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.
Blue Alerts may be used by local and state authorities to provide early warnings of violent threats against police
What does President Trump’s firing of FBI Director Comey mean for the future of that agency?
In recent years, the FBI has created a vast array of technological and investigative capabilities and partnerships to respond to cyberattacks on American interests
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
Information on the agent’s injuries or the circumstances of the shooting was not immediately released
Authorities announced 74 arrests in connection to an international business e-mail compromise scheme designed to intercept and hijack wire transfers from businesses and individuals
The ATF agent, whose name hasn’t been released, is expected to make a full recovery
Police said an ATF agent was shot several times during an undercover operation in which a suspect was killed
The operation is one of the largest against employers in recent years on allegations of violating immigration laws
An off-duty FBI agent dancing at a Denver nightclub accidentally discharged a firearm, wounding another patron in the leg
Sheriff Margaret Mims told the president the sanctuary laws have put sheriffs like herself in “an untenable position”
According to the report, 93 LEOs were killed in the line of duty last year
The IC3 received more than 300,000 complaints last year with reported losses of more than $1.4 billion
Ernesto Godinez is charged in the shooting of an ATF agent, who was shot in the face
Counter surveillance of law enforcement is becoming the fastest-growing way organized criminals are using drones
The largest stretch of the wall is expected to rise later this year in the Rio Grande Valley and have the most potential to deter immigrants and drug smugglers
Chicago police have deployed several hundred officers to hunt for a gunman who shot an ATF agent in the face
Matin Azizi-Yarand, 17, faces charges of making a terroristic threat and criminal solicitation of capital murder of a Texas peace officer
The testing could lead to a broad rollout by the nation’s largest LE agency that would make it the first federal agency to use the devices on a large scale
Joseph James DeAngelo was arrested after a DNA sample came back as a match to the Golden State Killer
Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez was fatally shot as he threw rocks at authorities during a drug smuggling attempt
The city said that the federal government, not the state, has authority when it comes to immigration
A judge ruled the DOJ cannot favor PDs that are willing to cooperate with immigration agents when it doles out tens of millions of dollars in funding each year
