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.
There is no single answer to the cause of mass school shootings, but it goes much deeper and further than issues of gun control and mental illness
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This wasn’t the first time hackers infiltrated the agency’s computer systems; hackers seized control of the police dispatch system and other data in 2018
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The report recommends that in the future, bomb squad members be teamed with precinct detectives to “ensure that information doesn’t fall through the cracks”
When analyzed in abstract terms, the intelligence process sounds vague, complicated and difficult to execute. This need not be the case
Five key factors make up the mission of security threat group intelligence gathering operations in a correctional setting
The thwarting of inmate plans for escape, drug trafficking, gang activity or assaults does not occur by chance
Detective Robert Anzilotti’s careful poking and prodding into the mind of the now 74-year-old serial killer resulted in a confession to the murder of two teen girls
A new step-by-step search procedure is getting police and firefighter boots on the ground faster as well as drones, helicopters and fire engines
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In a lawsuit, three deputies described the agency’s undercover unit as a “booze-fueled playground for sexual exploitation”
Samuel Little’s case demonstrates a commonly voiced complaint of veteran officers: A post-arrest criminal justice system that shows more compassion for criminals than victims
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The suspect admitted he had stabbed his friend multiple times, claiming the killing was done in self-defense; an investigation proved otherwise
Veritone Contact eases the time commitment and burden of complying with racial and identity profiling stop data collection requirements in California and offers ways to gather additional insight for agency needs
The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) Program helps LE agencies develop an effective response to technology-facilitated child sexual abuse
A prosecutor said the man ignored officers’ commands and drove his car directly at one of them before they fired any shots
Details surrounding the incident weren’t immediately available
Connecting disparate systems helps agencies gain efficiencies, leverage data
These takeaways from a police PIO can prove beneficial to law enforcement communication pros in future cases
This case presents a novel variation on the classic controlled buy
On Monday a 25-year-old man was arrested after video showed him riding in the back seat of a moving Tesla without anyone behind the wheel
Det. Lucas Benedetti and Officer Jimmy Inn were remembered for their devotion and optimism
‘This career chose me': A rare genetic disorder isn’t stopping this civilian investigative assistant
Ryan Berger, who lives with a genetic disorder that leaves his bones brittle, followed in his father’s footsteps by joining the Santa Ana Police Department
Police identified the shooter as the boyfriend of a female victim at the party attended by friends, family and children
The change will still let business owners detain suspected thieves and allows for self defense
Investigators believe an argument escalated and resulted in multiple shooters
Two criminalists from the Washoe County (Nevada) Sheriff’s Office Forensic Science Division combine their passion for forensic science with their love for public education
The sheriff’s office had received complaints that the group was brainwashing its followers and stealing their money, the affidavit said
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