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Training

N.J. Detective Charged with Murder In Road Rage Death

Joseph Walker now faces a first-degree murder charge for allegedly shooting and killing another motorist while off duty in a road-rage incident.

July 30, 2013

Patrol

Fla. Sgt.'s Killing Probe Focuses on Dead Man

Newly uncovered evidence in the investigation of the killing of a Broward Sheriff's Office sergeant in 2007 points to a suspect who died in a shootout with police a month later, authorities said.

July 2, 2013

Patrol

Controversy Surrounds Trayvon Martin Detective's Testimony

Chris Serino had pursued manslaughter charges for George Zimmerman but the investigator's bosses rejected his recommendation. Serino later said he was pressured by black officers into filing charges.

June 30, 2013

Women in Law Enforcement

Tips for Joining Investigative Units

Investigative units in law enforcement seem to be more welcoming to females than the more male-dominated units. This could be because females have been utilized in law enforcement investigations since at least 1912.

June 30, 2013

Technology

LAPD Releases Video of Suspected Ambush Shooter

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck released surveillance video and images showing the suspect who ambushed two undercover detectives Tuesday morning outside the Wilshire Division station.

June 26, 2013

Careers

NYPD's Collision Investigation Squad

In March, the NYPD revamped its Highway Division Accident Investigation Squad, beefing up staffing, adding higher-tech tools, and broadening its mission to respond to serious, as well as fatal, crashes. The unit also got a new name: the Collision Investigation Squad.

June 25, 2013

Patrol

Undercover LAPD Detectives Ambushed at Station

Two undercover LAPD detectives were wounded in an ambush Tuesday morning, after a gunman opened fire on them as they waited to enter the Wilshire Division station.

June 24, 2013

Training

$1M Bail for N.J. Det. In Road Rage Death

Bail remains at $1 million bond for a Hudson County (N.J.) Prosecutor's Office detective charged with second degree murder and manslaughter in the death of a Maryland man in Maryland Saturday night.

June 9, 2013

Training

JFK-Era Dallas Detective Honored

The Dallas Police Department honored retired Det. Jim Leavelle this week for his role in the investigation of the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963. The agency's annual Detective of the Year award will now be named in his honor.

May 16, 2013

Patrol

Partner Fired At Suspect Who Killed Miss. Detective

The partner of a Jackson (Miss.) Police detective fired a round at the murder suspect who killed Det. Eric Smith in a third-floor interrogation room earlier this month.

April 15, 2013

Patrol

Video: Victim's Family Fights with Cops at Crime Scene

A homicide victim's two brothers who scuffled with Miami Police detectives at a crime scene have been charged in the incident. The incident began Monday in Overtown following the fatal shooting of Brandon Walker.

April 8, 2013

Patrol

Miss. Detective Remembered As Devoted Dad

Jackson (Miss.) Police Detective Eric Smith loved his two sons and displayed a memorabilia shrine to his favorite NFL football team in his home, friends of the slain officer told the Jackson Clarion-Ledger.

April 4, 2013