Latest from Kimbriell Kelly
For unsolved cases lasting a year, finding the killer becomes nearly impossible
The first days after a murder are crucial. For cases that remained open after one year, only 5 percent led to an arrest.
- Dec 28, 2018
In a home surrounded by homicides
The killings of Cynthia Glover’s children took place on the streets right outside her homes. Only one person has been charged.
- Nov 16, 2018
Detroit police reassign detectives to help reduce homicide caseloads
Officials said they hope to bring detective workloads in line with policing recommendations.
- Sep 25, 2018
Even with murder rates falling, big-city detectives face daunting caseloads
For many police departments, new homicides are coming in faster than detectives can solve them.
- Sep 13, 2018
Buried under bodies: Inside a Detroit homicide squad
Even with murder rates falling, Detroit detectives face daunting caseloads as they struggle to make arrests in a city wracked by violence.
- Sep 13, 2018
Killings of black people lead to arrests less often than when victims are white
No arrests were made in the homicides of more than 18,600 black men and women.
- Jul 25, 2018
Murder with Impunity: Where killings go unsolved
The Post has mapped more than 52,000 homicides in major American cities over the past decade and found that across the country, there are areas where murder is common, but arrests are rare.
- Jun 6, 2018
Forced out over sex, drugs and other infractions, fired officers find work in other departments
Police pushed out of New Orleans for misconduct were hired by nearby departments.
- Dec 28, 2017
A text. A death. And a cop left unwanted by a city that once praised him.
Decorated San Antonio police officer Michael Garza was on duty when he agreed to give a woman a ride. Hours later, he shot and killed her ex-boyfriend.
- Dec 9, 2017
Fired/Rehired: Philadelphia had to rehire an officer who shot three people in three years
Cyrus Mann, a nine-year member of the Philadelphia Police Department, shot three people in just over three years. One proved fatal, and the commissioner tried to fire Mann. He would fail. Mann?s story shows how little power police chiefs hold in deciding which officers remain among their ranks.
- Oct 7, 2017