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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The gunman wasn’t identified and details about why he was at the hospital weren’t immediately released
The device shattered two windows but did not ignite; none of the four officers in the vehicle were seriously injured
The toll comes as the Chicago Police Department added more than 1,200 extra officers to work the holiday weekend
A large crowd was at the nightclub for a concert when the shooting occurred
Multiple shots were reported fired near the food court in the mall
Google reports that geofence warrant requests jumped 1,500% from 2017 to 2018, and another 500% last year
The biggest crime bust in British history saw officers make 746 arrests and recover £54M and more than 2 tons of drugs
The Pennsylvania man appeared to be intoxicated, according to the criminal complaint
A Monday night shooting injured a 60-year-old man as he tried to drive past a protest
The woman went face to face with the officer and started yelling, “You acting like you white when you really Black ... what you want to do?”
The documentation associated with investigating use-of-force incidents can consume a substantial number of hours. By using purpose-built software to compile these reports, law enforcement agencies can significantly reduce the time devoted to creating this documentation, while improving the accuracy of its content and the review of this information by investigators.
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The FBI said the recent attention around McClain’s death caused them to disclose their ongoing investigation
A man said his civil rights were violated after he was mistakenly arrested and his wrist broken during the incident
For years, police sought clues in the death of Kelly Prosser, abducted while walking home from elementary school
A grand jury accused the officers of using excessive force in arresting two men after a pursuit in January
As part of a deal to avoid the death penalty, he pleaded guilty Monday to 13 murders and admitted dozens of rapes and crimes too old to be prosecuted
Stark County Sheriff George Maier said the move robs police of a crime-fighting tool long used to find stolen cars, wanted suspects and vehicles used in crimes
The governor signed an order directing an investigation into three officers previously cleared in McClain’s death
Police Chief Danny Williams said he would recommend the officers not be rehired by notifying state officials about their actions
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Legendary DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña tell the true story of how they helped put an end to one of the world’s most infamous narco-terrorists
The expected charging of Jordy Martel came more than a week after he was fired from his job as a patrol officer
A department audit of a video recording captured one of the officers saying a civil war was necessary to wipe Black people off the map and that he was ready
Authorities denounced the unrest as vigilantism and said some people were reacting to information that had not been proven in the case
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The message in this case is to always check for mobile phone and YouTube video recordings of stupid suspects self-incriminating
In all, 102 people were shot across Chicago from Friday evening to Monday morning
Chief Hank Stawinski resigned after the filing of a 94-page report outlining accusations of bias against black and Hispanic employees
“For decades, we didn’t have the benefit of social media or body camera footage. It is incumbent upon us to not accept the narrative in a written police report in these cases”
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