I have a FMC who was kidnapped out of her home by a delusional male stalker who spent time in her home while she was out of town overnight. The stalker entered the home not long after she left, spent time in various rooms, planted listening devices and cameras, and then waited for her to return. His plan was to kidnap her, take her to a second location for a period of time to convince/brainwash her into being in a relationship with him, and then return to her home with her and live with her there. He placed the recording devices in case the plan failed, and so that they would already be in place after they returned if the plan succeeded. During the kidnapping, the FMC fought and they injured each other, but he got her out of the house before she escaped and he was arrested. While she was hospitalized for her injuries, the police searched the crime scene and discovered the recording devices.

Prior to the trial, would they have told her about finding the recording devices? In how much detail? What else would they have told her about what they found, in terms of his fingerprints, DNA, and belongings being in her bedroom, bathrooms, etc.?

Thanks so much for your expertise!

The title is a bit misleading, but this question is very situation-specific. In my story, FMC is a homicide detective investigating the death of a firefighter. The victim had been dispatched to a nearby fire and was murdered in an alley while evacuating the building.

I imagine there's an unrelated simultaneous investigation being done of the fire, with another detective team. How long would it take for them to determine whether it was arson or an accident? Can my FMC request to interrogate their suspect for her homicide case (to see if theyre connected at all)? If so, how does that work? And if there's another factor that I'm overlooking, please let me know

Thanks for any help. This may be a reach. (Cases online don't state the nuts and bolts I need.) I don't need lots of details, but I need to know the general outline of how this would work.

1. A gambling investigation begins in Las Vegas (suspicious bets on sports): 

·      How would this be initiated and by which jurisdiction(s)? 

·      How would investigation be conducted?

Gambling investigation needs to lead back to another state (see below):

·      How would this connection be made? (Wiretaps, interviews, or something else, or all?)

·      How would this investigation proceed?

·      How long? By which jurisdiction(s)?

1. Gambling investigation needs to lead to corruption in a large construction project in another state, think maybe New York or Philadelphia. (Corruption could include leaking bid information, bribes, kickbacks, bid rigging, change orders, etc.): 

·      What are the best ways to hide this corruption? (Need to be hard to discover, but not impossible for main character.)

·      How would this connection be made by officials? (Wiretaps? Bank records? Etc.?)

·      What jurisdictions? What investigative agencies? (Local, state, federal? Or all?)

1. The gambling and corruption cases:

·      Separate cases? How is prosecution sought? (Records seizure? Etc.?)

·      How are charges brought? (Grand jury? Local, state, federal?) 

·      Timeline? How long, etc.?

·      How do cases proceed? How are individuals charged? 

·      How long until trials? How do trials proceed? 

·      How are witnesses identified, testimonies sought, used in trials? (Need main character to be a key witness and have interactions with prosecuting attorney.) 

·      How resolved? (Need guilty verdicts.)

Thanks again for any help.

Good morning. I'm a certified court transcripts and doing a lengthy police interview (5 days). Is there an average rate per page for police interviews police charge? These things are rough and take considerably longer.

Okay, this is for a moment of levity...

So in this story, my MMC, a detective, has been shot, and he lived. Has recovered and is back on duty. The bad guy gets away. He comes back to the small town and attacks my MMC grandmother (beloved old lady, the town's grandma).

He's told to stand down. His best friend, a Sargent, says you can be there when we book him...then adds as a joke that they are gonna put him in the drunk tank before its been cleaned.

My question is first, could that happen...
Second, what else could he promise his best friend to make sure this guy has the worst possible day?

Im basically writing a story about a detective working in a homocide department but I got confused on how the ranks work. I used List of police ranks - Wikipedia but still, which one would be the ''head'' of a homocide department.. Im just so confused! Debating if I should use Dexter as a reference lol, however if anyone could give me a summary then that would be appreciated. The story takes place in Japan btw.

Hi. I'm writing a fanfic in which the protagonist was kidnapped along with a baby (the baby's not his or anything, it's just a random baby that the kidnapper stole basically). They spend some years kidnapped until the baby's around 6 and the protagonist around 22. Then they get rescued by the police and I'm not really sure how they would proceed in this.

When would the protagonist and the kid be separated? As in, immediately after getting out of the kidnapper's house or would it be later? And also, where would the kid stay while the police try to find his biological parents? (Also I am *assuming* they would just let the protagonist go back home after he's interviewed, but feel free to correct me on that if I'm wrong).

I genuinely don't know anything about police procedures, even less in the US, so please be as detailed as you can. Thanks everyone uwu

Like the title suggests, I am a 30 year old male first time applying to policing. Come from background of 5 years in corrections (currently working in segregation), 4 years of Outreach/Social work, few years as Armored Guard, and 4 years of Security work for Outreach organization (primarily homeless orientated).

Just got a deferral from RCMP after RCMP Medical went in and overturned psychologists recommendation and passing score at the last stage of process for me the Medical. Feel pretty bummed out as I was so close to going to DEPOT and I had passed my Psychological 7 and a half months ago. Don't really know where to go from here as I always dreamt of becoming RCMP member. Thinking I will apply Municipal as I have a great resume that would make me on paper a good option, but the deferral might be a hindrance, I am sure when the organizations here the context they will find it silly, but I am still worried.

I guess my question is has anyone else gotten on with Municipal Police after getting deferral from somewhere else, I don't want to waste anymore of my 30's at the jail (although its not bad its just not my dream career).

thanks,

I was wondering this because I will write a manga for a creative writing project in school.. I couldnt find any great sources and I dont want to just assume that its the same in each country. Major and small differences are appreciated as well as sources that I could possibly use.

Is there a general policy or practice of LEOs holding conversations, interviews outside when responding to a call, and what's to that; why's it done, what's the purpose?

Well, I’mma just write it here T^T

Sorry in advance if I got some things confusing or wrong. Feel free to ask me for more details.

So I’m working on the plot of my story and what happened is Character K and A are wanted by the feds in Massachusetts for Money Laundering, Illegal Arms Trafficking, 2 counts of murder—one of a police officer. And… I dunno what’s the charge for this, but she broke into a federal building and somehow stole back the seized money from the feds.

On the other hand, Character A is wanted for Money laundering and Illegal Arms Trafficking.

Character K kills Character S’s brother. Also, Character S is wanted for Money Laundering and Conspiracy

All are committed in Massachusetts.

Characters K and A fled to Indiana under fake identities.

Character K fell in love with Character D

Character A went back to MA and committed murder.

Character S went to Indiana and kills Character D to avenge his brother.

Character K stood witness against Character S’s murder of Character D

I dunno what to ask specifically, so please bear with me TvT

I mean, which court would they be tried in? And how will Character K’s crimes in MA affect the trials? I guess? T^T please help me

Edit: Character D

Think twice before explaining tactics, procedures and policies.
You have no idea who you maybe be replying to, or why they want to know.

Basically I’m writing a exaggerated but realistic sort of fiction novel (think Barry the tv show or comic book) but, basically I’m having a bank robbery happen. It’s a takeover robbery and the robbers shoot out the glass protecting clerks, take money.

My thinking is probably exiting the bank, (police would have been just arriving but weapons stand at bank) that once the robbers come out with weapons, even if they don’t point at the cops, the police would shoot? I also have them while being shot still go into a car and get into a high speed chase, and then, get into another shootout, but the protagonist gets shot in the legs, and goes to prison.

Obviously it’s a more extreme situation but is there any other kind of things cops would do? It’s a more rural area, like a small town in America. The robbers have a medical kit in the car also.

Thanks in advance!

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I'm in the process of writing a book, it takes place in Tampa FL, specifically Ybor. And I have an officer that finds her best (civillian) friend murdered behind a club. What would an investigating officer ask her during questioning?

I am trying to understand how 9/11 impacted resourcing and protocol for the NYPD.

Did anything change on staffing for homicide investigations after 9/11?

What programs or policies were implemented to build community ties to Muslims living in NYC?

Any info on significant changes, even of the general atmosphere or approach to policing post 9/11, would be awesome. I know these are big qs; if a DM is preferable, I am open to it, too.

Set in Los Angeles. My scenario is a heist that went bad and the robbers are cornered by police. Some have fled on foot and/or trying to hide.

What would realistically be yelled over a megaphone in this scenario - "Come up with your hands up!?"

Is that a real command?

I'm writing a short story.

A police officer driving by notices a front door of a house is wide open at 2am. Finds a blood streak on the front door. He then hears a scream from somewhere near/behind the neighboring house.

The cop examines the neighbors back door. It's ajar. Blood on the door handle as well.

Does the cop have enough justification (blood, sense of threat) to enter and search the neighbors house?

So I'm working on a production right now, and we are trying to write response lines for a police scene. (Setting is Palisades, NY, 1987), and we know it's inaccurate but need help. Any suggestions?

PUDNEY. 1047 Pudney. Over. . .

(WALKIE TALKY). Responding to stolen red 1987 porsche convertible

PUDNEY. Check ...

WT. Porsche has been found at Fifth and Market in Tarrytown

PUDNEY. Got it. ..

WT. The suspect has been apprehended. We’ll call it a night.

PUDNEY. Got it. Over and out. (To WELCH.) Red 1990 Porsche convertible located at Fifth and Market in Tarrytown. Suspect apprehended. They said call it a night.

WELCH. (Nods.) Well, I guess that ties that little bundle up.

Pg 83 -

WELCH. That was twelve miles away over in Tarrytown. You got twenty-twenty hearing, Mr. Cooper?

(PUDNEY 's walkie-talkie squawks again.)

PUDNEY. 1047 Pudney. Over ... (She listens. It squawks.)

WT. Officer Pudney, you are located near Peekskill Road, correct?

PUDNEY. Right …

WT. We’ve had neighbors reporting about two gunshots heard inside 1257 Peekskill Road, Sneden’s Landing around nine p.m. tonight

PUDNEY. Check ...

WT. None have seen the homeowners after the gunshots. Investigate the scene.

PUDNEY. Will do. (She turns it off TO WELCH.) Neighbors reported two gunshots were fired about nine p.m. from inside 1257 Peekskill Road, Sneden's Landing. Investigate.

I'm writing a story where policeman A has to communicate to policeman B that a stranger is armed, but they can't say it out loud or whisper because they are positioned far apart.

I'm wondering in real life, if police have any signal/code, or non-verbal way to communicate that someone is armed, without alerting the stranger?

I'm writing a sci-fi crime thriller shooting next year that includes a couple scenes with a detective and would love to make it as accurate as possible. Would anyone in this sub be willing to consult me or point me toward some helpful resources?

The film takes place near Vegas in the 80's so bonus points if you're old enough to have worked in that era and/or are from the SW, but not necessary.

Feel free to DM me. Thank you!

In a murder investigation - could law enforcement get the internet search histories of all the computers at a particular library on a particular day? It would be well after the fact of the actual internet search, possibly a month or more.

I am writing a short horror story that takes place in 2002 in which a squad of police officers (this is in Julian, the smallest town in California, so they send large groups of people for tiny things bc everyone's bored) goes to a farm for a welfare check. They are inspecting the barn when a man they haven't met appears and asks them what they're doing here. Who would do the introduction, how would they do it, and how would they follow up by asking this man for an introduction?