Tag: Investigations

Potentially dangerous exposures to lead can occur in both indoor and outdoor gun ranges. Lead originates from unjacketed lead bullets, primer compound, discharge of a firearm, and fragmentation of the ...

What if I told you I'd located a savings account that will accept credits from various sources, not cost you a red cent, allow instant withdrawal when you need it ...

The first two articles of this series on investigating rape discussed legal definitions, the importance of care in handling the initial contact with a rape victim, identification and collection of ...

On the night of March 7, 2003, I worked an overtime shift as a patrol sergeant for the Ukiah (Calif.) Police Department. Riding-along with me was a 17-year-old high school ...

I'm a gun guy. I've had guns for as long as I can remember. When Canada started getting too goofy with its gun laws, I left the country so that ...

Dear Bullethead: I work for an agency with about 50 cops. Our department is in pretty good shape overall, and, for the most part, the citizens are pretty supportive and ...

Uniformed patrol forms the backbone and primary job of virtually every law enforcement agency in this country. However, this month Law Officer focuses on investigations, and I challenge you to ...

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American law enforcement agencies have much to be proud of. According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), from 1995–2004 violent crime fell 32 percent nationwide and property crime decreased ...

As law enforcement officers throughout the nation, we all have heard the statistics: Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the United States. There were 3,100 victims of identity-theft ...