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.
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Roger Golubuski, who was an officer at the time, is accused of taking bribes to provide protection from law enforcement and of raping one woman
Agents also seized $661,900 in cash, 25 tangible Bitcoin coins worth 174 Bitcoin, gold- and silver-colored bars and a gold-colored coin
The charges are only the latest accusations against 11 current officers and one former officer
The officers were returning fire at a vehicle that was shooting at them when they unintentionally struck the girl with a stray bullet that flew into a crowd
The 14-year-old was driving the car of a 71-year-old man found slain in his home
The suspect had a $2 million warrant for murder out of San Bernardino Sheriff’s Office
The man went inside the facility and shot his wife, who was an employee at the facility, and then shot himself
The arm was recovered on a street near an abandoned house in the woods, but a head hasn’t been located
“We think it is clear that this officer saved this woman’s life,” Commissioner Michael Harrison said
“We came to the same conclusion as the GBI, which was there were no criminal acts that occurred,” officials said
Each face multiple charges including reckless endangerment, second-degree assault, attempt to commit manslaughter and reckless endangerment
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One officer was wounded and another fatally shot when the SWAT team’s plan to surprise and arrest a suspect failed
Operation Dark Nodes led to 27 arrests and the destruction of a portion of a “transnational” drug trade
According to a recent survey, 74% of respondents say agency employees currently are not well-equipped to investigate cryptocurrency-related crime. However, they’re seeing a rise in criminal activity.
It’s the first review under a new law that requires an evaluation after a cop shoots and kills an unarmed person
Reports show one trio involved in the thefts sold over $38M in stolen catalytic converters to a local auto shop
One of the coins was cited in a complaint filed by three troopers; they accused the agency of racial discrimination due to the design and are seeking a lawsuit
Investigators said the victim “didn’t have the apparent intent to harm” officers with the weapon
A judge ordered Christopher Nguyen to serve 18 months of supervised probation and to complete implicit bias training
The team will be charged with catching “warning signs” that a person may become violent and disrupting potential incidents before they occur
City of Chicago reverses decision for officers to foot the bill for failed labor lawsuit legal costs
After news broke of the officers potentially being sent to collections for not paying back the city’s legal costs, a letter was sent announcing the reversal
Letters were sent to LEOs requesting they each pay $185 to account for $19,000 the city spent to fight a labor law violations case
An informant wore video and audio recording devices to meet the deputy with a plan to buy $3,000 worth of illegal guns used in crimes
At the time of the suspects’ arrests, officers from several police agencies recovered three tractor-trailers with beef and pork items valued at $550K
The recordings took place at the offices of the L.A. County Federation of Labor, which has called the leak “illegal” and vowed to have those involved prosecuted
The complaint states policies and procedures have imposed “unfounded, unwarranted and overly severe and disparate penalties” for people of color
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Retail, commercial crime ‘totally gotten out of control': Calif. city mulls options to curb offenses
Proposed changes include adding some detectives focused on retail and commercial crimes to a unit focused on quality-of-life problems
The errant shot was the result of an undercover sting operation by Miami Beach police, who were tailing a murder suspect
