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.
Mobile ALPR technology offers an array of benefits beyond traffic stops
Exploring how everyday mobile technology empowers law enforcement with tools to track, investigate and solve crimes through detailed call records and location data
Supervisors who rigidly adhere to traditional methods create a discouraging environment for those seeking to modernize and humanize the profession
Innovative approaches to community policing
There have been a few bad apples throughout history. Really bad apples
The Akron Police Department SWAT teams used ballistic plates supplied by ShotStop Ballistics, which is under federal investigation for allegedly selling “counterfeit” gear
The deputy who cared for Kona after the K-9’s retirement in 2023 surrendered her to an animal shelter without notifying or receiving approval from the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office
The Sagadahoc County deputy filed a 20-page defense detailing the alleged inaccuracies with the commission’s report
Investigators determined officers in the ambulance were observers and medics were in charge
“We saw ... officers going in to the line of fire to save their brothers in blue, who have gone down in the act of trying to keep our community safe,” Chief Jennings said
Cabell County medics were inside a house treating a patient when the man jumped into their rig and drove off
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Some of the officers who rushed to the Charlotte neighborhood to rescue the first wave of downed officers were wounded as a second shooter began firing on them
A man is suspected of forging an audio clip implying the principal was frustrated with Black students’ test-taking abilities; the recording put the principal’s family at “significant risk,” police say
Deputy Samuel Aispuro, 43, was sitting at a red light on a patrol motorcycle when he was shot; he was transported to the hospital in stable condition
The unit was established in partnership with the state attorney’s office to lighten the caseload for Baltimore’s homicide investigators
Let’s examine an emerging need for drones to support detectives in the field and some potential solutions
Syracuse-area law enforcement officials said the shooter lured officers to his home, where he sprayed them with bullets from an illegally modified AR-15
The man who shot and wounded an Albany Police Department officer was not killed by the officer’s returning fire as police initially implied
Montgomery County Police Department officers arrested the 18-year-old after finding his “memoir,” which included a character who executed a school shooting
Learn from the tragedy of Devonte Hart to be better informed about child abuse prevention and investigation
Officials suggested that the LAPD update their communication training to better handle situations like this event
The 18-year-old’s brother called 911 and stated his brother was “going crazy” and that he hadn’t slept for four days; when officers arrived, the armed suspect began running after them
The rise of consumer DNA testing and open genetic databases made forensic genetic genealogy a valuable tool for law enforcement investigations
From a compromised crime scene to controversial police conduct, the O.J. Simpson case offers a study on the pitfalls that can derail justice
Video shows the escalating violence of a day-long crisis that left multiple officers wounded and ended in a fatal officer-involved shooting
One bill bars citizen review boards from investigating allegations of officer misconduct; another bill creates a 25-foot buffer around police officers when they are working
New reforms include developing a policy to limit “pretextual stops” and revising training for investigatory stops
The dropped sexual assault cases from the past eight years are among over 264,000 incident reports that were never submitted for investigation due to an internal code citing staff shortages
The forum aims to address the growing prevalence of financial sextortion activity across social media platforms and explore solutions to combat this crime
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