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.
Persons who pose only a threat to themselves should be treated with extreme caution in regards to using physical force
Those of us who investigate crimes in a post-CSI world can attest fictional characters can set standards that real people have to live up to
Bill James proposes a mathematical model for evaluating evidence and calculating whether a burden of proof has been met
Newly released dash cam video captures state troopers as they rescue a kidnapping victim trapped in the trunk of a car
A man who was shot and killed by police after allegedly wounding four SWAT officers watched them approach the suspected drug house on surveillance cameras
Calif. Supreme Court likely to rule in favor of requiring police agencies to make names of officers in shootings public
The length of time police agencies could retain license plate information was the center of arguments before the legislative Public Safety and Security Committee
Less than half the people Arizona Department of Public Safety officers suspect are in the country illegally are picked up by immigration authorities or booked into jail
Pa. county recently installed an interview room in the services center that is equipped to videotape witnesses and suspects during questioning
NYPD Commissioner William Bratton, bringing his own brand of policing to the city, said Tuesday he plans to ride the subways early in the morning to get a sense of the city
The facility at the heart of an evidence scandal was also plagued by management failures, inadequate training and a lack of protocols
Suspect made headlines in January for allegedly driving around and exposing himself to three women while he asked them to pleasure him with Swiss cheese
Officer Brian Pitzer is being criticized for his record of officer-involved shootings; the suspect in this case had a gun and had robbed an elderly woman
Police say a woman reported to be in labor and her boyfriend were robbed in Annapolis as they headed to a hospital
The teen was not related to the trooper’s family, no other details have been released
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By advocating that the two events be combined into a single occurrence, Lieutenant Todd Larson of the Scottsdale (Ariz.) PD has brought a new protocol to his agency that satisfies administrators, prosecutors, investigators, and officers alike
Police say dispatcher Vicki Boyung admitted to smoking marijuana inside the Carnegie Police Department during her shift
In its quest to find a suspected domestic terrorist on the lam for a decade, the FBI on Friday began placing his image on billboards across the country
The warrants team is attempting to identify parents who owe a lot of money for child support
A jury has ruled in favor of a former officer who sued after he was shot responding to a burglar alarm by a homeowner who thought he was an intruder
Secretary Jeh Johnson has been reviewing the rules about when border agents can use their guns since he took office in December
A NJ man whose rap lyrics boasted he would “blow your face off and leave your brain caved in the street” will have his attempted murder case considered by the state’s Supreme Court
Police have not said how the gun was stored or whether it was a duty weapon
Man got within three feet of a paramedic trying to do a medical assessment of a drunken man and continued recording after the paramedic asked him to stop
Authorities said Wednesday that Devin Blowers, 24, shot Douglas County sheriff’s deputy Dustin Alexander before a murder-suicide Monday night that claimed the life of 29-year-old Katie Ray Christopherson
Federal authorities assured the arrests did not reflect a systemic problem in the department
Police still aren’t sure why a woman fled a traffic stop at speeds reaching 90 mph before losing control of her vehicle
This year’s Boston Marathon will have a “no bags” policy as part of stepped-up security following last year’s deadly bombing
Five police commanders regularly use their accounts to post tweets asking residents to help solve crimes or be aware of their surroundings