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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 goal of the task force is to rescue victims and create a coordinated law enforcement system to investigate and prosecute human trafficking crimes
You have to let your mind go into the deepest, darkest hole of pure evil in order to truly imagine those “worst of the worst” plans the opposition might dream up
In our constitutional republic, there is a critical distinction between law enforcement officer and soldier
Public Defender Jeff Adachi said four deputies at the County Jail threatened inmates with violence if they did not fight each other
The FBI, Director James B. Comey said, must improve how it collects and analyzes data from law enforcement agencies
About 75 people gathered outside City Hall in North Charleston after an officer was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a fleeing man
Both attacks happened in March, one involving a white victim and black attackers, the other a black victim attacked by a white man
Disturbing allegations were contained in court papers describing the latest homegrown terror plot thwarted by the FBI and the NYPD
The escape by Wossen Assaye prompted questions as to why two guards assigned to him were insufficient to prevent his escape
SUV’s owner picked up the two men, dressed as women, in Baltimore and then headed to the Terrace Motel in Elkridge
FBI spokeswoman said the incident was not believed to be linked to terrorism
Charged Thursday with lying to FBI agents to help his son escape after the officer was charged with killing a man during an off-duty fight
FBI must work speed up its efforts to confront increasingly sophisticated terrorists and improve its ability to gather intelligence on global threats
A note written by Boston Marathon bomber as he hid inside a boat contained themes of global jihad similar to those found in extremist materials on his computer
B. Todd Jones’ resignation is effective March 31
Under the auspice of the ATF’s Lubbock bureau, MPD and three other regional PDs received training on proper disposal for the court-ordered destruction
27-year-old marshal died in a shootout March 10 after he and others arrived at a motel to arrest a fugitive
The White House said Obama still has full confidence in recently appointed Director Joseph Clancy
Baby will be named Josie Wells Jr., after his father
Deputy U.S. Marshal Josie Wells died Tuesday in a shootout while trying to arrest the fugitive
Police were searching for a suspect in a double murder when the gunfire exchange occurred
Secret government testing intended to find ways to interfere with rogue drones or knock them out of the sky
Windie Lazenko has worked with federal prosecutors, the FBI and police, testified before state lawmakers and addressed church and school groups
He said the move comes after nine agency officers spent three months analyzing its management structure
Heist was carefully planned and raises questions about who was involved other than the three armed robbers
Police captured suspect Tuesday, ending a massive manhunt that evoked memories of two snipers who killed 10 people in 2002 in the Washington area
FBI believes suspect is responsible for shootings along highways, including one near the Fort Meade Army installation, which is home to the NSA
Ibragim Todashev was fatally shot while being questioned about a Boston Marathon bombing suspect
Officer Zachary Hoelzer was shot by a burglary suspect who would later shoot 2 FBI agents in a standoff
Inquiry underway into whether officers’ use of force was justified in the pursuit of a suspect who is accused of crashing into a cop and badly injuring him
Federal officials said one of those arrested spoke of attacking President Barack Obama or planting a bomb on Coney Island