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.
Most criminals are terrible at pre-crime surveillance, but they’re able to succeed despite their shoddy tradecraft because most people simply do not practice good situational awareness
Understanding the criminal planning cycle is important, because that understanding can then be used by potential victims and law enforcement officers to look for the various aspects of the cycle as it progresses
Alarmed by an increase in opiate drug overdose fatalities, officers in some police departments are carrying and administering antidotes on the scene to stem drug deaths in their communities
A letter signed by 34 members of Congress was sent to the Department of Justice and House Judiciary Committee
DC police and federal authorities set up a phony recording studio where undercover agents purchased guns and drugs
The investigation began when Tempe police pulled over a man after seeing a drug deal
The DOJ said Seattle PD uses excessive force, but patrol officers say the numbers are skewed
Philadelphia Police’s forensic science bureau hosted an informal class for about 50 students
An investigation determined that a fellow deputy fired the shot that struck a Lorain County Deputy Monday night
Police said Gulf War vet Gibson, 43, rammed his vehicle into police cruisers
Skyler Barbee, 25, shot and killed Sgt. David Enzbrenner, 46, and then himself
Students at a Texas middle school were wounded; investigation will determine if accidental or intentional
On December 11, 2010, the first of 10 sets of human remains were found and law enforcement appears no closer now to catching the serial killer, or killers.
The gunman was identified Friday as Ross Truett Ashley, a 22-year-old part-time business student at Radford University
The New York Times said it obtained a copy of postings made on the Facebook page, titled “No More West Indian Day Detail”
The U.S. Supreme Court sets the minimal constitutional standard to be applied, state courts are free to provide broader constitutional protections under state constitutions
Ariz. sheriff Joe Arpaio held a news conference to discuss the investigations
Leigh County Sheriff Rod Coffman died from an injury sustained Sunday night
A man used a hammer to break the window of a car where an officer did paperwork, police said
Critics claim more than 400 sex crimes reported during 3-year period were poorly investigated or not worked at all
A federal grand jury indicted 61-year-old Deborah Madden Thursday
Officers automatically given shield from self-incrimination
Investigators are looking into the possibility that the wife of Officer Christopher Shimek, 51, was strangled
Dozens of convictions have been made in prescription drug abuse cases that traditional police work may have missed
Investigators say the hatchet killing appeared to be a gang hit
An expert crime unit being set up by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has the potential to save a lot of children
ICE has placed a detainer on Alfredo Romero Posada, who has been charged in three sexual assaults in Somerville and Medford
Concluding that local authorities should avoid pursuing terrorism charges just because federal officials might not agree may underestimate the capabilities, effectiveness, and professionalism of state and municipal counterterrorism units
An airman managed to get a personal gun inside
Former FBI director Louis Freeh was tapped to lead Penn State’s investigation into child sex-abuse allegations
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