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.
Law enforcement might consider using discretion before a court decides whether police need a warrant to scan someone’s face
Biometric technologies have already helped facilities improve offender identification and have the potential to improve efficiency for employee access authentication
Fourth Amendment rights are no less impacted by emerging technologies, but standard legal understandings of what information will now be considered private versus public is undergoing new consideration
Dash cam video has been released of a bizarre incident Sunday of a man attacking a police cruiser
An officer was shot and a suspect was killed in a shooting Friday morning
Faced with an increase in shootings in recent months, the NYPD is studying whether the big drop in stop-and-frisk encounters has impacted crime
The teacher was alone in the room with no guard nearby when a convicted rapist assaulted her
The effort dubbed “Operation Broken Heart” involved dozens of local, state and federal authorities
Military and law enforcement are gearing up to receive a new weapon — one that shoots images instead of ammo
Man already facing state charges that he pretended to be a police officer in Chicago was arrested today on federal charges he impersonated a U.S. marshal twice
Officers are being briefed during roll calls, new procedures are in place, and prosecutors are considering the effect on potentially thousands of pending court cases
Retired FBI agent and former officer believes off-duty cop did not use excessive force
Prosecutors said the action taken controlled the juvenile and was not done with malicious intent
Minn. teen accused of planning to massacre his family and high school classmates mocked the attacks on the Boston Marathon and Sandy Hook Elementary School as “pretty lame”
Investigators “returned to the scene of the crime” multiple times for more research — not by holding a scene closed, but by reviewing panoramic images stored in the agency’s computer system
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that with the exception of some emergency circumstances, police must obtain a warrant before searching the contents of a cell phone seized from someone who has been arrested
87-year-old patient was apparently the victim of theft when someone allegedly entered her hospital room and stole her diamond engagement ring
Unanimous Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police may not generally search the cellphones of people they arrest without first getting search warrants
Burglar failed to log out of Facebook after checking his profile on the homeowner’s computer
From Colorado and Washington state to California and Hawaii, police are being sued by people who want their marijuana back after prosecutors chose not to charge them
A 4-year-old girl helped detectives solve what was reported as a home invasion in Ferndale
Newly released video shows a Fox News anchor fight with police and paramedics in a holding cell at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
Officer was shot in the neck during a domestic call Monday
The sidewalk was littered with dozens of spent shell casings marked by green police cones and shattered glass after some 50 to 60 shots were fired Tuesday
Suspect believed to have shot an officer in the chest and hand Monday afternoon has been found dead
Police said a suspected Mafioso, one of 91 people arrested in a raid Monday in Palermo, had boasted his great-uncle killed a New York City police officer dispatched to that city in 1909
Suspect was cited with two misdemeanors, but not arrested by the responding officer
Jerad and Amanda Miller wore adult diapers and carried four handguns, a shotgun, water and food
Lawyers for the government and fans of Insane Clown Posse clashed in court Monday over whether the FBI can be sued for describing them as a gang
Drone use is becoming an issue as the unmanned aircraft become more popular, especially as a way for hobbyists to create videos
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