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.
By giving officers real-time access to video, RTCCs are turning in-progress calls into solved cases and helping agencies close investigations faster and more safely
In Dimock v. City of Brooklyn Center, the court ruled warrantless entry and deadly force was lawful, citing exigent circumstances doctrine
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“The best way we can honor [Jordan] is not to let her death be in vain. And to remember that domestic violence crosses all professions,” Sheriff Amason said
Officer Agdeppa said the suspect attacked him and his partner; Agdeppa said he was in fear for his partner’s life when he shot the suspect
Suspected University of North Carolina shooter left building right after killing adviser, police say
Chapel Hill Police arrested Tailei Qi without force in a residential neighborhood less than two hours later
The deputy went to search the suspect’s car after being informed of a firearm; the suspect then got back into his vehicle and accelerated with the deputy inside
Agencies can clear their case backlogs and better manage their workflows with a secure, scaled cloud solution
Students and faculty at the flagship campus barricaded themselves in dorm rooms, offices and classrooms for hours until a lockdown was lifted
The new La Vergne Police chief will take over following a sexual misconduct investigation that led to firing five officers and suspending three
This tip sheet shares a brief list of the lessons Chief Wallentine has learned during his tenure in law enforcment along with contributions from his command staff, friends and colleagues.
Download this tip sheet to learn key considerations for investigators, union representatives, police administrators, first-line supervisors and officers.
The deputies were let go “involving job performance on July 10, 2023,” when an inmate used handcuffs to strangle Deputy John Durm, the sheriff’s office said
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Sheriff Eddie Virden said he and his team will continue determined efforts “to bring closure to these cases and provide answers to the families seeking justice”
John Snowling, who had worked for the Ventura Police Department from 1986 to 2014, had traveled from Ohio to confront his estranged wife
“We did give him every opportunity to surrender,” Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Chief Larry Scirotto said
Zenna Ramos said she had just escaped an unsafe living situation with her young child, and didn’t have clothes when she said she took the shirt worth $14.99
Sheriff Kory Honea, whose department went through a similar disaster recovery, says “good old fashioned detective work” was key in locating survivors
The Reid Technique of interviewing and interrogation is supported by the courts
It can hold the key to solving more and bigger crimes
NFTs could bring iron-clad authenticity to every component of police records, evidence collection and storage
The officers involved in the incident “did the exact job that they were called and trained to do,” the Hamilton County DA said
Pleasant Hill said it will improve background checks after swearing in an officer without searching his social media history, leading citizens to find a racist post he made
These charges encompass offenses such as wire fraud and the deprivation of rights under the pretense of authority
BWC video shows the chaotic attack that killed one officer and wounded two others, as the only officer left standing was able to stop the heavily armed shooter
As the officers were conducting field sobriety tests on a driver who was going 106 mph in a 55 mph, a driver crashed into an officer’s unoccupied cruiser
Police chief: “This is just pure anarchist behavior. This is the kind of thing that we need to eradicate from this community”
Since 2019, the CHP’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force has arrested over 1,200 individuals and reclaimed $30M worth of merchandise
The request comes after an arbitrator ruled that officers facing serious discipline should have a choice to have their case decided by a police board or a third party
A 911 caller said the man, identified as an off-duty deputy, was distraught and drinking before he allegedly fired shots into the wall of a home
Maui Police Chief John Pelletier repeatedly urges “patience, prayers and perseverance” as teams carefully search the ashes in the community of Lahaina
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