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 standoff between the Bureau of Land Management and rancher Cliven Bundy has ended (for now) but should give local law enforcers something to consider as a possibility in their own jurisdiction
The ID cards themselves will have to contain, at a minimum, the bearer’s full name, signature, date of birth, gender, principal address, a front-facing photo, and a unique number
Here are some options to consider depending on the size of your agency, your agency’s understanding of human trafficking, and your proximity to federal offices
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
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
