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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Using DNA evidence, Richland County investigators were able to solve a grisly murder from 30 years ago
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Family’s attorney believes gas inside the vehicle was ignited by the ECD, causing the deadly explosion
State senator is in hot water over anti-police comments in which he compared officers to the Islamic State extremist group
Christopher Booker, 42, apparently suffered a seizure on Dec. 3, when he struck John Adsit and other officers who were monitoring a protest
Trespassing suspect used his own credit card to jimmy open a garage door, then left it behind when the homeowner suddenly appeared
Man killed after police said he drove a Maserati toward them admitted last year to driving toward another officer and accelerating, according to court records
The man accused of shooting two cops during a demonstration in Ferguson this month had nothing to do with the incident, his attorney said Wednesday
Handwritten note arrived in Col. Marcus Brown’s suburban Harrisburg mailbox on Monday night amid an increasingly ugly battle over Brown’s nomination
Police said they weren’t able to contact either Denise Huskins or her family members by Wednesday’s end and do not know where she is
I was a natural, mainly because as a 150-pound, Peter Brady lookalike nobody would ever believe I was a cop — “He’s way too young and scrawny to be a cop.”
A federal mediator will travel to state next week to begin talks between a department and community groups outraged by a recent fatal police shooting
Denise Huskins’ boyfriend told police she was abducted Monday from the Vallejo home they share
A man threatening to commit suicide unleashed a barrage of gunfire on officers called to check on him, killing a 14-year veteran of the San Jose department
No criminal charges will be filed against officer for discharging his weapon during a domestic disturbance
Allowing white cop to have judge decide his fate in OIS that killed 2 black suspects would be unfair because it excludes blacks from being jurors, prosecutors argued
Man who’d been wanted by police made a couple of critical mistakes that led to his capture — he sent out social media messages pinpointing his location
Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson said some journalists were repeatedly asked to return to sidewalks or safe areas for their own well-being
Family members calling for investigation into whether plainclothes cops who killed woman had properly ID’d themselves when they approached her car
Responding officer exited his patrol car and “was immediately confronted by the male suspect who was armed with a large knife”
A note written by Boston Marathon bomber as he hid inside a boat contained themes of global jihad similar to those found in extremist materials on his computer
Investigation into an alleged gang rape, described in graphic detail in a Rolling Stone article, showed no evidence the attack took place
Officers searched fields, barns and other locations for a fugitive accused of abducting a woman and fleeing in an exchange of gunfire
Poor training has left cops with the mistaken belief that fearing for their lives alone is justification for using deadly force, Justice Department said Monday
Brawl in a parking lot left one suspect dead and several injured, including one officer who was shot in the leg
Anti-police message came after DA said Thursday that the two unidentified officers involved in the deadly altercation wouldn’t face criminal charges
When approached by officers, the man sprayed an “incapacitating” spray and was fatally shot
A rookie Los Angeles police officer charged with murder in the killing of a man during an off-duty fight fled with the help of his father
Man was shot in the head Thursday after an officer reported shots had been fired and asked for backup
Officers were able to use the 34-minute call to figure out where the men were
Report comes seven months after John Crawford III was shot, when police responded to a 911 call reporting a man waving what appeared to be a gun
Incident highlights the danger that tribal officers can face when patrolling the huge reservation — sometimes alone
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