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.
How law enforcement agencies are adopting cloud-based or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) software solutions as part of the fight against crime
Modern analytics technology can reduce the time required to identify networks, operatives, criminal activity patterns and other indicators of organization
Evidence software manufacturers are implementing systems that save time and improve operational efficiency for both police officers and evidence personnel
The detective was in his vehicle when he was approached by three suspects, who opened fire as the detective attempted to flee
A woman was also shot in the head and wounded during the area’s sporadic street demonstrations overnight
Investigators have released few details, saying only that the shooting was preceded by a scuffle
The case involves police and fire retirees, allegedly instructed to claim they were too psychologically devastated to work. Instead, they led robust lives
The luxury Italian vehicle’s body was painted black and white with a police-style shield on the doors, and police-related decals
Public Advocate Letitia James on Monday called for a pilot program to put body-worn cameras on patrol officers in 15 percent of the city’s precincts
A dark-colored sedan drove through the parking lot twice just after 4 a.m. Tuesday, and someone fired seven rounds toward the building
FBI opened an investigation Monday into the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was shot multiple times Saturday by an officer
Results of a preliminary ballistics report show that police fired the 10 bullets that struck Misty Holt-Singh - her wounds likely came during a final burst of gunfire
The first responding officer was met by the suspect holding two knives in the front yard of a house
“It started not to click,” said police Chief Michael Moore. “My frustration level was very high. We are a cash-strapped city ... and this cost us quite a bit of money”
Dash cam footage has been released of a violent crash and a vehicular attack on an officer during a pursuit in Des Moines on August 6
A drive-by shooting killed a man and an 18-year-old woman and wounded five other people, three of them children
Police are investigating a homicide that occurred Sunday night that involved the suspect shooting the victim, then driving away in his car
A candlelight vigil for an unarmed man who was fatally shot by police turned ugly, with crowds looting and burning stores, vandalizing vehicles and taunting officers
As a result, incidents did not appear in the LAPD’s published statistics on serious crime that officials use to judge the department’s performance
Police say the man donned a range of wacky headpieces as he committed eight bank robberies in New York over the course of 2 ½ months
Police have become increasingly at odds with Mayor Bill de Blasio over the appearance he is taking sides against them after the death of a suspect last month
The fatal shooting of a teenager by police sent hundreds of angry residents out of their apartments Saturday
Evesham’s police officers have recorded 3,705 incidents while on patrol in the two weeks since they began wearing body cameras
The Justice Department and the city of Detroit have asked a judge to scale back federal monitoring of the city’s police department
San Diego police Wednesday shot and wounded a gun-waving man who may have wanted to commit “suicide by cop”
A 911 caller led police to an Oviedo subdivision Friday morning after falsely reporting that a shooter armed with an AR-15 rifle shot and killed someone
Violent incident left the baby’s mother critically wounded and the suspected assailant shot dead
The owner’s manual for the MK-177 BB/Pellet rifle warns that misuse can result in serious injury or death
Board of Police Commissioners President Steve Soboroff said he did not believe the chief intentionally misled officials so his daughter could profit
The force of the impact was so great the vehicle’s engine was launched from the car
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