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.
From a compromised crime scene to controversial police conduct, the O.J. Simpson case offers a study on the pitfalls that can derail justice
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The governor said he will propose the state build a “scenario-based training facility” as part of the upcoming budget
The sheriff’s dive team found the body Saturday afternoon during a snorkeling training exercise
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A statewide task force initiated by the California Highway Patrol has assembled cross-jurisdictional teams in areas most impacted by retail crime
Connect Atlanta, a public safety program linking the city’s Axis cameras with 15,000+ private business and residential cameras, helps police investigate crimes
Had Officer Zach Robinson not killed the suspect, authorities said they shudder to think how much worse the attack might have been
Homicides on average dropped 9.4% during the first half of 2023 as compared to the same period last year
When Long Beach officers arrived to the parking lot, they saw the suspect standing outside of the car and they observed the girl mouth the word ‘help’
Officer Zach Robinson “disabled” the suspect’s .223 -caliber rifle with a difficult shot from his own 9 mm handgun from about 75 ft away
Chief Harold Medina said if he had one word to describe the scene, it would be “chaos,” and that you could tell the incident “escalated extremely quickly”
The suspended officer was arrested after he showed up for training with the Fayetteville Police Department as part of the application process
Las Vegas police have said in the past that the investigation quickly stalled in part because witnesses refused to cooperate
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Firefighter Jordan Melton was one of two FFs shot five days ago
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison gave credit to the task force that was formed last year; saying if not for them, “he would still be out on the streets today”
Caleb Rogers could be sentenced to life if convicted of brandishing a department-issued weapon in one of the robberies; he was an active-duty patrol officer at the time
As undercover deputies began issuing citations, the former police commissioner told deputies he was on the police board and asked “Can you help me out?”
A lawsuit said requiring deputies to reveal ink and be interviewed would violate the Fourth Amendment and Fifth Amendment protections, as well as state labor law
The suspect used his handcuff chain to strangle Deputy Durm; he then found the handcuff key, unlocked himself and drove a short distance
Birmingham FFs Jones and Meltion are in serious and critical condition after being shot inside their firehouse
East St. Louis owes the members more than $1 million in back pay, including active and retired officers or their surviving family members, the union said
Deputy Krickovich was fired by Sheriff Gregory Tony in 2019, after an incident across the street from a high school was captured on body-worn camera and went viral
The sheriff believes the punching was “an isolated incident,” noting most employees are doing “incredible work on behalf of 10 million residents”
Police say two Birmingham firefighters were shot in the chest and legs
A state judge has thrown out obstruction of justice charges against two of the five Louisiana lawmen indicted in the fatal 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene
As part of the settlement, Yuba City will also start randomly auditing officers’ bodycam footage and reviewing use of force incidents, police Chief Brian Baker said
Officer Caleb McCollum was given a five-day suspension during a disciplinary hearing; he has been on administrative leave since August 2022
According to Chief Dana Wingert, the program is meant to complement data on traffic stops resulting in arrests or citations
BWC video shows the officer criticizing the deputy for pulling him over as he was driving into work in an agency-issued cruiser
Flaws in the ‘good time’ law that grant correctional incentive to inmates “failed Deputy Johnson and his family,” Alabama’s governor said
The Cleveland homicide unit has 16 detectives; The unit is budgeted for 23 detectives but the federal recommendation is 38 detectives
