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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Technology played a big role in aiding the police operation that caught the Tsarnaev brothers
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 statement is so broad. I have no idea what he’s talking about,” Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said
The U.S. Secret Service is investigating the agent
Officers patrolling during the inauguration will not have their body cameras on unless police action is required
U.S. officials say Mexico’s failure to fully seal up border tunnels poses a security risk and is an “open invitation” for Mexican cartels to dig new tunnels
A man placed on the FBI’s list of 10 most-wanted fugitives after authorities said he killed two men in Milwaukee was arrested in Texas
LE officials and mental health experts agree the nation’s crumbling mental health system has exacerbated the problem, often making officers de facto crisis counselors
DOJ’s inspector general will investigate the department and FBI’s actions in the months leading up to the election
If the bill passes, Colorado would be the first sanctuary state in the U.S.
Trump says Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel should ask for federal help if he isn’t able to bring down a homicide count that soared last year to 762
After the terrorist attacks in Berlin and Brussels, authorities are ramping up security for the annual Rose Parade with barricades, security checkpoints and other measures
The suspect’s attorney said it’s possible the agent had a “paranoid” episode at the time of the incident
Officials asked for $35M to pay for resources involved in protecting Trump Tower, but Congress is offering to reimburse the city just $7M
The raid was the latest development in a DOJ investigation of a federal drug task force
In a letter released Monday, the officers asked Obama to send 100 Border Patrol agents and members of the U.S. Marshals Service Special Operations Group
A lawyer for an FBI agent arrested for firing his gun at an officer says the agent was feeling paranoid and only vaguely recalls what happened
Police responded to 911 calls about a man brandishing a gun inside the fitness club
Does releasing the name of an officer who shoots a suspected terrorist attacker put him or her in danger of terrorist retribution?
The cost for security totals $500K a day
Authorities say they won’t forcibly remove the protesters
The letter was received by at least four mosques in Southern California, one in San Jose, one in Fresno and another in Savannah, Georgia
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told demonstrators to leave an encampment where they’ve been protesting the Dakota Access pipeline
From my experience as an agent working on several inaugurals, I know that every conceivable security issue and contingency is discussed and gamed out several months in advance
Mayors of major U.S. cities that have long had cool relationships with federal immigration officials say they’ll do all they can to protect residents from deportation
The FBI hosted a Facebook live interview with two special agents who have prior military service
Comey would be in the delicate position of working with a president who lobbed criticisms against the nation’s premier law enforcement agency
Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will be about a mile apart when results come in — creating unprecedented security headaches for NYC
Paul Ciancia, the gunman who killed a federal security officer at LAX and wounded three other people, faces a mandatory life sentence in federal prison
FBI Director James Comey told Congress in a letter sent Sunday that a review of newly discovered Hillary Clinton emails has “not changed our conclusions”
The Republican presidential nominee had been speaking to supporters for a while when a disturbance broke out in the crowd