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.
Redundant question and answer phrases can cause confusion and make your reader (usually the charging attorney) lose interest in your case
Set the scene, by introducing the people, property and other information before it is discussed
Tactics keep you alive, but report writing keeps you out of trouble
The arrest is being investigated and the officer remains on administrative leave
More than 1,000 were arrested in Los Angeles alone over the weekend, but officials said they have not given up on tracking down others
The footage appears to show that David McAtee fired at least one shot before he was shot and killed by police
The show has inadvertently raised theories that Baskin may have known more about her husband’s disappearance than initially revealed
Police said the thieves took everything from tires to baby clothes and dozens of bottles of liquor
The court’s holding in this case is very narrow: A person driving a rental car beyond the rental period who is on notice does not have an expectation of privacy in the car’s location
Police say they have made no arrests and have no suspects in the death of David Dorn
The NYPD is investigating videos appearing to show officer misconduct during protests and riots
Gov. Gavin Newsom erroneously accused the Marin County Sheriff’s Department of conducting a racially-motivated traffic stop
Attorney General William Barr said the FBI would use its regional joint terrorism task forces to ‘identify criminal organizers’
Investigators say the three shootings occurred separately and were not officer-involved incidents
Police officials said they are investigating the incident and take disciplinary action
Peter Manfredonia, 23, had been the subject of a six-day search involving several police agencies and the FBI
Whatever the outcome, the process must be evidence-based, deliberate and meet the highest standards of any homicide investigation
The men have been charged with felonious assault, armed robbery and numerous felony weapons charges
Videos show hundreds of protesters gathered in Minneapolis streets damaging police vehicles and property
State and federal authorities are investigating the arrest
Thanks to DNA analysis and genetic genealogy techniques, officials arrested a Colorado man they believe is responsible for the haunting slaying
Two suspects were taken into custody after fleeing on foot from the scene of the shooting
Peter Manfredonia is connected with two homicides, a kidnapping and a home invasion in the last four days
Vehicle larcenies shot up 63% in New York and nearly 17% in Los Angeles compared with the same period last year
Three officers were charged with falsifying records for lying repeatedly about where they were
Two men have been arrested in connection with a February incident in which nearly a dozen shots were fired at three officers
Detective Ashley Nolan of the Chandler Police Department in Arizona details how her PD solved a sexual assault cold case from 1986
As children’s internet usage increases, investigators have seen an alarming uptick in the solicitation of explicit content
The suspect allegedly planned to ambush park rangers and take their firearms and body armor
Police say the 20-year-old man planned to harm 10 people because he felt he “had been bullied in his life”
Officials said the gunman voiced support online for hardline clerics and jihadi figures
There are now over 150 cases tied to former Houston cop Gerald Goines that could be dismissed
Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the bill, which was written after the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Byrant, was a “very important piece of legislation”
MOST POPULAR
- Calif. county’s war on fentanyl dealers gaining attention
- Man who shot N.J. officer in ‘hostile mob’ ambush sentenced to 37 years in prison
- The night murder came to Canaryville: A cop and a reporter tackle a cold case
- Project aims to create ‘soft interview rooms’ for police to speak with sexual assault victims
- Over 70 Mass., Conn. and N.H. PDs contributed to investigation that busted catalytic converter theft ring