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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.

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Teen who made headlines in a battle to get on a transplant waiting list died Tuesday
To help people inside the building get out, police smashed windows and helped people climb to safety
Attorney insists that the man was beaten by police into wrongly confessing
Ricky Shawatza Hall, 27, was killed Monday when NSA police opened fire on a stolen car that then crashed into a police vehicle
Newspapers say they’ve received emails from a person claiming responsibility for abduction; one demands police apologize to the woman for calling it a hoax
Used sirens and flashing lights to skip to the head of the drive-thru line
Suspect was carrying a baseball bat in one hand and a screwdriver in the other
27-year-old Tyaina Finch was charged with with first- and third-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Mark Hudson
SUV’s owner picked up the two men, dressed as women, in Baltimore and then headed to the Terrace Motel in Elkridge
Filed a federal lawsuit Monday against St. Louis County police and 20 of its officers, accusing them of violating the reporters’ civil rights
Mark Hudson died Saturday of a gunshot wound to his chest that he suffered while inside his home
Jurors in federal death penalty trial saw gruesome autopsy photos and heard a medical examiner describe devastating injuries suffered by an 8-year-old boy
Federal Railroad Administration has called for police departments nationwide to add patrols and issue more citations as the first step in a safety campaign
FBI spokeswoman said the incident was not believed to be linked to terrorism
Officer returned fire during Sunday’s encounter in Santa Clarita
Officer shot point-blank in the face by a suspect was in stable condition at a hospital Sunday and improving after surgery
Richard Womack, Darby Township police commissioner, said the officer was shot once in the chest
Seven people were injured, some critically, during an early-morning spray of gunfire Saturday at a spring break party
Sgt. Jeremy Daniels began recuperating at home Thursday
“A mother’s job is not easy and neither is a police officer’s”
Man says was innocent and trying to protect himself, while police counter he refused to pull over, resisted arrest and threatened them
Police are concerned about the effects of the increasingly popular pot candies, cookies and other edibles that can be exponentially more potent than a joint
Charged Thursday with lying to FBI agents to help his son escape after the officer was charged with killing a man during an off-duty fight
FBI must work speed up its efforts to confront increasingly sophisticated terrorists and improve its ability to gather intelligence on global threats
The suicidal man found dead after he shot and killed a veteran San Jose police officer was killed by police gunfire
Met with detectives Thursday “with the hope of clearing her name because she is absolutely, unequivocally, 100 percent, positively a victim”
Fresno’s deputy police chief was among four people arrested on federal drug charges, including conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and heroin
FBI and the state are investigating whether gunman may have been involved in other bank robberies in other states
Many criminals have put damning evidence of their crimes on social media, but gang culture may lead members to make such missteps more than it would for individual offenders
Are these qualities you already possess — thus making you an innovative investigator — or are they qualities you might add to your set of skills to improve your ability to lead your investigations?