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.
By advocating that the two events be combined into a single occurrence, Lieutenant Todd Larson of the Scottsdale (Ariz.) PD has brought a new protocol to his agency that satisfies administrators, prosecutors, investigators, and officers alike
If courts across the land can’t agree, how is the average cop supposed to know what’s okay?
Leverage the Internet to search beyond just “status updates” and messages — look for images, photographs, and captions, especially on Facebook, Twitpic and Flickr
Surveillance video shows alleged mistreatment by Ottawa police
The lawyer behind portlandpolicebrutality.com declines to say why
Derik Kuilan and another officer had been drinking on duty
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Circumstantial cases are often too quickly stigmatized as being too difficult to prove in court, but there are some ways in which you can build a very strong circumstantial case
Research produces a technique for developing aged latent fingerprints from non-porous surfaces
Police say the snippets, put on a website by the suspect’s defense team, could taint a jury pool
Video made public in interest of transparency, BART officials said
When approached by suspected prostitutes, undercover officers would record any solicitations made
‘He definitely had possession of the officer’s weapon,’ said police spokesman
Bryan Stow, 42, was nearly beaten to death by two men after attending the March 31 season opener
Preliminary autopsy results showed the caliber of the bullet did not match the caliber used by police
Charges from an off-duty incident that led to an officer’s tearful resignation have been dropped
A Chicago cop and his partner were shot while investigating a drug deal
Police chief says cameras will aid in investigations
The boy threw a party while the dead bodies were still in the house, police believe
Williams’ son was sitting next to his sister’s body, and a large kitchen knife was found on the lawn
Two top cops have resigned and UK officials are investigating the tabloid phone-hacking case
“It’s another way to cover us from somebody trying to make up something that we’ve done,” an officer said
‘It’s clear vindication that what they did was right,’ attorney said
Police seized 212 pounds of drugs worth $5.7 million
Police found the art in the NJ apartment of Mark Lugo, who is being held on $5 million bail
‘They have to relive the pain all over again,’ said Jim Riches, whose son was killed 9/11
A former lawyer admitted conspiring with a sheriff to extort money from people charged with drug crimes
Device attaches to back of mobile phone and identifies suspects by scanning their eyes
Facebook regularly pushes back against law-enforcement “fishing expeditions,” said a spokesperson
First FBI agent to testify at the trial of 5 current or former police officers said she was ‘troubled’
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