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.
When responding to a call regarding domestic violence, police officers should ask if there are any pets in the home and make note of any animals with signs of injury
Intelligence gathering helps officers identify specific crime trends, criminal organizations and suspects who pose a significant community or officer safety threat
About half of the individuals came into contact with law enforcement during the planning and preparation stages of their attacks
Social media engages public and encourages them to assist law enforcement by providing locations of fugitives with outstanding warrants
Set up account using photos and other personal information of woman arrested in drug case to trick friends and associates into revealing drug secrets
At one point, the dispatcher noted that she could hear a bubbling sound as if something was cooking
Police said they resorted to force only after the passenger repeatedly refused to leave the car and kept reaching toward the back seat
Police in Florida are searching for a suspect they believe drowned a K-9 during a foot pursuit
19-year-old American left a letter expressing disgust with Western society before trying to board an international flight in Chicago
Philly police held a silent vigil Sunday in protest of convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal’s commencement speech at a small Vt. college
Police have released body camera footage capturing the July 10 shooting of a man who posted threats against police online and brandished a fake gun
Appeals court on Monday refused to reverse a decision that dismissed a manslaughter charge against officer who killed a 7-year-old during a raid
Cell phone video captured a violent struggle as an off-duty officer fought a man attempting to grab his patrol rifle
Suit filed Wednesday claims deaths could have been prevented if a 911 dispatcher hadn’t sent officers to the wrong address
An officer suffered serious injuries after getting shot multiple times attempting to arrest a shoplifting suspect Sunday
Pennsylvania State Police have struck out again after following up on a possible sighting of the suspect in the Pocono Mountains
The police officer was responding to a “welfare check” on a man who was lying in a stairwell of an apartment Sunday
A case from NC turns on whether an officer’s mistaken belief about a state law still can justify a traffic stop that led to the discovery of cocaine
Fleeing SUV hit and dragged the woman
Suspect in ambush on two state troopers said in a text that “all is good” less than five hours before he allegedly opened fire outside their barracks
Since Batts was appointed in September 2012, he said he has disciplined roughly 30 officers found guilty of misconduct
Police found a campsite recently used by 31-year-old Eric Frein and found tuna fish, ramen noodles and other food and clothing
Lt. Jemal Johnson was arraigned on sexual assault, unlawful restraint, indecent assault and reckless endangerment charges
Local police are upset that they were denied access to information about the case; county police are investigating the theft charges
The Obama administration has called for an independent panel to take a look at the agency from top to bottom
County prosecutors said Wednesday that they were reviewing the report but had no evidence to suggest information in the tweet was credible
Prosecutor has filed formal notification that he’ll seek the death penalty against a man accused of beheading a woman at a food processing plant
Police are investigating an incident in which four Memphis officers tipped over a portable toilet in pursuit of a suspect hiding in one of them
Prosecutors aim to file new charges against a woman in a chaotic 2013 traffic stop during which an officer fired shots at her van full of kids
Court on Wednesday ruled that prosecutors can use evidence gathered after a GPS device was put on a suspect’s van without a warrant
Trooper was fatally wounded when another trooper’s gun accidentally discharged
Move comes just weeks after the chief and interim chief resigned because of state investigations into many issues
Medivac helicopter was requested for two troopers following an accident Wednesday night