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.
According to law enforcement, Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) data allows officers to find the needles they need in haystacks of information
Integration of physical and digital evidence makes it easier for officers, detectives and evidence managers to share critical information
25-year-old Benjamin Alexander Shaw demanded money from a Circle K store clerk, threatening to return with a gun if he refused
Told a 13-year-old girl to stop whining after a hit-and-run crash that killed her father
Suspects in a shooting outside a basketball game were still at large Thursday, and police said they haven’t ruled out any motives
Officer Craig Taylor said during a bench trial last month that he feared for his life during the July 2013 confrontation at an assisted living facility
A sting operation led by an Ill. sheriff ended on Super Bowl Sunday with the arrests of hundreds
Man who was shot and killed after opening fire on a police helicopter has been identified as a former CHP officer
Prosecutors will appeal a judge’s ruling that they cannot use a coerced confession man gave to police while high on heroin
An officer was shot in a gunfire exchange with a suspect early Monday while investigating a home invasion
Mark Andrus, 59, had been spotted on surveillance footage near where the suitcase was discovered and was booked as a person of interest
Shotgun used by a man who was killed in a confrontation with police outside a City Hall meeting was illegally channeled to him by a straw buyer
Officer was met with gunfire Thursday after the 30-year-old suspect exited the back of the residence and began shooting
Officer involved in the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old may have been injured trying to get out of the way of a stolen car
The video called “Hands Up” includes images of guns held to a police officer’s head and lyrics that say “a cop got to get killed”
Citizen board agrees with other investigators that cop who arrested woman during altercation at gay pride event did not use excessive force
Policies vary among agencies, and some departments have banned or discouraged the practice
Raymond Kmetz, 68, had been civilly committed twice for psychological issues
17-year-old fatally shot in a police station lobby was killed after she lunged at an officer with a butcher knife and a TASER failed to stop her
An Irish police officer on vacation in New Orleans was shot by an armed robber, one of the latest victims in a string of shootings that have put the city on edge
Abandoned a proposal to use surveillance cameras for photographing vehicle license plates near gun shows in the United States to investigate gun-trafficking
Detective Jacob Grant is conscious but remains in critical condition after he was shot while on an undercover drug sting Jan. 9
During a search officers discovered more than 28 grams of cocaine stuffed into the prosthetic leg that the suspect was wearing
17-year-old girl who reportedly brandished a weapon was shot to death in the police station lobby Thursday
When Parabon delivers a Snapshot report based on a DNA specimen submitted to them, each phenotype is associated with a measure of confidence
Police opened fire and killed a suspect Monday after one officer was struck by a stolen car
FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said Monday that agents were investigating whether the threats came from the same person or from copycats
Police were investigating suspicious activity when the unnamed officer was shot, suffering serious injuries
New research has found that bacteria may be the next generation of forensic evidence used in police investigations
Drunken driver crashed into an empty squad car while officers were busy dealing with another drunken driver they had pulled over
The crash prompted an immediate lockdown of the White House grounds until officials could examine the drone
