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.
Some estimates show that Congress codifies more than 50 new criminal offenses a year — who do you figure is going to most often hear about that from our society’s malcontents and miscreants?
In the post 9/11 world, we now know if active shooters or terrorists take over a hotel, public event, or school, they probably have no interest in escape
The connection between criminal activity — whether one might consider it ‘organized’ or not — and terrorist organizations has history that continues to this very day
A man who drove up to a White House gate and refused to leave was arrested on Saturday, less than 24 hours after another man jumped the fence
An armed man surrendered Saturday night following an 18-hour standoff on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation
The lawyer for the man’s family says he believes police shot him not because he was carrying a sword but because of his race
Despite the finding by federal prosecutors, the agent was found to be justified in the shooting by prosecutors in Colorado who reviewed the case.
Jack Riley, 56, has been named the DEA’s new chief of operations — considered the federal agency’s No. 3 position
Officer used a stun gun to subdue a 17-year-old during a traffic stop, leaving him hospitalized in critical condition
19-year-old woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to trying to help the militant Islamic State group under a plea deal
About 1K officers fanned out across city’s downtown to search dozens of businesses suspected of taking bulk cash funneled by drug cartels for clothing exported to Mexico
Investigation will look at department practices over the past few years, including patterns of stops, arrests and use of force, as well as the training officers receive
The kidnapping victim managed to run off and the armed suspect was found by police less than a mile away
Islamic State extremists who executed journalist James Foley are “savages” who must be brought to justice, said FBI Director James Comey
Police originally said 31 were arrested, but St. Louis County spokeswoman Candace Jarrett on Tuesday said 57 people were booked at the county jail alone
Missouri’s governor on Monday ordered the National Guard to a St. Louis suburb convulsed by protests over a fatal police shooting
First night of a state-imposed curfew in Ferguson, Missouri, ended with tear gas and seven arrests
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson released police reports stemming from the case during a news conference where he also identified the officer involved
FBI opened an investigation Monday into the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was shot multiple times Saturday by an officer
A toddler slipping through slats in the gate caught the eyes of the gun-toting officers who are charged with protecting the president
Relationship between local law enforcement and often heavily armed federal officers has always been tense, and now threatens to reach a breaking point
Cliven Bundy, a Mormon, told an Independent American Party gathering in St. George, Utah, on Saturday that God provided him personal inspiration in the showdown
A mistrial was declared last year after jurors who were not allowed to consider manslaughter, couldn’t agree on a verdict
U.S. law enforcement can force Microsoft Corp. to turn over emails it stores in Ireland
The man left the scene and led officers on a high-speed pursuit
Det. Mario Muniz, 45, was hit in the upper-right chest area by one of Mozdir’s bullets, but it was stopped by his bullet proof vest
The suspected sex offender was recently profiled on CNN’s “The Hunt” with John Walsh
The report is the culmination of a three-year investigation begun months after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint
A federal jury on Monday found Azamat Tazhayakov guilty of obstruction of justice and conspiracy
An investigative report linked two city officers with the secret hate society that once was violently active in the area
Steven Goldmann’s attempt to pass himself off as an FBI agent netted him free coffee, a government rate at a budget hotel and dog treats for his bogus K-9 unit
Officer fired his weapon once at men in a truck as they fled a pro-Israel rally after using wooden poles bearing Palestinian flags to hit protesters
FBI agents and police in Tremonton arrested John Huggins on Thursday on a charge of possessing an unregistered destructive device