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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Sheriff Alex Villanueva initially stated investigators believed the crash was a “deliberate act” and that there was probable cause to make the arrest
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Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez, 22, who was driving an SUV and on his way to work when he crashed into the recruits, is being held on $2M bail
Floyd Bledsoe, who was wrongfully convicted of murder, claims LEOs violated his civil rights by fabricating and suppressing evidence
‘We need a tourniquet': LASD recruits render aid to wounded after driver plowed into them during run
“We need an airway for him,” one recruit shouted, while another was heard repeatedly saying, “We need help, here. Help, here.”
Prosecutors said the two deputies acted in self-defense after shooting a man they tried to stop for riding a bicycle in the wrong direction
Lt. Mariano Pargas spoke with a dispatcher at 12:16 p.m; it wasn’t until 12:50 p.m. that officers entered the room and killed the gunman
Officials will review how the agency addresses misconduct complaints and discipline
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
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