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.
Jim and Doug discuss how social media plays into modern police activity, and whether or not further cooperation is on the horizon
Domestic violence calls are chaotic and dangerous, not only for victims and children, but for also for responding officers
Here are five things you should know about the suspect at the center of an ongoing crime spree
An Oklahoma officer was stabbed by a woman with a pair of scissors as he conducted a traffic stop Tuesday night
Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry on Wednesday requested the Justice Department to step in and help the city overhaul its troubled police force
A soldier opened fire Wednesday on fellow service members at the Fort Hood military base, killing three people and wounding 16 before committing suicide
Officer who fatally shot a Hofstra University junior and her hostage-taker during a standoff had no other option but “deadly physical force”
Lawyer says move was made by then-APD Chief Ray Schultz to try to stave off a federal investigation
The department has a social media policy and appropriate action will be taken after the investigation
“Don’t Tase me, bro,” might be a passe catchphrase. But the YouTube video that spawned it along with a bevy of other stun gun filming has sparked fear in suspects
One department’s Facebook page is now devoted to cold cases in hopes that online discussion will generate new leads
Police say razor blades were found duct-taped to playground equipment at a park outside Philadelphia
NYPD intelligence officials told Jewish community leaders that last year’s Boston bombing shows that people inspired by al-Qaida are capable of operating under law enforcement’s radar
St. Louis police are running a pilot program aimed at resolving bitter but relatively minor conflicts between citizens and officers
A report of a shooting at Virginia College in Spartanburg County sent deputies racing to the scene
A police officer was hit but not hurt Monday night by a fleeing stolen truck whose driver is being sought
Suspect shot an officer following a traffic stop around 2:50 a.m. Tuesday
Police say 29-year-old James Paul Harris practiced voodoo and kept the head of 49-year-old James Gerety to talk to after the March or April 2011 killing
Officers acted in self-defense when they fatally shot a suicidal South San Francisco man who had led them on a high-speed chase and then walked toward them holding a large rock on his head
Suspect got into a marked Georgetown County Sheriff’s patrol car and led police on a pursuit
Incident occurred as fans hurled beer bottles and firecrackers at officers
22-year-old Officer Alexander Thalmann was shot while stopping a suspect for questioning
Two officers were shot in the line of duty Friday night
Investigators are searching for a man whose car door struck a police officer’s arm, causing the officer to accidentally fire a single shot
Miami police earlier had warned festival organizers to reinforce the fence
San Antonio police responded to an altercation around 3 a.m. Sunday morning
The department started using its ‘Like’ page to post evidence to generate leads
A Manhattan man convicted of shooting at police in an exchange of gunfire on the Lower East Side in February 2012 will serve 28 years to life in prison
The de Blasio administration Friday named the city’s first-ever inspector general to oversee the police department
Police were called by employees after suspect allegedly yelled at the counter help, placed “wet floor” signs on the counter and told workers he defecated on the floor
June 2013 incident is believed to be the first fatal shooting by an on-duty Highland Park police officer in the town’s 100-year history
Alarmed by an increase in opiate drug overdose fatalities, officers in some police departments are carrying and administering antidotes on the scene to stem drug deaths in their communities
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