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.
“Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” — Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Know the issues so your investigative practices can shape the debate and not result in unintended consequences in the form of a SCOUTS ruling
In a telephone interview, an officer or investigator can ask pointed questions, direct the interview as needed, address ambivalence and elicit as much information as possible
He left prison more than 3 months early, largely due to his participation in programs designed to coax troubled offenders from solitary confinement
The Monroe County Crime Lab has not only significantly streamlined case-work, but now projects to process 400 percent more cases by the end of 2013
When his attempt to shatter a window sounds the store’s alarm, he tries to run away
The suspect and his wife are facing several charges after firing a gun at the other person’s vehicle following an altercation
The police chief is looking into the incident in which a suspect was arrested and 4 vehicles were towed
Bomb-making materials and pants that appeared to have blood on them were found in Evan Spencer Ebel’s black Cadillac
Police say the man used a teen as a shield when two men approached him, one holding a baseball bat
The FBI is investigating the death of a 62-year-old Virginia woman whose husband found her dead in her cabin
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police cannot bring drug-sniffing K-9s onto a suspect’s property without a warrant
It takes away the guesswork for the jury and for the prosecution if all interviews are recorded
Simpson County Sheriff Kenneth Lewis tells media Rep. Jessica Upshaw appeared to have shot herself in the head Sunday
They’ve been referred for “appropriate personnel action” after a cop waited 20 minutes after being hit by a vehicle on his motorcycle
Authorities say 29-year-old Joseph Brown was arrested Saturday morning; charges are pending
The man stole the 1960’s badge from his girlfriend, whose father had been a cop
Police are searching for 29-year-old Joseph Brown, who they identified as a suspect. Authorities said it was unclear what prompted the shootings
He is dead following a high-speed chase and shootout with Texas deputies, days after allegedly killing a prison chief and pizza delivery person
A Marine killed a male and female colleague in a shooting at a base in northern Virginia before killing himself
A couple who was tied up in their condominium by the fugitive could be in line for much of the money
He had a friend dressed in black threaten them with a knife, and told police he fought him off
The teens stole a truck and 17 guns before running away, and apparently killed themselves after their plans foiled
The officer was found dead in front of the alleged gunman’s home by state troopers
The bill comes as an amendment to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
The chief has released surveillance video of the two vehicles hoping that someone will identify the suspects, who threatened to run him down
An elderly man shot and killed his 83-year-old wife then turned the gun on himself
After surveillance cameras and a lack of evidence told a different story, the teen admitted the truth to police
The thief left behind a pickax he used to break in — and forgot to remove the price tag; the store had video of the purchase
Police found the woman’s body, and arrested the man after a high-speed pursuit and fight in which the subject used a crowbar
The investigation comes in the wake of a car chase that ended with officers firing 137 shots into a suspect’s vehicle, killing 2
A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation says authorities found literature on other mass shootings at Lanza’s house
The officer had asked for the men’s IDs because he suspected them of violating curfew, though it is still unclear of their ages
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