How to Use open investigation in a Sentence

open investigation

noun
  • Lemos, worried that an open investigation would delay the release of their son’s body, agreed.
    — Bracey Harris, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Malkin has not spoken about the burglary because of the open investigation.
    — Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • But the police have also not released bodycam footage and case files aside from a top sheet, citing an open investigation.
    — Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
  • This case remains part of an open investigation, police stated.
    — Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • But at the time, Las Vegas police only said that the case was still an open investigation.
    — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • But at the time, Las Vegas police only said that the case was still an open investigation.
    — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 18 July 2023
  • Phoenix police on April 28 said Mitchell's case was still an open investigation.
    — Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The department did not comment on the status of the inmate hit, citing the open investigation.
    — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Idaho’s public records law allows police to deny the release of records in an open investigation.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 26 July 2024
  • The district declined to comment on the arrests, citing an open investigation.
    — Doha Madani, NBC News, 25 July 2023
  • The spokesperson said the sheriff has considered it and decided not to, citing an open investigation.
    — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The spokesperson said the sheriff has considered it and decided not to, citing an open investigation.
    — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
  • An open investigation does not appear in the department’s online database.
    — Talia Richman, Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • An open investigation centering on domestic assault, which may or may not involve a child, is very serious.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Citing an open investigation, officials could not divulge what was the lead that culminated in the arrest.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 20 Nov. 2025
  • The department declined to comment further on the open investigation.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
  • Two of them have been referred for criminal prosecution, but the attorney general in that state would not comment on whether there is an open investigation.
    — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Draper police declined to share further details about the open investigation at the time, and the report did not specifically name Mortensen as the victim.
    — Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
  • As this is an open investigation, the Company is not providing any additional details on this incident.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • In Uruguay, not one single president from the country’s democratic period has been charged or convicted by the justice system, nor has any open investigation against them.
    — Sofía Benavides, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Utah’s Draper City Police Department confirmed that there is an open investigation.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The letter to the attorney general’s office cites an open investigation and says releasing the video could interfere with that investigation.
    — Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2024
  • That includes allowing for searches of Americans when otherwise part of an existing open investigation.
    — Emily Brooks, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Utah’s Draper City Police Department confirmed there is an open investigation.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Agencies previously wouldn’t release the footage Allen officials over the last month cited victims’ privacy and the open investigation as reasons not to release footage from the shooting.
    — Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 28 June 2023
  • As investigators continue their work, the park that served as a gathering place for Easter celebrations now sits at the center of an open investigation with far more questions than answers.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Warren Police Lieutenant John Gajewski confirmed over the phone that his department did get involved and that this is an open investigation.
    — Julia Avant, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The incident remains an open investigation, but Addison was issued a citation for the violation.
    — oregonlive, 20 July 2023
  • Local officials provided some information but have declined to release video footage, citing victims’ privacy and the open investigation.
    — Aria Jones, Dallas News, 9 June 2023
  • The department has said there is no danger to the public and the case remains an active and open investigation with the DA's office and the Easton Police.
    — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024

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