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.
Police officers responding to repeated reports of domestic violence should take advantage of their position to evaluate the danger level and the relationship dynamic
How law enforcement can harness the power of technology while respecting individual rights and privacy
Here’s how the American Society of Evidence-Based Policing can assist you in quickly leveraging science-based methodologies at your department
Preparation for legal action comes as Eric Holder nears an announcement of the DoJ’s findings on police force
Police are finding themselves responding to an increase in calls from residents upset with neighbors or plow drivers who dump snow where it doesn’t belong
“Nothing on that video suggests that we were violating anyone’s rights. That’s what makes it even more perplexing to me”
A black police officers’ group says other hateful letters have circulated within the department in the past year.
Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein was killed in firefight with police Sunday after a shooting spree that may have been inspired by the terror attacks in Paris
Residents tied up intruder until officers arrived
Security planning began long before the grand jury announcement
57-year-old Sureshbhai Patel was hurt in a confrontation with Madison police while visiting relatives
A suspect brought in for questioning later punched himself in the face and then signed an assault complaint against detectives
Chairman Felix Vargas says he supports LE in general, but he believes there’s a conflict of interest in the investigation by a local law enforcement team
It is incumbent on agencies that successfully use this technology to further inform a suspicious public about the benefits of these devices
Prostitute stole sergeant’s gun, badge, ammo and handcuffs from a hotel room as he slept. Chief was criticized over his handling of the investigation
Postcards were laced with a hallucinogenic drug that has similar effects as LSD
Police spokeswoman said officer who turned off camera “has been recommended” for discipline, but is appealing
Man poured water on a freezing road to try to fool officers into thinking the cause of his drunken car crash was black ice
Officer drew his gun and told the man to surrender, but he attacked the officer, and the officer dropped his weapon
The suspect fled on foot after crashing his vehicle as a result of drunk driving
44-year-old Samori Kwame Walden was leaving as police arrived and then drove south on the interstate before shooting himself and crashing his car
Jason Hendrix was suspected of killing his family execution-style last week before fleeing his small Southern town
Suspected gunman killed by police after shooting attacks had a background in criminal gangs
8-year-old girl was shot Friday in the torso and is in stable condition
Denver Police Union President Nick Rogers says protesters went too far and officers should have been allowed to intervene
Olawale Agoro, of Hackensack, now faces charges of hindering apprehension, false swearing and resisting arrest
Coroner has decided to order an inquest, which would be open to the public, in hopes of calming “some of the fears and outrage of the community”
A 19-year-old man opened fire near a popular all-female Mardi Gras parade, killing two people
Police say the suspect was arrested for an attempted carjacking and died after fighting with officers and being TASERed
Franklin County Prosecutor said it was too early to speculate about what charges potentially could be brought against the three officers involved
Jessica Liesmann and her boyfriend yanked the suspect out of his car and body-slammed him on the pavement after he hit Liesmann’s vehicle
Police say man’s threatening behavior led officers to open fire
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