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.
Gaps in information sharing led the DOJ to push for agencies to adopt intelligence-led policing. Here are a few examples of agencies that have deployed the strategy.
Sharing information across multiple agencies can be aided by intelligence-led policing strategies. Just don’t get tripped up by these common mistakes.
Take a moment to reflect upon these challenges facing police in 2016 and analyze your agency’s readiness
A woman has filed suit against police, claiming excessive force was used during her DUI arrest
Police say they are seeking a 29-year-old Philadelphia man and are asking the public for help finding him
An 8-year-old girl held a knife to her chest and refused to let police come closer
The family still insists he had nothing in his hands when police shot him, but cops are claiming he brandished a meat fork and knife
Chadrick Evan Fulks was taken from the federal penitentiary to help with the search for the remains of 19-year-old Samantha Nicole Burns
Investigators are trying to find out why the former Ohio officer fired nearly 2 dozen shots at the courthouse
Castro’s pants and underwear were pulled down to his ankles when he was found
Investigators have ruled out murder suicide and characterized the killings as a quadruple homicide
The officer had been warned the teen had mental health issues and was a danger to himself
Security video footage showed a gunman pull out a .45-caliber pistol while bystanders kept their eyes on their phones
The undercover officer, who was off-duty at the time, has been placed on modified duty
The judge entered the pleas on their behalf as neither recognize the court’s authority
Drastically conflicting reports say police shot an armed, charging man, and that he was unarmed with his hands up
Law-enforcement officials have cautioned against a rush to judgment in cases where video shows ‘excessive force’
Investigators are questioning whether off-duty officers were present during the confrontation
The investigation will reconstruct the car chase and shooting and explore how officers dealt with the driver and whether protocols were followed
Internal affairs detectives are trying to determine whether he witnessed the assault on the SUV driver
The man doused himself in gasoline and set himself on fire; police are unsure if he was protesting a cause
The U.S. Department of Justice is reviewing years of excessive force claims
Kenneth Kaiser Jr. pleaded guilty following an agreement that recommends a $15,000 fine but no prison time
Miriam Carey of Conn. had no history of violence, but had post-postpartum depression after giving birth
The teen fled but returned for help when he accidentally shot himself, and was tied to a chair by another hunter in their party
Documenting and following a reliable procedure helps make a good ID — and helps it hold up in court
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29-year-old Ross William Ulbricht was arrested for running a secret drug website that is believed to have brokered more than $1 billion in transactions
The dispatcher giggled after the man told her his car caught fire and badly burned his girlfriend
Police say some of the bikers were part of a gang and pulled the driver from his vehicle and beat him