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.
Some victims and witnesses don’t have the best memories and may not operate at the highest cognitive level and they can get easily overwhelmed by the big pack of pictures that were handed to them
The 2014 calendar brought us five significant cases which impact officers’ understanding of Fourth Amendment limits, both in its extension and restrictions
While all evidence at a crime scene is important, pattern evidence requires careful analysis to ensure proper interpretation
Authorities say the suspect used an edged weapon in at least one of the killings Friday morning
Would require police to obtain a search warrant from a judge prior to reviewing a person’s emails or other electronic communications
Laser allows investigators to collect data points to record a scale, 3D virtual interpretation of a major incident scene
Vladimir Yuzhikov, a computer engineer specializing in image and signal processing, has created software called SmartDeblur, a free software used for de-blurring images.
While investigators are looking at about 34,000 cases overall, 195 individuals have been released, 79 in Boston
He has pointed to a series of changes in policies and procedures aimed at addressing concerns over a spike in police shootings and other public black eyes
The officers said the training taught them to think systematically, and hope other officers will participate
The officer is on paid administrative leave following an investigation of the incident
The suspect is accused of driving more than two miles with a dying man on her hood
The alleged misconduct of a chemist has threatened to unravel thousands of criminal cases
After receiving multiple leads from trademark holders, investigations were held across the country
Routinely subpoenas call records from phones reported stolen; data then stored in searchable database, leading some to privacy concerns
Authorities are investigating how a man committed to mental institutions twice was able to obtain a gun
Two women were found in trunks Dec 19; the other two Dec. 25 of last year
A man noticed that some of the confetti at the Thanksgiving Day parade included Social Security and license plate numbers
The office’s computer investigator missed a June 16, 2008, Google search for fool-proof suffocation methods
Crime described as a $1.4 million international fraud operation stretching from Kentucky to Europe and involving the sale of non-existent cars
Woman guilty of chopping up husband and boyfriend and hiding them in cement
The forensics disaster includes DNA material from murder investigations to everyday crimes
In a 65-page filing about Operation Fast and Furious, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said federal courts have routinely reviewed the validity of congressional inquiries
When the interviews finally led investigators to a suspect, they knew exactly where to find him: the Metropolitan Detention Center
Federal Judge Loretta Preska says Jeremy Hammond poses “a very substantial danger to the community”
John McAfee says he’s hiding in plain sight, wearing a disguise as he watches police and reporters stake out his home
Same weapon used in killings found in girlfriend’s apartment
The man shot the two women shortly after noon before turning the gun on himself in the lobby
The vet was driving a flatbed truck that investigators say edged across a railroad crossing despite warning signals of a fast approaching train
Special agent issued a statement saying the agency had concluded its investigation and found no evidence to suggest shooter had any help
An investigation followed the conversation between a man with an uncovered pistol and an officer
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