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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.

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Suspect had already shot a woman in the apartment and wounded one officer
“As the investigation continued, and out of an abundance of caution, the Ewing Public Schools were closed for the day,” Ewing Police said
Remains of naked teen missing since July were found dumped in the woods
Suspect struck in head with butt of shotgun while reaching for what was later determined to be a replica gun
Anthony Varvaro, a 37-year-old father of four, was on his way to work at the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony in Manhattan when the crash occurred
Officers repeatedly ordered the man to drop the knives, but he instead told officers “let me show you how fast I am”
A 54-page report concluded the officers shouldn’t face criminal charges after opening fire on a man who had what appeared to be a real gun near a hospital
The officer was hit by gunfire at the PD’s downtown headquarters, blocks from a large Super Bowl viewing party
Police were investigating a burglary when the man opened fire on them from inside his vehicle
Six officers already have been fired and one more has been relieved of duty following Nichols’ death
Investigators claim Chief Burrel Davis “was aware of the sexual misconduct within his department and never reported or disciplined any of the officers”
The man was taken into custody after he made violent threats to security staff at an apartment building and people outside
Individual plaques dedicated to fallen officers were missing pictures and names had been scratched out
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Officers sent a robot into a crawlspace and found signs the suspect was burrowed deep underneath a house
Police believe the suspect, who had firearms aimed at a park, was in the stages of planning an attack and praised those who reported his suspicious behavior
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The officer had been charged with stealing about $10K in cartel money from a 2016 drug raid, another $1K from a CI and lying to the FBI
Authorities are searching for two suspects and increased a reward offer to more than $20K for information leading to their arrests
EMTs Robert Long and JaMicheal Sandridge “failed to conduct an adequate patient assessment of Mr. Nichols,” according to a fire department statement
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The suspect reportedly told police he carried out the attack after a supervisor demanded he pay $100 to fix a forklift damaged at work
Two more Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies were relieved of duty after the release of the bodycam and surveillance videos
The 40-page lawsuit states that the defendants did not provide a safe environment and prevent foreseeable injury during her 2022 arrest
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The department, sheriff’s office and state bureau of investigation have steadily released information about the arrest and death of Tyre Nichols as the community and nation braces for the release of bodycam video
The videos have been made public one day after five Memphis police officers were charged with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols
The Memphis police chief has called the actions of five officers involved in the arrest “heinous, reckless and inhumane”
Gionni Dameron, 18, and Rashad Carr, 16, were fatally shot while seeking to “rebuild their lives” in an educational program