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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Police email and the shared lab system is now back online and prosecutors will look at re-charging cases that were dropped because of the computer issues
Police say a suppressor was attached to the handgun the gunman used to kill a dozen people
The police chief announced Friday that he’s reached out to outside agencies to take over the investigation
The nearly 500 pages of documents released reveal more detail in a case that has only grown in controversy since prosecutors dropped all charges
The suspect shot the trooper after he attempted to stop him for a traffic violation, leading to a 15-hour standoff outside the man’s apartment
The jury that convicted the man of murder and attempted murder earlier this month recommended capital punishment
New charges are being filed against the man who is accused of eight counts of attempted murder after he plowed his car into pedestrians at a crosswalk
You’ll want to strike a balance between a good level of protection and concealability
Beagle is an open-source software tool that developers say will help with analytics and email investigations
A cost-effective solution to the problem of differing levels of timed exposures in crime scenes
A new program that swears in student interns as LE investigators aims to deliver the skills and resources needed to effectively deal with technology in criminal investigations
The union accused him of blaming LEOs for raids he ordered to determine who leaked a police report to a journalist
Chief William Scott told reporters the searches were probably illegal and said “I’m sorry that this happened”
Police said despite the no-show, they are satisfied with their decision to enter into the agreement
Although the picture has surpassed the number of likes, the suspect still hasn’t turned himself in
Prosecutors say that the man was intoxicated and speeding when he slammed into the officer’s car
The man was found guilty of first-degree murder for shooting the officer three times during an armed robbery
Creating order out of chaos and taking command over an emotional and tense situation necessitates a level of confidence that can only come from adequate preparation
The inmate was indicted for the murder of Officer Matthew Murphy, who was shot during a traffic stop in 1974
A jury awarded each officer more than $4 million for reprisals they faced from reporting sexual harassment on behalf of a coworker
The officer said he wrote up paperwork that exaggerated the seriousness of Garner’s suspected crime
The police chief said the journalist “crossed the line” by joining a conspiracy to steal a confidential report
Residents described moments of confusion and terror as a gunman rained deadly gunfire on police at an Alabama mobile home park
Jurors needed less than a day to convict the suspect of first-degree murder in the 2016 shooting deaths of 2 officers
The NYPD sometimes uses celebrity photos to find a match in its facial recognition system when they’re stumped for quality images of possible suspects
Police raided a journalist’s home last week as part of an investigation into who in the department leaked a report on a public defender’s death
An injured classmate told police she was feuding with the cadet and believes she was targeted
The officer’s police department is continuing its internal investigation of the LEO’s actions
The family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the judges and officers who oversaw the case of the man who fatally shot the LEO in 2017
The man is accused of killing the LEO during an attempt to rob him of his new car
