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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Police last spring began to test whether images could help them investigate murders, nonfatal shootings, armed robberies and carjackings
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The man delivered firearms suppressors to an undercover FBI employee, believing they were going to Hamas, officials said
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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
The man is thought to have posed as a maintenance worker to gain access to senior living centers and smother his victims
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Recognizing that many records management systems fall short, one veteran officer decided to make a system designed for the ways cops work, and what law enforcement agencies need
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The officer was wearing a protective vest and is home recovering
New detectives can find success and experience the rewards of the job by relying on patience, mastering new skills
The deputy sustained fractures in both his legs, officials said
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The man lied when U.S. marshals arrived looking for his friend, the suspect in a Massachusetts shooting, officials said
A medical examiner’s report ruled out homicide or suicide, saying the man was possibly killed by a mountain lion. But wildlife officials say there’s no evidence of that
A Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said the technology is exclusively used in criminal investigations, not surveillance
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