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.
In recent years, the FBI has created a vast array of technological and investigative capabilities and partnerships to respond to cyberattacks on American interests
The FBI’s N-DEx does the heavy lifting for police investigations
While much of the attention has been focused on foreign terror organizations, it’s important to remember the threats posed by domestic terrorism groups
The new rules, the AG’s office said, are designed to strengthen trust between police agencies and the state’s diverse immigrant communities
The attack began in 2015, when the pair began installing ransomware on computers of more than 200 victims to extort money
Officer Vincent Ferrara claimed a former sergeant once put a gun to Ferrara’s chest and said “I wonder if your vest can stop this bullet”
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker described the falling crime rate, including a drop from 2,245 murders in 1990 to 292 last year, as “staggering”
“I can tell you that most organizations have a really low tolerance for unethical behaviors,” Director Thomas Walters said in a speech during Ethics Awareness Week
The man was identified by law enforcement officials as Cesar Sayoc, 56, of Aventura, Florida
The Tribal Access Program allows tribes to see and enter information into multiple federal databases
ATF and BJA awarded grants to seven local government entities to enhance forensics ballistics under the national Crime Gun Intelligence Center initiative
State and local agencies will receive ballistic imaging equipment used by the ATF
During the raid on cocaine and meth rings, investigators in Denver seized four kilos of heroin, more than one kilo of cocaine, $47K cash, five handguns, two rifles and a car
The federal agent and state officers triggered a tripwire inside a home during an investigation
Make your community safer with the personnel, resources, knowledge and assets of your federal partners
Officials are describing Wednesday’s attack that left six LEOs wounded and one dead as an ambush
400 guns were stolen Sunday from a United Parcel Service facility in Memphis
Statistics place Baltimore’s homicide rate above that of any other U.S. city with a population over 500K
The task force has seized 25 kilos of heroin, 50 kilos of cocaine and 35 kilos of fentanyl
Statistics place Baltimore’s homicide rate above that of any other U.S. city with a population over 500K
Alexander Carballido, 40, had just been released in July after a decade in prison
As part of their sentence, three hackers will assist the FBI’s cybercrime unit
Juan David Ortiz was charged with four counts of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated assault and one count of unlawful restraint
New guide addresses the types of cyber attacks LEOs should watch for
Video will show LEOs how to protect themselves from deadly substance, react
Genuine opportunities arise for honest conversations and difficult discussions about the critical issues facing the policing profession
Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes was among seven people charged in the 2010 slaying of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry
Officials said the agency is misusing the information to conduct sweeps in which otherwise law-abiding immigrants are also being caught up
The DOJ characterized the sheriff’s purchase of a Dodge Charger Hellcat as “extravagant”
The FBI agent was accused of dropping and mistakenly firing his gun while dancing at a nightspot, hitting a bystander in the leg
Federal authorities say they’ve arrested a man who talked about setting off a bomb at a Fourth of July parade in Cleveland and attacking people watching fireworks
From the police force that protects our nation’s marine wildlife to the New York cops who deal exclusively in sanitation issues
An off-duty FBI agent who fired a weapon that fell while he was dancing at a Denver club turned himself in on a second-degree assault charge
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