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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“I’'m innocent,” Frederick Then, 20, told reporters as police led him away Sunday night
The deputy was shot in the forearm and taken to a hospital
Officer Travis Lloyd was “defending himself and other people on the street” when he shot and killed the suspect
Dallas officer Amber Guyger had just finished a 15-hour shift when she entered an apartment she mistook as her own and shot a man she thought was an intruder
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Kern County sheriff’s Lt. Mark King said there are “strong indications” of a domestic violence motive in the incident
An NYPD source said the investigation took three years to complete and involved “hundreds of hours of surveillance and multiple [wiretaps]”
An Army staff sergeant was charged with fatally shooting his wife and a cop in Feb. 2016
An unnamed agent was attempting to enter the unlit home when someone grabbed his rifle, Houston police said
More than 30 alleged street gang members have been charged in the crime
Police say the officer shot and killed a suspect at a March traffic stop when the two fought and the suspect reached for a gun
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Going by “Melissa,” the officer forged a friendship with the suspect for a month before he confessed on tape
The incident occurred when officers arrived to serve the man an eviction notice
Chief Daniel Furseth told investigators he “didn’t intend the video to be racist,” but understood how it could be seen that way
Officer Amber Guyger was arrested Sunday on a manslaughter charge
“The heroism of these officers is truly remarkable,” Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley said
“We will find out exactly what happened,” Mayor Mike Rawlings pledged
The officer saw the suspect “fall, drop the knife, rearm himself and become an eminent danger”
Officer J.C. Vucich said he fired because he thought the driver of the car was attempting to hit him
Sgt. Matthew Mainieri’s killer was previously charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature
Officers discovered more than 46 grams of heroin, 30 grams of fentanyl and 4 grams of cocaine
Officer tried to warn others that the suspect may have had a weapon, but couldn’t reach them
Officials released audio and video of the vehicle pursuit, shootout and hostage standoff
According to the report, four people tried to keep Sgt. Matthew Mainieri alive after he was struck
Video shows the former LAPD officer struggling with several teens before incident
Man’s sister says family “do not hold the (sheriff’s office) in any way responsible” for his death
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Police chief says high-profile incident is “no reason” to take officer off duty
Officials say the man assaulted the officer, hit him in the head and took his gun