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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A St. Paul man was interviewed three times in the last 30 years, admitting to the killing in 2018
Officer Jeffery Waddell’s sense that something wasn’t right in an ordinarily uneventful neighborhood led him to taking a murder suspect into custody
Three armed suspects tried to run but were caught by deputies who had the home surrounded
The deputy’s injuries are not considered life-threatening, the sheriff’s office said
Officers responded after getting a call of a man running down the street yelling that he’d been kidnapped
More than a dozen gunshots are heard in a witness video that appears to capture the shooting
An 18-year-old was arrested in the shooting that killed two brothers, police said
Investigators believe the deceased woman had been in a relationship with the driver
Police say a man used inside knowledge to snatch bags full of cash from an armored truck outside an Atlantic City casino
A 22-year-old is facing charges of attempted murder and a slew of other felonies
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Arden Fair Mall in Sacramento was evacuated shortly after 6 p.m. when shots were fired near one of the mall’s entrances
A deadly shooting Tuesday bumped Atlanta’s homicide count to 130, making 2020 the deadliest year in nearly two decades
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A weekend of fatal shootings put Los Angeles at 300 homicides
Authorities arrested 50 members of the prison gang as part of a statewide crackdown, officials said Friday
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Superintendent David Brown wants the unit to focus more on lengthy investigations into “mid-level” and “upper-level” drug dealers, police officials said
After years with no leads, the suspected killer turned himself in
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Authorities say the suspect, who goes by the nickname “Psycho”, is a convicted felon with a prior assault on a peace officer
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A man imprisoned for killing a former girlfriend a decade ago pleaded guilty Monday to slaying his estranged wife
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