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.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) made a similar move last year
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Part two of a four-part series
Politics aside, in law enforcement you take an oath to protect everyone
Sources say the potential threat may occur the day before the presidential election
President Obama faulted the FBI over its handling of the Clinton email investigation, condemning the bureau for falling short of standards
Regardless of the outcome of the election on Tuesday, it’s not difficult to imagine legal proceedings being filed
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid wrote to Comey saying the action may have violated the law
The FBI informed Congress Friday it is investigating whether there is classified info in new emails that have emerged in its probe of Hillary Clinton’s private server
Former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Tom Ridge made some time to visit with Police1 during IACP 2016
Officer Leslie Coffelt distinguished himself as the only Secret Service member who died saving the president
When the worst of the worst happens, the CIRG gets called in
Investigators are looking for the two men, who they stressed were being sought as potential witnesses in the case, not as suspects
Kratom, currently sold as a health supplement, is often used by individuals as an alternative to heroin
A Washington, D.C.-area transit police officer has been charged in an FBI sting with attempting to support the Islamic State group
The Game and his son raised over $50,000 for the officer
Their lawsuit accuses the federal government of errors that enabled Dylann Roof to buy the .45-caliber handgun used in the June 2015 shootings
Mark Morgan, who briefly led the internal affairs department at the Border Patrol’s parent agency, will oversee the agency
The agent’s .40-caliber Glock handgun was stolen, along with his I.D. Badge and credentials
Comey touched on remarks he made about the potential impact of citizens recording real or perceived police misconduct
Five years before he held 18 people hostage inside a Sydney cafe, Iranian-born Man Haron Monis attracted the attention of the FBI
Here are the valuable lessons I learned from my first homicide investigation
FBI paid more than $1 million to break into the locked iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers
Developed after 9/11, the N-DEx System is the FBI’s next step leading the way to more widespread information sharing
The number of federal drug prosecutions has dropped in the last year, but the cases that are pursued involve more serious crimes
Linwood Lambert Jr. died in 2013 after officers who brought him to a hospital for a mental health evaluation used ECDs to subdue him
A .50-caliber rifle that Mexican officials sent for tracing after January arrest has been found to be associated with the failed “gun-walking” operation
The fatal shooting killed Lavoy Finicum
The agency said in a statement that the man did not gain entry to the grounds
Doug and Jim also discuss issues related to suicide by cop and offer tactics for conducting safe traffic stops
In the days since the shooting, criticisms claiming a lack of information and transparency in the investigation mounted
Several officers and others in the law enforcement community gave their take on this complex issue
At stake here is more than the collection of information from one terrorist’s secure, government-issued mobile phone