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.
In U.S. v. Jackson, a priest questions the validity of a search warrant based on insufficient “place to be searched”
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Detective Scott Simons unraveled a $551,000 cryptocurrency scam, traced stolen funds using blockchain analytics and helped recover assets for victims of a transnational crypto fraud
Evansville officers issued verbal commands for the suspect to drop the weapon, but instead of complying, the suspect raised the firearm and aimed it at officers in a firing stance
Operation Holiday Watch, which was carried out by CHP and other PDs across the state, seized $38,000 in stolen merchandise, two illegal guns and three stolen cars
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San Francisco PD had received a missing persons report for Luigi Mangione a month before Brian Thompson was fatally shot in Manhattan
Officer William Kasberg, a 30-year veteran of the San Antonio Police Department, died while he was preparing to attend training
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“There is a risk that a wide range of extremists may view [the suspected killer] as a martyr and an example to follow,” the department stated
Syracuse Officer Michael Jensen and Onondaga County Lt. Michael Hoosock were killed in an incident during which the two agencies were unable to get on the same radio channel
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Meet Maurice Hicks, a former narcotics officer and FBI task force member who now solves complex cases as a private investigator
Meet Lindsey Wade, a cold case detective who helped solve the 32-year-old mystery of two young girls brutally murdered in Tacoma
Luigi Mangione, 26, was reportedly arrested with cash, a Faraday bag, a passport and a ghost gun on his person; he has been charged with second-degree murder
The ghost gun “may have been made on a 3D printer, capable of firing a 9 mm round,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said
As discussions about ghost guns, their regulation and concerns for public safety migrate to the public sphere, here are five facts to help navigate the conversation
Security video shows the shooter approaching Brian Thompson from behind, firing several shots with a gun equipped with a silencer
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The Justice Department’s report marked the conclusion of the investigation that began six months after the death of Tyre Nichols following a traffic stop in 2023
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Bullets fired at Brian Thompson had the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” inscribed on them, a law enforcement official stated
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The gunman appeared to be “lying in wait for several minutes” before approaching Brian Thompson from behind and opening fire, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said
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Many crimes today – from identity theft to the sale of illegal drugs – can involve the use of the U.S. mail
The department probed claims that an officer recorded questions from a sergeant’s exam using camera-equipped glasses but found no evidence to support the allegations
In 2023, Boulder police said the Colorado Cold Case Review Team had finished digitalizing evidence and completed a review of all related items in JonBenét Ramsey’s murder
“Joanna’s Law” would help identify staged suicides that could otherwise deceive investigators and let killers walk free
Here’s how to increase the efficiency and accuracy of your investigations
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