Category: Detective News

Washington PostDetective: 'Cops' TV presence damaged murder-for-hire caseWFTV OrlandoRanzie was a sergeant in the detective bureau in 2009 when the investigation into Dippolito's alleged plot to kill her then-husband happened. Ranzie said the detectives' primary goal should have been to complete the investigation and not produce a TV ...Lead detective in murder-for-hire case is first witness in Dippolito TrialWPTV.comall 66 news articles »Click here to read the complete article...

Washington PostDetective: 'Cops' TV presence damaged murder-for-hire caseWashington PostWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A former detective believes that having a “Cops” television crew present damaged the Dalia Dippolito murder-for-hire investigation. Frank Ranzie told a Palm Beach County jury Friday that he strongly objected to his supervisors ...Lead detective in murder-for-hire case is first witness in Dippolito TrialWPTV.comall 65 news articles »Click here to read the complete article...

Washington PostDetective: 'Cops' TV presence damaged murder-for-hire caseWRAL.comWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A former detective believes that having a "Cops" television crew present damaged the Dalia Dippolito murder-for-hire investigation. Frank Ranzie told a Palm Beach County jury Friday that he strongly objected to his supervisors ...Wife on video: '5000 percent sure' she wanted husband deadLaredo Morning TimesOpening arguments heard in murder-for-hire retrialThe Northwest Florida Daily NewsLead detective in murder-for-hire case is first witness in Dippolito TrialWPTV.comall 66 news articles »Click here to read the complete article...

Bowling Green Daily NewsBarbour's attorney challenges KSP detective in murder trialBowling Green Daily NewsThe fourth day of the trial of Anthony Barbour began with jurors watching the final portion of Barbour's interview with KSP detectives a day after he was apprehended, followed by surveillance video footage of Barbour entering the Temple Hill Store ...Click here to read the complete article...

Herald-WhigEXCHANGE: Retired Mendota detective now helps kidsHerald-WhigLawson retired in October as a detective sergeant and surprised quite a few people when he decided to go back to school - grade school actually. Lawson now works part-time as a teacher's aide in three different fifth grade classrooms. Lawson splits his ...Click here to read the complete article...

Berks County detectives get raises in new contractReading EagleBerks County detectives will receive annual pay raises but face new limits on saving up unused compensatory time under a new four-year contract with the county. Berks commissioners approved the pact at their meeting Thursday. The contract takes effect ...and more »Click here to read the complete article...

Detective story 'nerve-wracking' to the endEmporia GazetteAn open-and-shut domestic murder case is handed to bottom-rung Detective Antoinette Conway and her partner, but when facts don't quite add up, digging deeper seems to uncover deceit, obstruction, and corruption within her own department. Being the ...Click here to read the complete article...

Quad City TimesEXCHANGE: Retired Mendota detective now helps kidsQuad City TimesIn this Nov. 11, 2016 photo, retired Mendota police Sergeant Dave Lawson helps Beau Dearing in a fifth grade classroom at Northbrook School in Mendota, Ill. The hallways and classrooms are nothing like police work and that suits Lawson just fine.and more »Click here to read the complete article...

The AdvertiserWhy police broke the law to find Truro victimsThe AdvertiserBreaking his silence on the controversial move on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the abduction of the first Truro victim, retired detective Ken Thorsen — the senior officer who made the crucial decision — said he believed doing so was “the only ...and more »Click here to read the complete article...

Santa Fe New Mexican"The Lost Detective: Becoming Dashiell Hammett" by Nathan WardSanta Fe New MexicanNathan Ward's short new book The Lost Detective: Becoming Dashiell Hammett will find a ready audience among fans of the writer whom The New York Times regarded as “the dean of the so-called 'hard-boiled' school of detective fiction.” This, in itself ...Click here to read the complete article...