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.
Whenever agents, detectives, and officers are brought together from local, state and federal agencies, there are inherent difficulties that need to be addressed from the beginning
We must understand coping skills of victims and facilitate effective communication the best we can
People felt they knew Joe well, but of course they didn’t know the Joe that we are hearing about now
Police offered a $12,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest and conviction in the unsolved crime Tuesday
Auto thieves using frequency jammers and key programmers present a new challenge for police
Jason Hajek, 25, was pulling a vehicle over for reckless driving when two men exited the vehicle and fired, then fled
Two cops from the Chicagoland area came up with an innovative answer to the problem of getting positive identification of suspects from citizens who have that information
Many times during an investigation, a witness’ potential knowledge goes untapped by the investigator
Trevor Braymiller, 25, is on the run in wooded rural Washington, with several police agencies on his trail
Police believe 35-year-old Michael Madison was copying a local serial killer when he allegedly killed 3 women
Teresa Carlson was quietly reassigned in the last month from her post as special agent in charge of the Milwaukee office to FBI headquarters, shortly after she refused to testify in a federal courtroom in Virginia
Grand Rapids police officer William Saw fired shots at a fleeing vehicle
Prosecutors said Aguigui and three fellow Fort Stewart soldiers were part of a militia group called Forever Enduring Always Ready
Deborah Madden was accused of skimming cocaine she was supposed to be testing while working at the lab in 2009
The pursuit came to an end when the Buick crashed into another vehicle
The suspect went into medical arrest and could not be resuscitated by police
A suspect is in custody for keeping the homeless men captive and possibly stealing their social security money
“I will look for him if it takes the rest of my career,” said a determined detective who’s looking for a killer of two
The order is a sign that the DOJ is moving ahead with it’s own investigation
Officers must get a search warrant based on probable cause if they want to get access to cellphone locating data
Albert DeSalvo admitted to killing Mary Sullivan and 10 other women in the Boston area between 1962 and 1964 but later recanted, he was later killed in prison
Police expressed regret that investigators did not force open the trunk of a car where a missing boy was later found dead
A mother and her 4 young sons were hit crossing the street - only one of her sons survived the wreck
The lunchbox, which had a name in it, led police to Dominick Jerome Hawkins, who kidnapped and raped a 5-year-old
The body of Stephen Rakes was found Wednesday afternoon - an autopsy will determine his cause of death
Catching offenders, proving operation and intoxication is difficult in many cases
All four were named in a report alleging that officers had sexual contact with a female crime analyst
The robber, knife-in-hand, became frustrated with the woman, who wouldn’t open her register or get out of his way
The department says it’s reviewing evidence to determine whether criminal civil rights charges are warranted, but legal experts see major barriers
“We will prosecute people if we can positively identify people for such behavior on a train”
Advances in DNA technology have allowed investigators to link suspect Albert DeSalvo to the last victim
Adam Kokesh was arrested at his Virginia home for possession of hallucinogenic mushrooms and firearms
