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.
Using specialized techniques, investigators unlock critical information for strong cases
Explore how AI is reshaping digital investigations, tackling complex cases and preparing agencies for tomorrow’s policing challenges
As technology evolves and with the explosion of data, police agencies are working to connect critical systems to streamline operations, enhance safety, and improve decision-making
A cellphone video shows three women twerking on the hood and roof of a slow-moving CPD SUV
Sandra Daniels was diabetic and may have become disoriented because of low blood sugar
Some 9,000 law enforcement officers in 18 countries around the world were involved in the operation
“This horrific crime has haunted this family, this community and this department for 49 years,” said Naperville Police Chief Robert Marshall
Police can use consumer genealogy websites after exhausting other methods and under judge supervision
Joseph Strickland told his roommates he had hit a deer, but one roommate called the police after realizing the damage wasn’t caused by a deer
Steven Carrillo was not a lone actor but a member of an anti-government group that was preparing for more deadly attacks on law enforcement
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
Statutes define gang crime as involving persons committing crimes for the benefit of the gang. But what if the crime is committed by a lone wolf?
Author of the New York Times bestselling Jericho Quinn thriller series, Marc Cameron was chosen to continue the Tom Clancy Jack Ryan series
The bill passed with bipartisan support
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
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