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.
Here are the valuable lessons I learned from my first homicide investigation
Developed after 9/11, the N-DEx System is the FBI’s next step leading the way to more widespread information sharing
Doug and Jim also discuss issues related to suicide by cop and offer tactics for conducting safe traffic stops
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
Over 1,000 agents have already hit the federally mandated caps for salary and overtime allowances meant to last an entire year
Federal officials have threatened to withhold federal funding for sanctuary cities, saying they don’t comply with federal laws
Bloomington Police Chief Jeff Potts said that investigators are trying to determine the cause of the blast
The DOJ told the cities that they will be ineligible for a new program that aims to root out drug trafficking and gang crime unless they work with ICE
A shootout that killed multiple FBI agents underscores the need for cops to use bullets that will neutralize an adversary as quickly as possible
The DOJ will dispatch 12 federal prosecutors to cities ravaged by addiction who will focus exclusively on investigating health care fraud and opioid scams
Asserting his independence at his confirmation hearing, Wray said: “My loyalty is to the Constitution and the rule of law”
FBI agent and criminal profiler Jim Fitzgerald used forensic linguistics for the first time to identify and capture Theodore Kaczynski
The bill, HR 3219, has little chance of passing the Senate in its current form
Trump called the officers “real heroes whose courageous action under fire saved so many lives”
The union says they “look forward to a continued partnership with President Trump and Attorney General Sessions”