Tag: Homicide Investigations: Page 5

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New Orleans Homicide Unit “Completely Broken,” Detective Says

With nearly three out of every four murders going unsolved this year, morale within the New Orleans police homicide unit has ebbed to a caustic level, sources say, as detectives feel crushed by excessive caseloads and overtime restrictions, and tensions with Orleans Parish prosecutors reaching their highest level in nearly a decade.

April 18, 2017

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K-9 Killed, Officer Injured in LA Shooting

A shooting in Louisiana Wednesday night left two people and a K-9 dead, and an officer wounded.

March 23, 2017

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Amazon Hands Over Echo Data in AR Murder Case

Amazon agreed to hand over user data of an Amazon Echo speaker for a murder trial in Arkansas, after it spent months pushing back against a warrant for the information.

March 7, 2017

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Las Vegas Police Use Mannequin Decoy in Murder Investigation

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Detectives investigating the murders of two homeless men sleeping on the sidewalk in downtown recently used a mannequin as a decoy to lure a suspect.

March 7, 2017

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Video: Suspected MS-13 Gang Members Arrested in Connection to NY Teens' Murders

Police have alleged gang members in custody in connection with a spree of teenage killings in Brentwood, NY.

March 3, 2017

Technology

Arkansas Officers Want to Know if Smart Home Device Recorded Murder Evidence

While investigating, police noticed the Echo in the kitchen and pointed out that the music playing in the home could have been voice activated through the device. While the Echo records only after hearing the wake word, police are hoping that ambient noise or background chatter could have accidentally triggered the device, leading to some more clues.

December 27, 2016

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Canadian Police Move to Treat Fentanyl Overdoses as Homicides

Canadian police are looking to treat fatal overdoses as homicides, arguing that holding drug dealers responsible for deaths could act as a deterrent.

November 22, 2016

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Gun Used to Shoot Alaska Police Officer Tied to Five Murders

The handgun used to wound an Anchorage police officer last weekend has been linked to five previously unsolved homicides this year in Alaska's largest city, police said Tuesday.

November 16, 2016

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CA Sheriff's Explorer Volunteer's Body Found Stabbed and Burned

Authorities confirmed Friday that a body found in a creek at an East Oakland park was that of a missing Alameda County (CA) Sheriff's Department volunteer and that two homicide suspects were in custody.

November 7, 2016

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Suspect Found Biting Pieces of Man's Face Off at Murder Scene

When the first deputy arrived, she found Harrouff on top of the male stabbing victim who was lying in the driveway. The sheriff said Harrouff was biting the victim on the face, removing the victim's flesh with his teeth.

August 16, 2016

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Investigation into Murder of French Police Couple Reveals Disturbing Details

The killer who knifed to death two French police officials in their home this week, claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group, tracked the couple days before the gruesome murders and uploaded his claim of responsibility on the family computer.

June 17, 2016

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Suspect Pleads Not Guilty to Charges in Ohio Officer's Slaying

Lincoln Rutledge is accused of shooting Columbus SWAT officer Steven Smith in the head while officers were trying to arrest him on an arson warrant.

June 10, 2016