Investigations

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Investigations

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The connected investigation playbook: Reduce investigative delays and surface leads faster

Download a practical leadership guide to identify investigative friction, connect critical information and accelerate time-to-intelligence

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

Trial of Florida Boys to be Mirror Image of Codefendant’s Case

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

Kidnapped California Boy Found Safe

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

California Boy, 9, Abducted from Calif. Home

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

In the E-Mail Age, Scraps of Conversation are Everywhere for Investigators to Find Them

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

Baton Rouge Police Comparing Unsolved Cases to Look for Serial Killer

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

Former Chinese Graduate Student at Brown University Wanted for Theft

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

College Professor Gets the Call to Examine Plane Crashes and Crime Scenes

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

Suspect in Girl’s Murder is Charged but Defers Plea

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

Credit Card Companies Use Artificial Intelligence to Thwart Thieves

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

Kidnapper Warning Issued in SoCal

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

Wife Can’t Explain Fatal Shootings at LAX

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

Officer Who Investigated R.I. City Hall Shoots Himself

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

Colorado Wildfire may Have Been Intentionally Set

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

Trail of Transient Sought in Abduction Leads Out of Utah

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

Police Search for Man Seen Near Site of Girl’s Kidnapping

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

‘Dapper Don’ John Gotti Dead

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

Father of Missing Girl Takes Polygraph

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

Sought in Dismembering Death, Man is Arrested in Central Park

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

Death of Conn. Teen puts Cyber Crime in Spotlight

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

A Job for Spider-Man, But He’s in a Thief’s Clutches

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

NYC to Probe if Police Protected DUI Cop

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

Arrests Made in a Sweep Against Thefts of Identities

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

No Quick Fix to Fighting Pornography on the Internet, Report Says

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

Boston Police Sergeant Demoted for Beating in 2000

April 25, 2005 03:53 AM

Reports of Mail Theft Increasing in Twin Cities, Elsewhere

April 25, 2005 03:52 AM

Police Say Feds Investigating Fraud Operation with Possible Terrorist Ties

April 25, 2005 03:52 AM

Law Enforcement Investigators Intrigued by UAF Student’s Project

April 25, 2005 03:52 AM

Seven F.B.I. Employees Fail Polygraph Tests For Security

April 25, 2005 03:52 AM

Police Chief Says Officer Mishandled Gun and Made Conflicting Statements

April 25, 2005 03:52 AM

A Far-Right Militia’s Far-Fetched Plot Draws Some Serious Attention

April 25, 2005 03:52 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.