Tag: Investigations

The days are gone when building a patrol vehicle meant a red gumball, a portable radio and some paint. Today s vehicles are filled with computers, MDTs, GPS sensors, cellular ...

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 ...

Dear Bullethead: I ve been a cop for 10 years and work for a department with about 500 sworn in the South. My entire time has been spent in patrol, ...

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 ...

The United States Supreme Court recently decided the exclusionary rule does not apply when police officers fail to properly "knock-and-announce" their presence during the execution of a search warrant. Writing ...

In the June issue, the first installment of this series on investigating the crime of rape discussed legal definitions, the importance of care in handling the initial contact with a ...

Two uniformed officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) helped a plainclothes detective unit stop four dangerous suspects. As the two officers approached the suspects' vehicle, one of the ...

You got a cell phone so you could stay in touch with the department, or maybe they provided it to you due to your on-call status. It also provides a ...

Pipe bombs and chemical-reaction bombs remain the most common bombs made and detonated by juveniles throughout the United States. Historically, the pipe bomb and its little brother, the CO2 cartridge ...

Every day lawsuits are won and lost based on the quality of the evidence presented at trial. Most law enforcement officers are well trained in the collection and preservation of ...