked cars and rammed the unmarked police car
Three officers gave an underage drinker a chance to get out of a citation by playing a game of rock, paper, scissors
‘Flakka’ has been involved in a number of recent incidents in the state
City Council is scheduled on Wednesday to decide whether to approve a settlement of $5M to suspect’s family
Spoke publicly before school board on Tuesday night, days after she was suspended with pay
Suspect, whose face and neck are covered in dark, self-administered tattoos, was armed with a knife and carried almost $500
Several people were seen getting arrested during the chaotic march from Manhattan’s Union Square to the Brooklyn Bridge
Malik Shabazz, the president of Black Lawyers for Justice, says his group also will conduct its own investigation into the death
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