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.
I came up with five categories of general behavior — it is not a total list of all behaviors, but rather, a list of general behavior — to look for during an interview or interrogation
Investigations increasingly involve evidence left in the cyber world, and the joint project with DigitalStakeout takes another step in that direction
There are so many tricks of the trade to defuse street encounters and advance investigations — what are yours?
The United States Army is reprimanding 9 officers for failure to heed and act upon warning signs in the behavior of accused shooter, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan
Saudi attending college in Texas was indicted on a charge of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction
Lt. Troy Dangerfield, Police Department spokesman, said the agency takes the accusations seriously but defended its integrity
Wanted for 17 rapes and other attacks from Virginia to Rhode Island over 12 years
At issue is the question of whether or not the Chief had ordered police protection for an 88-year-old woman before she was killed by a neighbor in 2009
The size of cell phone, RapID takes fingerprints for fast background check
Program aims to use Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and others to generate case leads
State Attorney’s Office says the shooting of Hydra Lacy Jr. was justified and praises the efforts to save three wounded officers
Lab was placed on probation by a national accrediting agency in December
A candid, real-world look at investigations, from crime scene to courtroom
In a series of emails, discussed a plan to distribute his picture to staff members and to keep an eye out for the student
Investigators are checking to see if the gun that the teenager fired at officers was also used in the October shooting
In contrast to the high-pressure, accusatory approach often taken with criminal suspects, investigators trained in cognitive interviewing rely heavily on rapport building and memory stimulation
Civil libertarians say privacy at risk in $65 million computer project
The officer has been placed in a nonpatrol job while the matter is investigated
A warrant check came up empty, leaving the man free to commit the slayings
One officer punches the suspect four times while the other officers attempt to put him in handcuffs
The 28 year old was hit with a TASER and arrested for reportedly making threats to mall-goers
Police say it took less than three minutes for the robber to pull off the heist
Crimes include murder, extortion, gambling, drug dealing, and the corruption of labor unions
A gunman opened fire Saturday, hitting the anti-gang detective in the upper body in his unmarked vehicle
Cops are pulling back on a search for a camouflage-clad gunman suspected of ambushing a police officer
“His lies set into motion the largest search for a suspect in recent history and inconvenienced thousands of people for hours,” the police union president said
Failed attempts to build cutting-edge case-management systems have left law enforcement administrators wonder if commercial, off-the-shelf software is the answer
The final chapter has yet to be written in the long and winding story of Detective Johnny Bonds and the man who sought to have him killed
Suspects vigorously clean, conceal, discard, or destroy clothing worn during the commission of a crime, but for reasons that defy explanation, they tend to place less emphasis on their shoes
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