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.
Uses of force captured on video can be misinterpreted, exposing officers and agencies to significant civil and criminal liability. Are you providing the best evidence?
How your agency can sift through digital data to solve investigations faster, easier
The popular series follows Richland County Sheriff’s Department investigators as they work missing persons cases
She reported her suspicions the next morning, and the NYPD sent a Crime Scene Unit to retrieve the bottle and test it
Licenses could be denied if investigators uncover threats of violence or terrorism or the use of racial or ethnic slurs
Sheriff Scott Jones has previously refused to release footage of officer-involved shootings and other incidents
Susteen’s affordable hand-held device enables a rapid response to threats in the field
Edwin Diaz was never charged but got booted from Miami-Dade’s narcotics unit
Community members, town officials and retired police officers gathered in front of the Police Department to share a message of unity
The U.S. trial of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has offered a screenplay-worthy picture of the lawlessness and excesses during his rise to power
St. Louis Public Safety Director Jimmie Edwards, who called the officers “outliers” in a statement, said the four officers have been suspended without pay
“With no stab marks or bullet wounds, many of these deaths were not classified as homicides but attributed to drug overdoses, accidents, or natural causes,” the FBI said
Crime scene investigators should be included in weekly discussions of the progress of cases and potential directions of investigations
This technique was formally developed by Dr. John E. Reid to help differentiate between innocent, truthful suspects and those who were being deceptive during an interview
“Too much of a bad thing” is resulting in calls for reform and legal restraints
Assistant Chief Paul Stokes said the new version of the unit initially will focus on street-level prostitution, human trafficking and gambling in illegal game rooms
Of the 90 slayings inmate Sam Little claimed credit for, at least 30 have already been corroborated by police in about 19 states
Officer Vincent Ferrara claimed a former sergeant once put a gun to Ferrara’s chest and said “I wonder if your vest can stop this bullet”
Learn about the different types of graffiti, how to identify each type, resolve cases, and seek restitution
An official said investigators did not know if there was more than one gunman and had no suspect descriptions so far
Getting through the aftermath of an officer-involved shooting requires an extended test of survival skills
Responding to the opioid crisis requires a multi-agency approach, using data to drive initiatives between partners
Police investigations into drug trafficking need to rapidly transform to address the changing landscape of opioid distribution
Witnesses reported a police officer repeatedly ordered the guard to drop his gun before he was fatally shot
Jemel Roberson, 26, had detained a shooting suspect when officers arrived and saw him holding a gun
Cities spend millions of dollars a year combating this problem without getting restitution
Pay attention to both the technical and the human aspects of the effort
Digital evidence has unique properties and there are special rules for handling it
The envelopes the suspect used held vital forensic evidence that investigators say they leveraged to make an arrest
The 18-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a police officer near a school in the Atlanta area over the weekend has been shot and killed by another officer
The 13-year-old girl went missing after her parents were found dead in Wisconsin
The shooter fired on police and fire crews before dying by suicide