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.
Once your agency has decided to invest in license plate reader technology, it’s important to plan ahead for an effective rollout
Former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Tom Ridge made some time to visit with Police1 during IACP 2016
Gangs codes use numbers, letters and superscripts - here’s how to reveal their message
Even as they said criminal charges weren’t likely, police officials and others defended the department’s actions during a three-hour standoff
Two officers were shot and a suspect was killed after a traffic stop in downtown Salt Lake City Friday morning
The man was a suspect in at least one of a series of armed robberies in Spokane taking place since the beginning of March
The hearing comes after the airport operator issued a report last week that highlighted significant lapses in the emergency response
A fourth person has died of injuries suffered earlier this month when a suspected drunken driver drove into a crowd at the South By Southwest festival
Officer Francesca Quaranta has alleged that she began to face hostility from some officers, and the treatment became so bad she went on paid leave
Beneath the strings of red paper lanterns and narrow alleyways of the nation’s oldest Chinatown lies a sinister underworld
Coeur d’Alene Police purchased a brand-new robot to be used by the Kootenai County SWAT team
Police said the man was shot Tuesday night after he opened fire on officers responding to a frantic call from a woman who said the suspect had pointed a gun at two girls
In Police1 “First Person” essays, Police1 Members candidly share their own unique personal insights on issues confronting cops today, as well as opinions, observations, and advice on living life behind the thin blue line
Subjects seeking to be deceptive overwhelmingly prefer closed-ended questions that let them get by with abbreviated statements whereas truthful individuals will mine their memories for the truth
A physical trigger can be all it takes to convince a suspect to tell us their story
Suspect tells the CHP officer to get out of his face before nearly running the officer over
Police officers have 345 panhandling and peddlar arrests under their belts this year, a 174% increase from the same period in 2013
Police served more than two dozen search warrants and made several arrests after a months-long investigation into baggage theft at LAX
Suspect robbed the store a day after his release
Raymond Korb, 28, entered his estranged wife’s home before using his father’s rifle to take his own life
Recommendation was one of 14 determined after a nationwide review of security at airports prompted by a fatal shooting at LAX
Incorporating the FLIR ONE thermal imager — expected to cost about $350 — onto the iPhone we’re already carrying around might make a lot of sense
An anonymous tip led officers to suspect, who told investigators he was high on Xanax and marijuana when he shot the patrol car with a 10-gauge shotgun
Honolulu police said during the meeting that they’re OK with making it expressly illegal for officers to have sex with prostitutes
San Francisco police say two men have been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting that wounded eight people
Police say suspect had threatened to kill officers and held onto knives as an unarmed K-9 officer approached him
A Troutdale officer noticed a door handle missing from the station’s main entrance on Saturday night
Three extreme-skydiving enthusiasts accused of parachuting off the 1 World Trade Center tower last fall were arrested Monday
The killing of Kari Hunt Dunn spurred a petition that has garnered more than 440,000 signatures demanding hotels and motels be required to enable the direct dialing of 911
A sailor was fatally shot and security forces killed the lone suspect late Monday