Tag: Undercover Investigations: Page 6

Women in Law Enforcement

How to Plan a 'John' Sting

Attacking prostitution in a certain neighborhood or industrial strip usually involves undercover (UC) officers attempting to solicit street-walkers and placing them in steel bracelets. However, a "john" sting can be another effective way to combat the problem.

April 17, 2012

Patrol

Ohio Officer Shot Outside Bar

A man with a gun outside a bar in Dayton, Ohio, touched off a brief foot chase that ended early Saturday morning with the shooting of the 21-year-old suspect and a Dayton undercover detective.

April 15, 2012

Patrol

'21 Jump Street'-style Cop Returns To Patrol

Exeter (Calif.) Police Officer Alex Salinas went undercover at Exeter Union High School, which led to 13 arrests in the bucolic town.

March 27, 2012

Special Units

Feds Arrest Army Soldiers In Murder-for-Hire Plot

Federal agents have arrested a current and former U.S. Army soldier who offered to steal weapons from Fort Carson, Colo., and organize a hit squad financed by a Mexican drug cartel.

March 26, 2012

Training

Leading Warriors and Covert Ops

Managing a successful clandestine operation usually requires coordination, information sharing, familiarity with the terrain and, if it involves Islamist counter-terror tactics, an understanding of Muslim friend or foe.

March 25, 2012

Patrol

Undercover Narcotics Cop Busts 13 Students

Last week, police arrested 13 Exeter Union High School students, aged 15 to 19, on drug-related charges. The arrests were the result of an undercover operation at the California school.

March 20, 2012

Patrol

Feds: Muslim Extremist Plotted Assault On Fla. Sheriff's Office

A Florida man with roots in Kosovo was arrested for allegedly plotting a two-phase suicide-bomb attack on multiple Tampa-area locations including a Hillsborough County Sheriff's operations center.

January 9, 2012

Special Units

Calif. Gang Member Convicted for Nearly Killing Undercover Cop

A California gang member who nearly killed an undercover police officer is expected to receive at least 50 years in prison, after a jury found him guilty.

November 16, 2011

Training

Undercover Lifeline Training: 7 Scenarios

Personnel who are well trained will "react" rather than panic when the time comes to take action. The more you train and the more confident you are, the less you will fall victim to the devastating effects of tunnel vision. Here are seven exercises to cover the more common scenarios that may arise.

October 31, 2011

Patrol

NYPD Corruption Trial Focuses on Bad Narc Busts

The trial has yielded troubling testimony about officers "flaking"—planting drugs on subjects to meet arrest quotas and get overtime pay.

October 23, 2011

Patrol

LASD Recovers Ford Hot Rod at Chop Shop

The Los Angeles County Sheriff Department's auto-theft task force recovered a 1949 Ford "Shoebox" hot rod after the owner spotted parts from his stolen vehicle on Craigslist.

October 20, 2011

Training

How to Improve Back-up for Undercover Units

To understand the complexities of mounting a take-down operation such as rescuing an undercover agent from a secure location under the control of armed violators, undercover agents must be trained as a SWAT operator. There's no in-between here.

October 17, 2011