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.
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This approach can help officers and investigators enhance their ability to discern truth from deception, leading to more effective and reliable outcomes in their cases
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A medical center employee “acknowledged that they intentionally removed the vaccine from refrigeration,” officials said
Samuel Little had 60 confirmed victims and confessed to dozens more
A year ago Pamela Perry told police that her boyfriend was building bombs in an RV trailer at his home, according to court documents
A detective who sought a no-knock search warrant and another who opened fire received pretermination letters Tuesday
The city recorded 447 killings in 2020 as of Tuesday, a 41% increase over last year and the largest number since 2011
In 1995 the FBI learned pedophiles were using online chat rooms to communicate with victims, revolutionizing the way agents investigate child sexual abuse
Police investigating fears about a possible copycat found no explosives in the truck
To date, the program has helped recover nearly 200 missing children by distributing photos across law enforcement, news and medical organizations
“These answers won’t come quickly and will still require a lot of our team’s efforts,” said an FBI spokesperson
A manhunt for the suspected shooter continued Monday
Police said the suspect has no known ties to the victims
Trooper Thomas Carpenter, 31, was shot on Dec. 27, 1973, after he apparently was kidnapped by two men who’d been with a stopped car
Both the coronavirus pandemic and privacy rulings could be contributing to child sexual abuse online
Police last spring began to test whether images could help them investigate murders, nonfatal shootings, armed robberies and carjackings
Michaela Joy Garecht’s body has never been found. She would have been 42 next month
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The man delivered firearms suppressors to an undercover FBI employee, believing they were going to Hamas, officials said
CJEvolution podcast host Patrick Fitzgibbons joins the Policing Matters podcast to discuss critical issues in policing this year
A district attorney’s report reveals new details from the scene and background on the gunman’s mental state
Surveillance video shows a man push the 72-year-old agent, sending him flying to the ground
Investigators are still trying to figure out why the man targeted the cathedral
It was not immediately clear who was shot and what led to the incident
The two men were neighbors and had argued in the past, residents told police
The video shows officers’ first interviews with the suspects
Despite the decline, police officials noted that the 2020 rate still puts Chicago police ahead of its 2016 rate of about 29%
Prosecutors said they don’t have enough evidence to overcome a shop owner’s self-defense argument
Police Chief Peter Newsham said four local churches were damaged in clashes between Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter activists
Investigators used covert searches of private DNA-tracing companies to track down relatives of the killer
There are several technical issues to consider when reviewing and using video evidence
Undercover cops stopped both shoplifting suspects and suspects during an in-progress car theft
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