Scott Glover - Investigative Reporter
Scott Glover
Investigative Reporter
Scott Glover is a reporter on the CNN Investigates team. He is based in Los Angeles.
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Police report reveals new details from sexual assault allegation against Trump’s defense secretary nominee
Nov 21, 2024
A California woman told police that Trump Cabinet pick Pete Hegseth physically blocked her from leaving a hotel room, took her phone, and then sexually assaulted her even though she “remembered saying ‘no’ a lot,” a police report obtained by CNN shows.
Trump Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth was involved in investigation into 2017 sexual assault allegation
Nov 15, 2024
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, was involved in a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault in 2017, local officials in California confirmed Thursday night.
CNN tried to find the makers of Trump’s new ‘Swiss-made’ watches. We ended up at a shopping center in Wyoming
Oct 17, 2024
CNN searched for the maker of the candidate’s new ‘Swiss-made’ timepieces. The search dead-ended in a Wyoming shopping center.
As Harris makes case for presidency, her record as prosecutor draws fresh scrutiny
Oct 13, 2024
When Kamala Harris famously refused to seek the death penalty against a young gang member accused of killing a cop two decades ago, she said then that her opposition to capital punishment was well-reasoned and absolute.
Man detained in apparent assassination attempt on Trump criticized former president on social media
Sep 16, 2024
A man detained Sunday in connection with an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Florida went on social media to weigh in on politics.
Georgia high school shooting suspect referenced Parkland massacre in writings found in his bedroom, source says
Sep 6, 2024
Authorities searching the home of the teen accused of a Georgia school shooting this week found documents that they believe he wrote referencing past school shootings, a source says
The pot farm next door: Black market weed operations inundate California suburb, cops say
Aug 31, 2024
A CNN Investigation has found a hot spot for illegal pot farms hiding inside upscale residential homes. The state’s lax weed laws make it hard to stop.
Multiple people charged in connection to Matthew Perry’s death
Aug 17, 2024
Multiple arrests have been made in connection with Matthew Perry’s death, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the situation.
‘Could it have been avoided?’ Local cops detail breakdown in efforts to stop Trump’s would-be assassin
Aug 10, 2024
Snipers describe how law enforcement learned of the man who came perilously close to killing Trump, and why they were unable to stop him
Pennsylvania county law enforcement officials say Secret Service is presenting a ‘misleading’ picture of Trump shooting scene
Jul 31, 2024
Pennsylvania law enforcement officials are accusing acting Secret Service Director Robert Rowe of “misleading the American people” by saying that local snipers at Donald Trump’s rally should have “looked left” and spotted would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks.
Text messages, radio chatter show confused communications around tracking Trump’s would-be assassin
Jul 29, 2024
Text messages released and radio chatter detailed Monday show that law enforcement officers lost sight of Donald Trump’s would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, and further illustrate the confused communications around tracking him at the July 13 rally.
Dozens of professors among those arrested in campus protests
May 11, 2024
At least 50 professors arrested at campus protests across the country, according to a CNN review of police records, court filings, and news reports.
DeSantis promised to ‘drain the swamp’ in Florida. But his record on medical marijuana raises questions
Dec 19, 2023
As Ron DeSantis seeks to cut into Donald Trump’s double-digit lead in the Republican presidential race, the Florida governor has criticized the former President for failing to deliver on one of his signature promises.
How volunteer guards foiled a carefully planned Hamas attack on one kibbutz
Oct 18, 2023
When Hamas militants broke through the Gaza fence in this month’s unprecedented attack on Israel, the kibbutz of Mefalsim – less than two miles from the border – was on the front lines. Toting AK-47 rifles and grenade launchers, one group of militants headed straight for the community’s gates, while another group moved to destroy its generator, according to security videos and local residents.
‘They’re opportunistic and adaptive’: How Hamas is using cryptocurrency to raise funds
Oct 13, 2023
Iran has loomed large as one of Hamas’ most generous financial backers, providing the militant group crucial resources it needs to carry out acts of terrorism. But investigators in the US and across the globe have identified another revenue source being exploited by Hamas: Far-flung online donors offering support in cryptocurrency.
About
Scott Glover is a reporter on the CNN Investigates team. He is based in Los Angeles.
Glover comes to CNN with 20 years of experience at the Los Angeles Times where he covered the LAPD, federal courts and law enforcement agencies. He has broken countless stories on the beat including the LAPD Rampart Scandal, where Glover and a fellow reporter exposed widespread corruption in the department. Glover was also a lead reporter in the Times’ Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the 2003 San Diego wildfires.
His stories have been featured on 60 Minutes, 48 Hours and in a PBS documentary series on investigative reporters. In addition to his reporting profile, Glover has also spent more than 10 years as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California teaching investigative reporting.
