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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The challenge in sexual assault cases often isn’t identifying the perpetrator, but whether or not the occurrence of a crime can be proved
An employee at the bank where a victim was withdrawing money realized that the man was responding to a ransom demand and called BHPD
Officials say Gail P. Hardy did not review four OIS incidents in a timely manner, which prevented departments from closing their internal investigations
An internal investigation found the man accused of killing Rasheen McClain was a suspect in other shootings
Authorities aren’t releasing any information about the suspects in the shooting that left 5 dead
Chief James Craig said a previous investigation could have prevented the shooting death of Officer Rasheen McClain
Authorities say the gun used to fatally shoot two students is unregistered and untraceable
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Prosecutors say they ''needed more information’ in order to charge the five men
The restaurant’s management became aware of the incident while reviewing security footage
Officials identified the victims, said the shooting was a result of a domestic dispute
Officials have identified the four victims, are still searching for the two gunmen
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said there is no excuse for the kits going untested, said the department will process and investigate
Investigators haven’t determined if off-duty officers on the scene fired the shots that hit either person
The attack killed 15-year-old Gracie Muehlberger and 14-year-old Dominic Blackwell
The family of Bijan Ghaisar, who was shot by officers following a vehicle pursuit in 2017, has filed a lawsuit regarding the shooting
Investigators still haven’t released how the shooting began or whether victims were targeted
The agency released its annual report, which tallies hate crimes and ‘crimes against persons’ reported nationwide
Michael Nealey was found sitting on top of Lucky Miller, whose death Nealey has been charged in
Witnesses say Sgt. Virgil Thomas and Eric Reason were ‘honking and screaming’ at each other before the shooting
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Lucky Miller was found dead in a hotel room during a conference he was attending with Michael Nealey
The archer shot into a homeless encampment near San Francisco
Sheriff John D’Agostini said the investigation into Deputy Brian Ishmael’s death was slowed by sanctuary state laws
A day after Baltimore police officials said the investigation into Sean Suiter’s death was closed, state’s attorneys said it is still open
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The investigation was prompted after Sean Suiter’s family claimed the city was trying to cover up his death
Jorge DelRio has been praised for dedication during work undercover, on DEA task force
He has been charged with attempted murder, assault in a shooting authorities believe to be gang-related
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