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.
Why do we still rely on human observation to recognize deception in criminal investigations?
With the right approach, officers can use tools they already have to track, catch online criminals
A pivotal 2020 case examines how TASER logs and video footage can impact an ongoing debate surrounding police use of force
Officials said the suspect, an employee at the rail yard, had also died
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
How lenses, lighting and color balance achieve the most accurate representation of in situ evidence
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
Authorities initially served a search warrant at the house after receiving a call that someone was being held there
For more than 15 years, over countless interviews, a detective would chip away at the serial killer, working to get him to admit to the decades-old killings
Officers chased down the suspect and arrested him on multiple charges
It will specifically focus on whether the Louisville PD engages in a pattern of unreasonable force
A DHS inspector said a new report found that the agency “did not properly exercise its authority” in Portland last summer
According to video and investigators, the student’s handgun went off, hitting a trash can and causing officers to believe their lives were in danger
A civil rights group wants to know if the gunman who killed eight people last week — four of them Sikhs — had ties to hate groups
The investigation will be a more sweeping probe of the entire Minneapolis PD and may result in major policing changes there, officials said
A sheriff says the podcaster helped draw attention to the case, which rallied key witnesses and ultimately resulted in an arrest
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