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.
Most real-life police interviews contain many undesirable practices – here’s how to improve them
Over 1,000 public safety agencies use the Nextdoor platform to connect with residents on a hyper-local level
Using AI and facial recognition software for real-time crime reporting is the next logical progression in how police are already using existing technology
A student opened fire Friday in a high school cafeteria north of Seattle, killing at least one person and shooting several others in the head before killing himself
Officials say the estimated 10,000 abandoned dwellings in Gary serve as magnets for drug dealers, squatters and others seeking cover for criminal acts
A Silicon Valley startup has developed technology to let dispatchers know when a police officer’s weapon has been fired
Police say 19-year-old Jacob Clark of Chichester threw a beer bottle at a police officer
Authorities sifted through confounding shards of a gunman’s life seeking to understand what motivated the man to storm the nation’s seat of power
An off-duty Chicago police officer was “alert and talking” after he was shot in the chest during an apparent robbery attempt early Friday morning
At least a dozen people were injured when a stolen truck crashed into a bar while being pursued by police
Preparations are aimed at avoiding renewed outbreak of violence that could follow announcement of whether officer will face trial
Brazen attack against officers was a terrorist act by a Muslim convert who ranted online against America but had no clear ties to international extremists
Authorities say they’ve seized dozens of guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition and police equipment including badges, silencers and vehicles from the home of a man who tried to pull over a uniformed officer
An outspoken member of the American Patriots, a group of armed citizens patrolling the U.S.-Texas border near Brownsville, was arrested Monday
Officer with sirens on waved away as pack of roughly 50 riders can be seen speeding, doing wheelies and standing on their bikes
Police are using a relatively new application to collect photos and videos they hope will lead to arrests following weekend chaos at a pumpkin festival
Woman arrested at gay pride parade pleaded guilty Wednesday to harassment citations. Prosecutors dropped more serious charges that she assaulted an officer and a protester
Md. man who climbed over the White House fence Wednesday night has been charged with felonies for assaulting two police dogs and making threats
The fact that the report was leaked at all may actually be the most interesting piece of the story
A young convert to Islam who killed a Canadian soldier in a hit-and-run Monday had been on the radar of federal investigators
Cameras were rolling Sunday morning when San Antonio Police Department officers engaged in a violent struggle downtown
20-year-old Kayelisa Martin’s son was already dead when she struck a fire hydrant with her mother’s car on Aug. 7
A man who allegedly confessed to killing seven women in Indiana refused to respond to the judge during his initial court appearance Wednesday
Michael Brown’s official autopsy shows he was shot in the hand at close range during a struggle with the Ferguson police officer who fatally shot him
Schools in a northeastern Pennsylvania district have reopened after authorities did a precautionary search
Actress who suggested she was detained by police because of racial profiling was charged Tuesday with lewd conduct in connection with the incident
An agent from the federal Drug Enforcement Agency was shot in the elbow Monday morning as he and other agents were serving a search warrant
Dash cam video captured a close call for two New Jersey troopers and a driver after a speeding Jeep sideswiped their cars during a traffic stop
Investigators in 2 states are reviewing unsolved murders and missing person reports after the arrest of a man who police say confessed to killing 7 women
Increasingly, police investigators and courts are putting their faith in four-legged tools — canines that can detect even small particles of human remains
Although still not nearly as “sexy” as what the public may see on the silver screen, police are better leveraging cloud technology for criminal investigations and crime prevention
The federal review will examine training standards, the way police interact with residents and how the department tracks complaints against officers
