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.
Digital investigation technology can help turn up leads when traditional investigations stall
Meet Andrea Cortez, a 17-year law enforcement veteran and analyst at Elk Grove (Calif.) Police Department’s Real-Time Information Center
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Andrea Cortez is a 17-year law enforcement veteran and analyst at Elk Grove (Calif.) Police Department’s Real-Time Information Center
The man is accused of attempting to kill at least two Kentucky officers this month
The petition comes a day after Buttigieg said he would write to the U.S. DOJ’s Civil Rights Division that he wanted an independent investigator appointed
Smollett and his manager asked for police to turn off their cameras during the call
The LEO was killed Sunday after responding to a call about someone trying to pass a bad check at a small market
The city had numerous problems, including losing its email system and 911 dispatchers not being able to enter calls into their computers
The DA threatened to issue subpoenas to Houston police in order to get records on the use of confidential informants by officers involved in the raid
The LEOs sought drivers on their phones and not wearing seat belts
Officials believe at least “several dozen” people would be disciplined and expect some to be fired
A jury found the LEO guilty of culpable negligence in the 2016 shooting of a caretaker that was trying to protect a severely autistic man
These DOJ grants can aid local law enforcement and partner agencies in improving use of technology to enhance child exploitation investigations
The former sheriff’s lawyer says DeSantis’ decision to suspend him was based on politics, not facts
The LEO was the first law enforcement officer to be killed in the line of duty in nearly 30 years in Maine
Deputies who found the LEO in his car initially thought he had been shot, leading LE personnel to swarm the area
A jury found all five defendants guilty of first-degree murder
The department is encouraging residents to register their doorbell cameras to help police fight crime
An investigation is underway to determine whether excessive force was used during the arrest
A man walked into a Jack in the Box on Monday and shot Joseph Gilbert Solano in the head
Detectives pulled 120 patrol cars from service, reviewed hours of private camera footage and inspected more than 300 body camera videos to find the suspect
With the right tools in place, information from a variety of sources can be absorbed and analyzed as events unfold
A LEO who was shot by police during a fatal arrest attempt told investigators he had concerns about their training
Using words that minimize the moral seriousness of behavior can help police investigators obtain the truth from a deceptive individual
Police found and rescued the woman on Sunday by using a bloodhound
The Alameda County (California) Sheriff’s Office recently integrated drone technology into all SWAT operations
Authorities are trying to determine if he’s the “serial murderer and rapist” behind the deaths of three women over the past three months
The agents are trying to determine exactly what the shooter and four responding LEOs did inside the building
The bodies of three women have been found in separate vacant houses since March, the latest one Wednesday
The man was arrested after arranging through an undercover agent to buy a pair of pistols whose serial numbers had been obliterated
Is anyone calling for the development of forensic expertise to analyze video and determine manipulation has taken place?
The LEO apologized in court for “taking the life of a perfect person”
Scot Peterson is no longer required to wear a GPS monitor and will be allowed to go to his home in North Carolina
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