Investigations

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Investigations

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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

Judge Declares Warrantless Sting Operation Unconstitutional

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Police Say D.C. 14-Year-Old Witness Shot To Death

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

FBI Online Sex Stings Winning First Convictions

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Police Raids Break Up International Prostitution Ring in San Francisco

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Murder Suspect’s Parents Commit Suicide After Aiding Son’s Escape to Europe

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

The International Heroin Case That Became The Biggest Bust In U.S. History (Chapter 1)

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Officers Trying to Choke Off Drug Flow On Major Pipeline in No. Ariz.

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Noted NYPD Unit Specializing in Probing Human Trafficking Won’t Be Shut

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Percentage of Bank Crimes Solved Going Down in Wisc.

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Boater Who Prompted Coast Guard Search Now Jailed on Fraud Charge

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Ballistics Tests a Time Consuming Part of Ohio Shooting Probe

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

GA Quadruple Murder-Kidnap Wrap-up

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Lessons in Surviving a Hold Up

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

SUV Matching Description Of Kidnapping Suspect’s Spotted in La.

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Five Tex. Officers Fired Following Allegations They Took Bribes

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

DNA Tests Lead to Arrest in Chicago Sniper Threats

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

Thieves Use Pens, Not Guns, as Bank Robbery Soars in NYC

April 25, 2005 03:57 AM

American Man Charged With Murdering British Policeman

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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.