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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Developed after 9/11, the N-DEx System is the FBI’s next step leading the way to more widespread information sharing
An FBI agent trying to arrest a man wanted shot him after being dragged by the suspect’s vehicle
Attorney General Jeff Sessions lifted an Obama-era policy that kept federal authorities from cracking down on the pot trade in states where the drug is legal
The officers were responding to a disturbance call at a New Year’s Eve party when they were both shot
Rifles have changed not only how gangs engage each other, but how residents try to live with them and how police fight them
Police said the drop is in part due to an expansion of technology that pinpoints where shots were fired and quickly dispatch officers to the scene
Officials said the vehicle collided with the hog, which caused it to swerve into oncoming traffic and hit a SUV
FBI officials say they have seen no evidence to suggest Detective Sean Suiter’s death was “directly connected” to the federal corruption investigation
Agent Lee Smith said Texas’ Big Bend is “the absolute weakest link on the southern border”
Border Patrol agent Alex Franco, 35, was killed when a motorcycle he was riding and a pickup truck collided
Brian Houston is awaiting sentencing on a drug smuggling conviction, a fact Border Patrol didn’t know when he was screened
The FBI began investigating when it learned that Everitt Jameson was expressing support for posts that favored terrorism or the Islamic State group
The suspect allegedly told the FBI that “we need something along the lines of New York or San Bernardino”
Chicago police said the investigation involved an invitation-only group on the social network that couldn’t be found through the search function
Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday the TSA should speed up plans to deploy the technology nationally
Whether it is on a national wildlife refuge or a warehouse at an international airport, “man’s best friend” is making a difference for the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service
Trump called the agency’s handling of Hillary Clinton’s email investigation “disgraceful” and told reporters “we’re going to rebuild the FBI”
Clearly, state and local governments are on a collision course with the federal government
Because crime is politicized and reported in its extremes, it is hard to convince the general public that Americans are in one of the safest eras in human history
Police have sorted through more than a thousand leads and examined Stephen Paddock’s politics, finances, any possible terrorist radicalization and his social behavior
Three Islamic State group sympathizers plotted to cause bloodshed at New York City concert venues, subway stations and Times Square
At least 21 Americans have been injured by what have been described as “health attacks” that officials have theorized could be the result of sonic weapons
The FBI has seen an increase in online threats across the country
Sessions told law enforcement officials in Boston that they cannot allow violent street gangs such as MS-13 to turn cities into war zones
From SWAT to narcotics, becoming an expert is a lot of hard work. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would be an expert
The new changes would preserve the ability of LEOs to cooperate on federal task forces as long as the task force doesn’t specifically work on immigration enforcement
Congresswoman Nita Lowey said the money covers costs incurred during the 2 1/2 months between Election Day and the president’s Inauguration Day
The Department of Homeland Security formally classified antifa’s activities as “domestic terrorist violence” in 2016, according to a new report
The federal money is set aside for law enforcement and allows departments to buy things like vehicles, training, equipment and computers for patrol cars
The Department of Homeland Security issued a confidential warning to law enforcement three days before the deadly Charlottesville rally
Police Chief Art Acevedo said Monday that drainage remains a concern