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.
Understanding the critical steps and legal nuances that guide law enforcement in effectively and legally obtaining mobile device evidence for criminal investigations
Writing a police report is not just an exercise in documentation, it is also an opportunity for evaluation
This poem captures the often overlooked and unsung efforts of detectives as they navigate the challenges and triumphs of their demanding roles
Agencies are heralding new legislature that, if passed, would standardize handling of sexual assault evidence statewide
The program will collect images of the city to aid investigations, which activists argue infringes on citizen’s First and Fourth Amendment rights
Amid an uptick in coronavirus-related hate crimes, investigators can use empathy to relate to offenders
A video circulating on social media shows an unidentified officer cough without covering his mouth as he passes a pedestrian
Allowing the public to file low priority crime or incident reports online or by phone facilitates social distancing
International first responders have used drones for observation, sharing messages with the public and even decontamination
As healthcare providers start turning to secondary markets due to shortages, investigators find that many products are unreliable or fraudulent
The unit is tasked with reviewing and investigating some of the most depraved crimes imaginable
New Hampshire State Police criminalist Timothy Jackson manually plotted the characteristics of a fingerprint after computerized methods didn’t return a result
The officer was stabbed in the leg during a confrontation with an intoxicated man; a second officer was stabbed, but uninjured, and a K9 was assaulted
Lorraine Maradiaga has been charged with making a terrorist threat after she posted videos on Snapchat saying she had a positive coronavirus diagnosis and planned to infect others
The 2-year-old was safe and turned over to police after the suspect crashed his vehicle on an interstate ramp
The program will collect images of the city to aid investigations and will pay for research to study if the program impacts the city’s crime rate
Machine learning can offer an extra pair of hands to do a repetitive task, or provide an extra pair of eyes and ears
A Brooklyn man was arrested for hoarding supplies and selling respirators and PPE to doctors and first responders at 700 percent markups
The establishment of Law Enforcement Alternative Report Call Centers would allow LEOs to respond to essential calls for service while civilian personnel address calls from the community
Sheriff Chad Chronister said he hoped the Netflix series would renew interest in the 1997 disappearance of Jack ‘Don’ Lewis
Many agencies still require sworn officers to perform tasks that could be handled equally well by others
The man deliberately struck and killed Trooper Justin Schaffer and veered toward a second trooper’s vehicle
The U.S. Attorney General’s office has already begun investigating hoarding and price gouging on an ‘industrial level’
The businesses that equip and serve first responders are supporting the national emergency response with new products, free services and donations
The police board found the two officers violated department policy for opening fire on a vehicle driven by an unarmed teenager in 2016
How crime data and information partnerships with federal agencies can drive down violent crime in your city
This phone app lets you reduce face-to-face citizen encounters – and potential COVID-19 exposure – by conducting non-emergency police business by phone
Officials say they are still investigating a possible motive for the mass shooting
The departments tested free trial versions of the software during investigations before the department banned it last month
Agents culminated a six-month investigation into the CNJG gang with high-level arrests that brought investigators closer to finding the gang’s leader
The current database will be updated and regularly audited in light of debate around similar lists in Los Angeles and New York
An investigation found the six police officers who fatally shot a man who crashed his vehicle and threatened officers with a gun were justified in their use of deadly force
Authorities are still investigating the 2019 shooting as a possible act of terrorism
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