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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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An astute investigator alert to the signs of human trafficking can launch a line of questioning designed to reveal the offender’s conduct
When deciphering a gang or inmate-coded sample, sometimes your best teacher is your last mistake
31-year veteran Officer Lou Golson was struck twice by gunfire shortly after stopping the unidentified suspect Saturday
Naked man broke into two homes, drank booze and used a hot tub at one of them
The wife of a Georgia police chief who told a 911 dispatcher that he accidentally shot her is improving at a hospital
College student who died after being run over by a police cruiser on Cape Cod was high on alcohol and drugs
During the six minute call, Chief McCollom said he and his wife were sleeping when the shooting happened
The Cuyahoga County’s sheriff’s office will take over for the city and continue the probe into the Nov. 22 Cleveland playground shooting of Tamir Rice
Officer secretly recorded himself for about 15 years after supervisor red-flagged him for repeatedly using force and getting high number of complaints
West Jordan Police Department is searching for one of its own after an officer left his home following an argument with his wife
Recent South Florida cases stemmed from photos or video posted on Instagram, the fast-growing social media site
Officers in Durham are being told to remain vigilant and use their instincts after two shooting incidents involving officers in less than a week
It’s not clear what Garrett Gagne’s condition was before an officer hit his body en route to a burglary call
Modesto police spokeswoman Heather Graves says officers responding to a 911 call found two male victims and one female victim dead inside the house
Police said they don’t know how many suspects are involved and don’t have a motive for the shootings
Police Chief William McCollom called 911 around 4:15 a.m. and reported shooting his wife, Margaret, inside the couple’s bedroom
The little boy reached into Veronica J. Rutledge’s purse and her concealed gun fired while she shopped with her 4 children
Police have said surveillance footage seems to confirm that Martin pointed a gun at the officer before he was shot
The armed man walked into the waiting room and demanded to see a police officer
One body was determined to be that of a woman believed to be in her 20s, and it appeared to have been dismembered
Officials say the child, 10, was struck along a busy road in Franklin Township around 7 p.m. Sunday
Ezell Ford was shot three times in his right side, right arm and back, according to the report
Christopher Taylor, 18, was booked on suspicion of shooting at an occupied vehicle
Police detained the suspect, whose mental condition will be evaluated
Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges he posted Facebook comments encouraging people to kill police
Officers were responding to a radio call and driving slowly in a neighborhood when they saw the muzzle flash of a rifle pointed in their direction
Police identified the body as off-duty Shelbyville Police Officer David Hudnall, 33
Police arrived four minutes after a 911 call reporting an attempted suicide, to find the bodies of 4
Woman smeared uncooked bacon and sausage all over a police station dispatch window offering to “feed the pigs”
A protester who advocated for peaceful demonstrations in Ferguson was charged Saturday with setting fire to a convenience store
A high school basketball tournament on the Northern California coast has become the latest flashpoint in the ongoing police protests
Police say the suspect was arrested after 51-year-old Leon Little was found unconscious inside the Bronx Psychiatric Center