Federal law enforcement
The Federal Law Enforcement topic area addresses all crime-fighting agencies at the national and federal level. This section will provide you with the latest news, information and developments across the country and in Washington.
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Deputy Assistant Director Brian Griffith of the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division called the reported drop a “return to pre-pandemic levels”
“To get woke up at 3:12 in the morning that four police cars are on fire…my heart sunk to my stomach. I’ve never had that call before.” McKeesport Police Chief Mark Steele said
The 17-year-old allegedly expressed interest in previous school shooters and made threats online to attack an elementary school, Austin PD’s arrest affidavit states
The organization is establishing operations in major U.S. cities, with its members hiding among the thousands of Venezuelan migrants seeking refuge in the U.S.
The officer’s shot forced the suspect to recoil, resulting in a 10-second pause in gunfire; this critical period allowed the Secret Service sniper to take decisive action
FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed that the shooter researched the JFK assassination and flew a drone over the venue before attending the rally
30x30 initiative, other LE organizations address misguided blame in response to Trump rally shooting
“Statements blaming this shooting on efforts to promote gender equity are disingenuous at best and deeply dangerous at worst,” the statement said
Defense attorneys argued that damage done during FBI testing has inhibited their ability to put on a proper defense at the actor’s trial, and asked a judge to dismiss charges
Officials announced that 24 defendants have been charged with conspiring to distribute drugs, money laundering and operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business
The FBI study revealed that traditional body armor, designed primarily for men, can cause bullets to deflect off the chest and hit the throat when worn by women
Agencies reported 466 assaults with firearms in 2023, up from less than 200 officers assaulted and injured by suspects with guns in 2014
A deputy marshal can be seen pinning one of the suspect’s arms to a wall using a ballistic shield; the suspect then used his other hand to stab the officer in the back of the neck
The FBI arrested the 18-year-old after he made a social media statement about “respond(ing) to the call to the caliphate by killing Jews and Christians”
‘Operation Safe Cities’ will train police detectives to prepare federal cases against gun crime suspects; leaders believe that prosecuting suspects on federal charges will allow for harsher penalties
The protests drew a 230-day response that involved 178 agencies, resulted in 761 arrests and required a four-day cleanup of the camp and 600 bins to remove 9.8 million pounds of trash
The man pleaded guilty to possession of a machine gun last year and was sentenced to nearly seven years in federal prison; he is also accused of attempting to purchase hand grenades and “auto sear” devices
“No law enforcement agency — including the Justice Department — can effectively do its work without the trust of the public,” Attorney General Merrick Garland stated
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Christian Ferguson never took a “substantial step” toward carrying out his plan
The president is also calling on governors to issue similar pardons for those convicted of state marijuana offenses
The Ford Mustang Mach-E is the first of a number of EVs that DHS plans to field across its law enforcement missions throughout the homeland
The federal government has lagged behind many local PDs whose officers have been using body cameras for years
In a recent CBS interview, Steven Dettelbach said there is “no one solution” to ending gun violence in the U.S.
The number of felonious deaths increased from the previous year
A team of nine, including current and former law enforcement officials, will review the police response to the mass shooting
Last year, over 8,000 law enforcement agencies voluntarily submitted data to the National Use-of-Force Data Collection
The lawsuit accuses Polymer80 of defying the federal Gun Control Act of 1968, as well as Maryland handgun laws
