Adam talks about stake-out locations, when cases go cold, the upcoming Writer's Detective School live cohort, and a debrief of what I learned at the 2021 20BooksVegas conference.

Adam talks about how police deal with teenagers as missing persons and as suspects in a murder.

Adam is back to translate a bit of legalese, talk about the crime of discharging a laser at an aircraft, and also talk about how we use warrants to take down multiple gang locations at the same time.

Adam talks about who investigates money laundering & gun trafficking, proving your main character's innocence, and he draws an analogy between the courtroom and showbusiness.

Adam walks through how a detective gets a search warrant, obtaining phone records in a missing person investigation, and whether police officers get involved in arson investigations in California.

Adam talks about processing a crime scene in a car when it's raining, who works a homicide of a white-collar crime suspect, strategies for writers to engage with cops about writing, and details about the two new courses I'm launching this summer.

Adam interviews NYT Bestselling Author Marc Cameron about the US Marshals Service, advice for a successful writing career, and details on his new book: BONE RATTLE

Adam answers questions about SWAT snipers on rooftops, how the FBI and SEC handle white-collar investigations, and when autopsies are and are not performed.

Adam talks about when double jeopardy attaches to an investigation, forensic artists, search patterns, and he finally shares that bloodhound story. Shownotes: writersdetective.com/108

Adam talks about transporting an inmate from federal custody to testify in state court, creating realistic clandestine drug lab scenes, and the realities of cops using drones for an aerial search.

Adam talks about how detectives find peoples’ addresses, Detective Caseloads and what happens during a murder investigation, and the differing responsibilities a detective may have based on their duty assignments.

Adam answers questions about what cops think about internal affairs, what you hold-back from telling the mayor in a serial killer investigation, and protection detail work. Transcript: writersdetective.com/102

Adam talks about fingerprints, vigilantes, fiction writing, technical advising and more in this episode. Transcript available: writersdetective.com/101

On this 100th episode, Adam answers a whole slew of writers' questions during a Facebook Live.

Adam talks about running partial license plates, manner/cause/mechanism of death, and using the Peter Principle in your character creation. Transcript available: writersdetective.com/99

Adam talks about how police would handle a missing persons investigation during a blizzard with a serial killer on the hunt, NTSB investigations and the use of Rapid DNA, and conducting sexual assault investigations. Transcript available: writersdetective.com/98

Adam talks about returning to old crime scenes, how police can track the cellphone of a missing person, investigating a child death, and reform. Transcript: writersdetective.com/97

Adam talks about potential EDR evidence of vehicle tamperings, trademarks, and a follow up to GPS tracker warrants. Transcript available at writersdetective.com/96

Welcome to the Bureau. I’m Adam, a police detective that helps authors and screenwriters with answers to their questions about police work and investigative procedures in their crime-related fiction. This podcast is all about helping you get answers for your crime-fiction. You can send me questions for an upcoming episode by going to writersdetective.com/podcast

Adam talks about how areas of responsibility differ from jurisdiction, the concept of nolle prosequi, and what the law says about police using GPS to track suspects. Transcript: writersdetective.com/95

Adam talks about finding digital evidence when the devices are missing, elicitation of detectives by a mole in the department, and where to believably take a statement from a Reporting Party. Transcript: writersdetective.com/94

Adam talks about what happens when a cop gets injured on duty, who handles the civil and criminal aspects of an insider trading investigation, and what kind of data is available to a detective investigating the homicide of a foreign national. Transcript: writersdetective.com/93

Adam talks about the role SWAT plays in an investigation after they’ve busted the suspect, what a witness or visitor to an FBI Office might see, and what the cocaine production process looks like. Transcript: writersdetective.com/92