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Detectives followed up and obtained surveillance footage of individuals who matched the description of the suspects and their cars near the crime scene, police said.—Jason Green, Mercury News, 29 May 2026 June 14, 2008 Police continued looking for the man who turned the small company into a crime scene.—Julia Coin
may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026 The team began sorting through possible origins for this high-energy neutrino particle by acting like cosmic forensic detectives, classifying the detection of the particle as a crime scene and hunting for potential clues that point toward a culprit.—Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 May 2026 Detectives responded to the home in the 16000 block of Londelius Street shortly after patrol officers from the Devonshire Division arrived and immediately began examining the crime scene along with forensic technicians.—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for crime scene