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.
Thomas Abt presented evidence-informed strategies for reducing urban gun violence with people-, place- and behavior-based solutions
The parents of James Woods, 17, are on a mission to shine a light on the events leading up to the death of their only child by suicide and what happened after
Uses of force captured on video can be misinterpreted, exposing officers and agencies to significant civil and criminal liability. Are you providing the best evidence?
The contacts between the shooter and the al-Qaida operative were discovered after federal authorities accessed the shooter’s phone
The Espanola police department filed charges against Sheriff James Lujan for obstructing a scene involving a barricaded suspect
Although less staff can be present inside the facility, officials say analysts are completing more case than they did this time last year
“The best we can tell is a car drove by and shots were fired and it was pure chaos from there,” Bogalusa Police Maj. Troy Tervalon said
Following a lawsuit by a state trooper, some state officials want an investigation, while others dispute the suit
“Surely, Sen. Morrissey wouldn’t suggest that the rush to release convicted criminals should take precedence over the rights of victims,” said Police Chief Howard Hall
A judge has ordered the police department to produce records that could show whether the allegations by two demoted lieutenants are true
The suspect is wanted for trespassing after jumping into, swimming in the fenced-off pool
In a since-deleted Instagram video, the 22-year-old pointed a gun at an on-duty officer who was unaware he was being recorded
The officers were responding to a vehicle incident when the intoxicated driver struck a patrol car, which then spun out and hit the officers
The man, who is believed to be dead after the house fire, was released from prison against advisement from county attorneys
Police departments nationwide are grappling with changes the virus has wrought on their investigations, even as law enforcement agencies report major decreases in crime
An investigation is underway after the Virginia Parole Board granted parole to a man who has served decades of a life sentence for killing an on-duty police officer
In the video, Anderson, in uniform, says citing or arresting people in accordance with “tyrannical” social-distancing orders violates people’s Constitutional rights
The suspect shot five rounds at helicopters responding to the crash that killed Tactical Flight Officer Jason Knox
Witnesses told police fireworks were set off in the park’s center followed by about 30 rounds of gunfire
The group shot at State Police Detective Richard Hershey as he was investigating an alleged home invasion
The complaint alleges Sheriff Gregory Tony fatally shot another teenager when he was 14
The claim states the department’s response to the release of unauthorized photos has been ‘grossly insufficient’
The request would dissolve all remaining oversight of the department regarding use of force and other issues
“The same buses, trains, planes that transport people, transport drugs. There’s less movement right now. You see drug dealers fighting over territory and the supply”
The shooting rate in Wichita has increased by 82% despite stay-at-home orders amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Anne Kirkpatrick alleged the city fired her for blowing the whistle on the department’s police commission
A proposed bill would impose a penalty of up to a year in jail and $5,000 in fines for first responders who take unauthorized photos of crime or accident victims
Shelter-in-place orders are keeping children in their homes, which is where the majority of abuse and domestic violence occurs
DNA evidence was sent to a private lab that compared the DNA to publicly available databases shared by consumer companies like 23andMe
The key to the interview process is to understand an officer’s state of mind and decision-making process during the event
It is unclear how or why the officer was shot, officials say
An estimated 40% of the homicides that occurred in the U.S. from 1980 to 2016 – approximately 242,000 – remain unsolved
Police issued at least one citation after breaking up a outdoor gathering days after citing the owner of a home that was the site of a packed party
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