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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Prosecutors allege members of the department’s Metro Division wrongly portrayed people as gang members or associates
AG Letitia James requested fare evasion data to determine if any discriminatory practices have been used by NYPD officers at subway stations citywide
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Lee Baca’s case after a jury found he oversaw a plan to interfere with a federal probe into LA County jails
Officials believe the two shooters were linked to another anti-Semitic attack and were prepared to cause greater destruction using two shrapnel bombs
The now-dead suspect is believed to be linked to other cold cases from the 1970s
Moving from a patchwork of databases to an integrated LIM system has made tracking and reporting fast and easy for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
Trafficked individuals can prove to be a great resource if handled kindly and with finesse
The Air Force and Federal Aviation Administration have both denied having any information about the aircraft
A special prosecutor is looking into why prosecutors abruptly dismissed criminal charges against the actor
Groups of drones have been spotted at night flying in grid-like patterns over parts of Colorado and Nebraska
The law will fund rape kit testing for police departments nationwide
Investigators believe the victims were mistakenly targeted as members of a rival gang
State, local police officers say it will be difficult to identify suspects, wanted vehicles and drivers who pass stopped school buses
The outlaw killed his wife with an ax and was last seen after escaping from jail in 1916
Audio sensors captured about 40 or more incidents of gunfire shortly after the system was activated, but only one or two were reported to authorities
Lawmakers have also asked the NYPD to include hate crimes in its weekly statistic reports in addition to releasing quarterly statistics
The suspect was caught on camera throwing an improvised explosive at a car parked in the sergeant’s driveway
Two armed congregants fatally shot the suspect within six seconds of him opening fire
Officer Ashley Hibbard, 32, died the day after Tamia Chappman, 13, was killed by an armed suspect fleeing police
Specially trained officers, which make up 160 of the state’s 40,000 LEOs, use a 12-step evaluation process to detect intoxication not measurable on tests like breathalyzers
Police have gotten at least five reports this week of attacks possibly prompted by anti-Semitic bias
The ‘C3' program uses military practices, police-citizen relationships to connect residents with services, identify criminals
Amazon refused to release to investigators the name of an employee caught on camera stealing packages
The cameras, which are tucked into high-tech street lights, have helped investigators identify suspects, increase public safety
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The vests have been distributed to detective squads in an effort to get more officers to wear the life-saving armor
Police say a man stole $500 from a sketch artist but left a caricature of himself behind
The expansion is the latest effort to address the city’s poor clearance rate and improve the quality of investigations
Lawmakers nationwide are against the use of the software police officials say improves their ability to do their jobs
When releasing the killer’s motive, police said London Phillips was ‘looking for an officer to kill’
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