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.
Part three of a four-part series
Part two of a four-part series
Part one of a four-part series
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
In the days that followed, authorities learned that the fugitive was not wanted for attempted murder
U.S. Marshals Service deputy in South Dakota shot and killed a man who was wanted in a homicide in South Carolina
Ferguson city officials cautioned that no deal was imminent
Police are looking for three people in connection with the shooting
After the Michael Brown shooting, the DOJ spent months investigating the practices of the department
If the shooting is labeled a terror attack, families of victims could be entitled to additional payments and benefits
James Burke, the former chief of police in Suffolk County on Long Island, pleaded not guilty
The agency was drafting a policy to follow the Justice Department’s rules, which require a warrant except in emergencies
Comey said law enforcers and the communities they serve have been growing more distant
In recent years, the feds have pursued about 50 sex trafficking cases, three resulting in life sentences
This arrest brings new scrutiny to a federal agency already reeling from a series of scandals stretching back to 2012
The United States Secret Service (USSS) is one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies in the country and is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year
