Investigations

Why investigations slow down and how to fix the disconnect

From scattered digital evidence to siloed systems, here’s where modern investigations lose time and how integration can restore momentum

May 19, 2026 09:48 AM

Joshua Lee, MA, MALST, CFE, CAMS, CCCI, CTFI, CCIE

Male drug dealer sells hard drugs in a transparent plastic bag to an addicted woman with money in her hand, cropped image

Legal

Good faith and solid police work save the search

The Constitution does not require flawless police work — it requires reasonable police work

May 18, 2026 11:05 AM

Ken Wallentine

Drugs, overdose and man on couch with pills, health risk and narcotic danger in apartment at night. Emergency, addiction and person on sofa with cocaine lines, fentanyl crisis and blackout in home

Legal

The warrant draws the line (and plain view doesn’t erase it)

If you see something beyond its scope, ask these three questions

May 11, 2026 05:42 PM

Ken Wallentine

Michigan Police Admit Officers Spied on Anti-War Activists

April 25, 2005 03:58 AM

Hunt Still At Dead End for One Miami Rapist

April 25, 2005 03:58 AM

Man Suspected of Harming Girlfriend Kills Himself After Police Chase; Human Head Found in Car

April 25, 2005 03:58 AM

Telltale Words on a 1996 Tape Are Recalled in a Police Inquiry

April 25, 2005 03:58 AM

FBI Raids Office of Fired Calif. Asst. Sheriff Under Investigation for Corruption

April 25, 2005 03:58 AM

Suburban Penn. Police Chief Indicted On Federal Theft Charges

April 25, 2005 03:58 AM

Suspect in Columbus Highway Shootings Described as Armed, Possibly Suicidal

April 25, 2005 03:58 AM

9 People Found Dead in Fresno Home, Suspect in Custody

April 25, 2005 03:58 AM

Tex. Police Cruiser Incident Investigated

April 25, 2005 03:58 AM

Sister of Dead Bank Robber Urges Killers To Surrender

April 25, 2005 03:58 AM

New Mexico Ranks Highest in Crime Gun Exports

April 25, 2005 03:58 AM

Officer Suspended After Being Charged With Fraud Over $5,000

April 25, 2005 03:58 AM

8 Possible Sniper Shootings Reported on No. Calif. Freeway

April 25, 2005 03:58 AM

Baltimore Jury Sentences House to Life In Detective’s Death

April 25, 2005 03:58 AM

Mich. Cops Acting Childish; Internet Police On The Prowl, Tracking Cyber Predators

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Police May Try to Recover Costs of Investigation in Fake Kidnapping

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Help Wanted at The FBI; Nearly 900 Analysts To Be Hired

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Tip to NYC Police Leads to Human Remains in N.J.

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Fla. Police Follow Cyber Trail To Crack Cases

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

NYPD Officer Says He Does Not Recall Fatal Shot in Stairwell

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Bank Security Director Charged in String of Bank Robberies

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Man Charged With Impersonation Probed in Other N.C. Towns

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Traffic Stop Leads To a Murder Suspect in New York

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Persistent Detective Work, DNA Solve 13-Year-Old Case

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

NASA Scientists Help Clarify Clues In Fla. Missing Girl Case

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Mechanic Charged in Slaying of Fla. Girl Who Was Abducted on Video

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Shooting at Van Becomes 21st Linked to Ohio Sniper Case

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Neb. Fugitive Caught on Camera at University

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Amber Alert Praised as Success Despite Glitches in Wisc.

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Cocaine Seizure a Ariz. Department Record

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

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.