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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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Lawyer: If the $205,000 settlement is not approved by city council next week, suit will go to trial
Officials say progress has been made, issues reflect those in other departments nationwide
Someone inside the apartment the officers were responding to was also shot
There were no charges of intoxication; department spokesman says medication may be to blame
An investigation found he was fidgeting with his service pistol when it went off during a lunch period
Toussaint Diamon Sims was fatally shot after a vehicle pursuit
Detectives across the nation are interviewing Samuel Little with the hopes of identifying more of his victims
Kyle Williams is being held on murder, attempted murder and endangerment charges
Report details findings that officers involved didn’t hear armed man speaking before shooting
Thomas Bomba was found with a gunshot wound on top of a parking garage
The causes of several cadets’ injuries during training is currently under investigation
During her tragically short life, Ginger Fleischli enjoyed a close and loving relationship with her sibling, Jack, 11 years her senior
The chief struggled to contain his emotions as he pleaded with the Texas city to not allow the killing to reflect badly on the entire department
Officials said they are investigating, don’t anticipate an ongoing threat
The lawsuit alleges ‘When They See Us’ misrepresents the Reid Technique
He accused city officials of firing him because they were under the control of the police union
Samuel Little, whom the FBI identified this month as the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, produced startlingly detailed likenesses of dozens of women he says he strangled
Officials say the men tried to rob the captain, then punched him in the head
The officer was attempting make an arrest when the suspect took his baton and attacked him
How a municipal police department partnered with a Silicon Valley startup to transform police operations
Capt. Chris Arnold was off-duty when he was allegedly fatally shot by his 22-year-old son
Two Kansas sheriff’s offices have entered into an agreement allowing deputies to cross county lines during investigations
Police say she intended to detonate them, could have caused “catastrophic damage”
Samuel Little told investigators last year that he was responsible for about 90 killings nationwide between 1970 and 2005
“I handed him over on a silver platter. I was walking around trying to get anybody to take the bait. Nobody took the bait”
Ultimately, the library will house large binders known as “murder books” for more than 15,000 solved and unsolved cases across the city and create a centralized digital database
The department said that such a job listing would conflict with its core values
Investigators previously suggested Brian Mulkeen was fatally shot by the suspect he was grappling with
Surveillance video shows Kenneth French lunge at off-duty LAPD officer but details are still scarce
The OIS sparked protests and spurred changes to a state law governing when authorities can use deadly force