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.
The Omaha Police Department has adopted an approach where its interviewing investigators do not watch video evidence before interviewing officers involved in serious uses of force
Never underestimate the value of officer presence on ensuring your time in court is successful
A successful prosecution is the desired result of most criminal investigations – and that begins with an effective investigation report
The deputy pulled over the officer for driving about 80 mph in a 45 mph in an agency-issued cruiser without the siren or emergency lights on
The off-duty Cleveland officer was hospitalized after a person attempted to steal his car and slashed him in the head with a screwdriver
The officer was on his way to work at the Taylor Swift concert Saturday night when “two knuckleheads decided to attack him,” Detroit Police Chief White said
Four bystanders jumped in to help the officer get the suspect handcuffed until Rostraver police arrived to help
Police Lt. Blaskiewicz said the homicide clearance is partly due to the growing number of surveillance cameras and better communication across the department
Police commissioners voted to dismiss two officers for violating officer conduct rules on following the law, integrity, trustworthiness, courtesy and respect
Officers inside the theater, where the graduation ceremony had been taking place, heard gunfire and radioed to police stationed outside, who found multiple victims
“Bro, make sure she’s cool,” a handcuffed man can be heard on BWC saying to the LVMPD partner of the officer who was shot
There are many layers of complexity inherent in balancing transparency, public safety, and respect for the victims and their families
The other driver involved in the crash had taken a video of the suspect earlier; deputies gave the suspect time to explain before a K-9 found a bag with drugs
When the first officer arrived at the hotel, he encountered an armed man and gunfire was exchanged
The Danvers Police Department said an officer’s gun had discharged while searching the school, which elevated the situation to an active shooter response
Bryan Kohberger’s trial has been set for early October. The prosecutor now has 60 days to inform the court whether he will seek the death penalty in the case
The four hours of BWC videos show the scene after a Corvette, driven by ex-NFL player Henry Ruggs III, struck and killed a woman in a Toyota RAV4
With social media accelerating the spread of information, officers are having to find new ways to inform the public during critical incidents
“We are all a part of an honorable profession, and it is our individual and collective duty to seek the truth on all matters,"" the sheriff’s email said
Austin Lee Edwards posed online as a teen boy while talking with a 15-year-old girl, a form of deception known as “catfishing.” He later killed her mother and grandparents
The man who killed five people and shot a rookie officer made plans for the shooting and put his phone in a pocket to livestream
Once you find a manifesto and begin to read, there will be little doubt in your mind as to the severity of the subject’s intended actions
Investigators are leveraging key advances to identify traffickers and help victims
Purdue University researchers have simplified FileTSAR+ functionality and packaging to improve setup, use and maintenance
How facial recognition and natural language processing tools can aid law enforcement in identifying suspects in car break-ins while balancing ethical concerns
Here’s what to know about this powerful chatbot that uses deep learning to produce humanlike text
Busting the myths surrounding live social media collection and analysis
They can help investigators develop clearer pictures of what drives suspects
Liberty County Sheriff William Bowman insisted his department doesn’t practice racial profiling after being criticized by Delaware State students and administrators last year
Jesse Porter shot a library special police officer in the chest thinking was holding his training gun
“I was handed, when I took over, what I believed were politically based and politically motivated prosecutions against police officers.”
Officials do not know why Officer Kimberly Sickafoose’s cruiser went into the Mobile River but say there is no evidence of foul play
St. Cloud Chief Douglas Goerke apologized to the victim’s family saying, “I have no tolerance for officers who harm our community or violate its trust”
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