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.
Establishing a Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) is helping this Washington state county respond to, investigate and resolve more criminal cases than ever before
How law enforcement can use AI to manage the surge in multimedia evidence, gain actionable insights and speed investigations
Understanding how these technologies store and manage data is essential for accurately extracting and attributing information during forensic examinations
The ruling says a discrimination lawsuit filed by four officers was ‘unfairly harmed’ by the notes’ destruction
Federal public defenders are reviewing cases investigated by officers that have since been brought up on corruption charges
The New Jersey Supreme Court is weighing whether LEOs can force suspects to unlock phones during an investigation
The suspect is shown struggling against officers and refusing to comply with orders to cooperate
The remarks came amid allegations the department is misusing the database as a ‘genetic stop-and-frisk’
The shooting happened at a Red Line L station when two officers responded to another officer’s call for assistance
Conservation officers can be an invaluable resource for police investigations
Officials believed discipline would increase odds the photos made it into the public domain, are ‘satisfied’ that the deputies deleted the photographs
One of the officers was also shot and wounded during the 2018 altercation
Police officials called for a state investigation into two officers after a video of them struggling with a suspect circulated widely online
Members of an oversight group expressed concern after reports that sheriff’s deputies shared graphic photos of the crash
Union leaders are considering filing grievances over the reassignments; officials say a flyer posted at police headquarters had nothing to do with the changes
Auditors will focus on four counties before potentially extending the audit to all counties statewide
Most of the cases hinging on the testimony involved delivery of a controlled substance or other drug-related charges
Ed Mullins, head of the NYPD sergeants union, is facing an investigation after tweeting that officers were ‘declaring war’ on the mayor
The council has been examining proposals for a body comprised of city staff and a community review board
Many investigators give up the valuable element of surprise by contacting potential suspects by telephone
Investigators should look for specific verbal clues that reveal subjects are withholding or fabricating information
“He is a member of the police department. There are certain things, even if you are a union official, that if you say them are out of line”
Officials say there was ‘definitely a xenophobic motive’ to the shooting that left 11, including the shooter, dead
A former judge lambasted the department’s internal affairs division for the suspension; police officers have called for an investigation into the division
Officials say one police officer has been released after suffering non-life-threatening injuries Wednesday as they attempted to arrest the suspect
The drones, roughly the size of a man’s fist, have been used to locate a suspect during a hostage situation
The original charges against Smollett were dropped in March 2019 with little explanation, angering police officials and then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel
A state audit in 2016 found that the long-troubled database lacked oversight and that some agencies could not substantiate some of the listings
The voluntary database for doorbell camera and home video surveillance footage would be used as an extension of officers canvassing a neighborhood
Witnesses said the stranded driver that fatally shot Trooper Joseph Bullock first threatened a tow truck driver before firing on the trooper
Assistant Chief Jeff Buckles vented his frustration during President Trump’s Tuesday night State of the Union speech
Internal emails from local sheriff’s offices showed officials grasping at straws and gamely playing along with comedic instigators during the months-long investigation
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