Tag: Homicide Investigations: Page 7

Technology

Parabon Announces New Snapshot Forensic Art Service

Parabon NanoLabs Inc. (Parabon) announced a new suite of forensic art capabilities to complement the company's Snapshot DNA Phenotyping Service, a forensics offering that can interrogate an evidentiary DNA sample and produce an accurate composite image of the source.

August 19, 2015

Patrol

California Troopers Face Charges in Connection with Murder

The nine people played a part in the killing of Korey Kauffman, 26, or helped cover it up and mislead investigators, the officials said.

August 17, 2015

Patrol

Federal Officers to Help Baltimore Stem Homicide Rate

Baltimore is turning to the federal government for help in stemming a dramatic uptick in violence over the last several months.

August 4, 2015

Special Units

Video: Suspect Arrested in California Sergeant's Shooting Death

Fellow officers are remembering a fallen comrade after veteran Hayward, Calif., police Sgt. Scott Lunger was shot and killed in cold blood. Officials say a suspect with gang affiliations has been placed under arrest.

July 23, 2015

Technology

Parabon's Snapshot DNA Phenotyping Service Reveals New Clues in 27-Year-Old Cold Case

Working with the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Police Department, Parabon generated a composite image from DNA linked to the unsolved murder of April Tinsley.

July 22, 2015

Special Units

Drug Dealing Gangs Exploiting Milwaukee Police Chase Policy

An innovative, violent gang of drug dealers is exploiting the Milwaukee Police Department's own policy on vehicle pursuits and other rules as they feed an incessant hunger for heroin across southeastern Wisconsin and contribute to a surging number of murders in the city.

July 21, 2015

Patrol

Fired LAPD Officer Accused of Murder Fled to Texas

A fugitive Los Angeles police officer fired and charged with murder fled to Texas with the help of his father, federal officials said in a warrant filed Thursday.

March 19, 2015

Patrol

U.S. Marshal Shot, Killed Searching for Homicide Suspect

A deputy U.S. Marshal died after he was shot Tuesday morning in Scotlandville, La., near Baton Rouge while executing a warrant on a double homicide suspect.

March 10, 2015

Patrol

Video: Guard Killed in Marijuana Dispensary Burglary

An investigation was underway Tuesday morning after a security guard was shot and killed during an attempted robbery of an illegally operated medical marijuana dispensary in San Bernardino, Calif., the previous night.

February 17, 2015

Technology

DNA Technology Cracks 1981 Cold Case in Minnesota

Law enforcement officials are still not sure how the body of 17-year-old Carolyn Lee Andrew ended up in a shallow grave in Duluth's Twin Ponds in 1981. But thanks to DNA technology, nearly 34 years later, authorities believe they've finally determined the identity of her killer.

February 3, 2015

Patrol

Chased by Man With Knife, Officers Don't Shoot Due to 'Recent Incidents'

Two Milwaukee police officers considered "recent incidents locally and nationally" when they refrained from shooting a man who chased them with a butcher knife at the scene of a suspected double homicide, according to a criminal complaint.

December 8, 2014

Patrol

Four Dead in West Virginia Shooting Rampage; Manhunt Underway

A manhunt was underway in north-central West Virginia after four people were fatally shot in three attacks, authorities said.

December 1, 2014