The charges filed on Tuesday give the first indication of what police believe is a possible motive, that the shooting is the result of a robbery. A detective wrote in court records that the trio shot and killed Det. James Skernivitz and Scott Dingess, 50, during an attempted robbery.
September 8, 2020
A $35,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the nurder of Detective Skernivitz.
September 7, 2020
Investigator Luis “Mario” Herrera died at 3:30 a.m. surrounded by his wife and children, the family reported.
September 7, 2020
Detective James Skernivitz was working on an undercover drug deal and he and his informant were ambushed while sitting in the car.
September 4, 2020
A Montgomery, AL, police detective was killed Monday morning in an apparent domestic violence related incident and her ex-boyfriend was charged in connection to her death.
July 8, 2020
For law enforcement officers who use mobile ALPR to aid investigations, the new Genetec AutoVu SharpZ3 allows patrols to flag vehicles based on vehicle type and color where no license plate was identified by a witness.
March 20, 2020
The Vermont Attorney General's Office is reviewing the results of an investigation into the Bellows Falls Police Department by the Vermont State Police.
February 7, 2020
Two detectives with the Anne Arundel County Police Department were shot late Wednesday night while in pursuit of a person connected with a death investigation.
February 6, 2020
An officer who retired from the Houma (LA) Police Department in late 2019 is now facing multiple charges in connection with an investigation into the disappearance of $6,500 of department funds.
February 6, 2020
A New York state trooper was injured Wednesday morning while investigating a crash on the Onondaga Lake Parkway.
January 22, 2020
The Chicago Police Department announced Tuesday the number of detective areas in the city is expanding from three back to five in order to improve response times, particularly on the West Side.
December 18, 2019
On Wednesday morning, authorities arrested Giles Daniel Warrick, 60. Police attribute 10 attacks in all to the suspect; they have charged him in eight, including first-degree murder and rape.
November 15, 2019
According to a search warrant, Hallandale Beach Police asked a judge to order Amazon to turn over audio recordings from a pair of Amazon Echo Dot devices in the condo Silvia Galva Crespo shared with her husband, Adam Crespo. Detectives indicate in the warrant that they believe the devices might have captured audio of what led up to and what occurred during her death.
November 1, 2019
Thomson Reuters announced it has been awarded a long-term contract to provide its leading legal research and investigative technology tools to the Department of Justice professionals.
October 31, 2019
A deputy with the Tehama County (CA) Sheriff's Department fatally shot a suspect in an interview room after the man attempted to get another deputy's gun.
September 3, 2019