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.
In U.S. v. Chatrie, the 4th Circuit upheld geofence warrant data linking Chatrie to a robbery, ruling it didn’t violate the 4th Amendment
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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
The 13 men’s collective rap sheet includes drunken driving, malicious destruction, assault and shoplifting
It came down to social media, paid informants and undercover agents who embedded themselves in the groups and secretly recorded what they saw and heard
Bodycam video shows the officers sprinting towards the flames and pushing their way inside the home
The 19-year-old suspect was wanted on a murder charge in Georgia prior to his alleged involvement in the Monday shooting death of an Arkansas detective
Police netted four suspects using surveillance video, spent shell casings and a practice called ‘geofencing’
Officer Shaun Lucas shot 31-year-old Jonathan Price, who had allegedly been trying to break up a fight, officials said
An 11-year-old boy was among the deceased
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Paramount in the grand jury’s findings was that although the warrant contained a ‘no-knock’ provision, it was not served in that manner
In January, Detectives Wagner and Bennett reopened the 1974 case that had stumped law enforcement for decades
By law and by department policy, officers are required to intercede in certain circumstances
The victims at a house party ranged in age from their late teens to early 20s
St. Louis has seen a huge spike in shootings, both fatal and non-fatal, since June
No arrests have been announced as of Thursday evening in the ambush that wounded 2 Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies
The sheriff’s office provided more details in the fatal shooting of Dijon Kizzee
The officers and their newborn baby were home but were not injured, police said
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Planes circling above the city increased the agency’s arrest rate by 5% over 3 months, researchers found
City officials point to concerns over residents’ civil rights and privacy as reasons for the bans
Opponents say police and prosecutors should decide whether to release sensitive crime scene photographs or witness statements that could disparage an individual unnecessarily
An 18-year-old and 2 juveniles are charged with aggravated murder in what authorities say was a robbery attempt
Deputies found 7 people with gunshot wounds at an apparent illegal grow operation in the Los Angeles area
Deputy Darrell Hackney was wearing a vest and is expected to recover, investigators said
James Skernivitz, 53, was shot in the line of duty while working an undercover drug operation in Cleveland
While the cameras have come to be seen as a police ally, the FBI warned in a document that they could actually hinder officers’ safety
The officers are alleged to have embezzled more than $200,000 by submitting false time sheets
Officials said misinformation about the death of a Black homicide suspect set off more unrest
On-premise technology is increasingly inadequate for handling the scale of material associated with these cases
Agencies that familiarize themselves with extremists’ cyber haunts stand a better chance of uncovering potential problems before they materialize
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