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.
A memoir of Detective Mike King’s 1991 investigation and ultimate take-down of a deviant polygamous cult called the Zion Society
There is no single answer to the cause of mass school shootings, but it goes much deeper and further than issues of gun control and mental illness
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The Orange County Sheriff’s Department must review evidence in more than 22,000 cases after 15 deputies were investigated for failing to properly book information
Officials are still searching for the two suspects in the ‘unprovoked’ attack on a rural road
The ongoing investigation into allegations that over 20 officers falsified data will likely play a central role in the attorney general’s office’s attempts to reform the CalGang database
Officials say they plan to improve an analysis system that would identify shooters in real-time in order to reduce future violence
The two suspects were taken into custody in Las Vegas a week after the fatal shooting
Prosecutors say Bryan Herrell settled more than 20,000 disputes between sellers and buyers of guns, drugs, stolen identities and other illegal items
Attorneys have not said why they are reviewing the shooting, which was previously ruled justifiable
The company is levying fees to ‘offset the costs’ of complying with warrants and subpoenas
Officials are questioning if police will be able to quickly obtain warrants in light of these new instructions, since alcohol and drugs dissipate in the bloodstream over time
The phrase “I hate you ... hope you two die!” along with the names of two men was written on the wall inside Lisa McMullan’s condo
Police are still looking for two other men they say were involved in the rush-hour shooting
Authorities haven’t released the names of the suspects or details about the cause of the shooting
The program filters and searches surveillance footage to identify certain objects that appear on video
The new department would ‘specialize in investigating far-right extremist groups and individuals’
The portable TruNarc device provides on-the-spot analysis of unknown substances that can provide definitive identification without requiring officers to handle dangerous drugs
Officials outlined a plan to establish a mobile precinct, conduct more patrols and work with federal prosecutors to keep shooters behind bars
The pursuit that ended in the death of Tamia Chappmann is still under review as community members call for an end to police pursuits altogether
The program was established in 2012, used a formula to create a list of people deemed most like to commit or be victimized by a shooting
Marquise Latrelle Tolbert and William Ray Tolliver are considered armed and dangerous, officials say
Officials say the goal of the Behavioral Threat Management Unit is to prevent volatile situations from escalating into violence
The Anaheim PD’s John sting underscores the pervasive nature of the demand side of prostitution – one prong of the pernicious problem of human sex trafficking
Capt. Javier Ortiz was suspended and is being investigated after officers accused him of being discriminatory
A consultant recently released a report saying the department needs to hire 300 more officers to adequately staff patrol
The suspect is presumed dead inside a home that burned after he stabbed his landlord and fatally ambushed two LEOs
Here’s how Cognitive Interviewing can help investigators gather detailed and accurate info from victims of trauma that can lead to an increase in guilty pleas
Attorneys for the family of the girl killed when a suspect drove a stolen vehicle onto a sidewalk allege police were ‘reckless’ during the pursuit
The mystery following the discovery of 11 sets of human remains is about to be highlighted in a new Netflix film coming out in March
Officials say the recall of portable breathalyzer tests adds time, inconvenience to drunk driving arrests and court cases
Former partners Gerald Goines and Steven Bryant are also facing federal charges
Multiple people have responded to police departments’ Facebook posts with photographs and stories of vehicles being struck by bullets in recent days
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