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.
OTM is a delightful little acronym for illegal immigrants who are ‘Other Than Mexican’ — SIA stands for ‘Special Interest Aliens’ from terrorist nations like Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, Pakistan, and Yemen
More than a third of the 163 cops killed on duty since last October died by gunfire
Beneath the strings of red paper lanterns and narrow alleyways of the nation’s oldest Chinatown lies a sinister underworld
Federal law enforcement officials debated whether to release photos that led to the capture of a suspect in last year’s bombing at the Boston Marathon
There were 212 bank robberies last year — the lowest since the 1960s — in a seven-county region overseen by the FBI’s Los Angeles office
The attorney involved won’t bring charges against the agent who shot Ibragim Todashev, a 27-year-old mixed martial arts fighter
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 with 239 people aboard disappeared March 8
Suspect is accused of mailing a homemade bomb to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio last April
Rafael Angel Nieves was arrested two weeks after he allegedly pretended to be a federal agent while at the scene of his daughter’s car accident
In its quest to find a suspected domestic terrorist on the lam for a decade, the FBI on Friday began placing his image on billboards across the country
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
slamic militants have threatened to derail the Winter Games, which run from Feb. 7-23
Abdulbaki Todashev wrote in a letter that his son knew the two bombing suspects, but didn’t understand why his son was killed in a confrontation with FBI
Mario Edward Garnett is suspected of a three-state bank robbery spree that resulted in the death of a cop
Nicholas George sought to sue three Transportation Security Administration agents and two FBI agents over the August 2009 stop at Philadelphia International Airport, saying they violated his free speech rights and conducted an improper search
Tupelo Police Cpl. Kevin “Gale” Stauffer, 38, was killed and his partner was critically wounded, suspects at large
The agreement calls for additional police training, accountability and outreach to Latinos and better tracking of hate crimes
There have been hundreds of these disruptions since 2011, Attorney General Eric Holder recently told an audience of police chiefs
An avionics technician who worked at the airport was unaware he’d been communicating with an undercover detective about violent jihad
James Comey stopped in at the New Haven field office Friday with a message that the agency stands ready to help local and state law enforcement
Holder announced the federal government would make more money available to help the city fight persistent street violence
Numbers released by the FBI Monday showed there were 5,796 such incidents in 2012, compared to 6,222 in 2011
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a $100,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the shooting
The Government Accountability Office said results of Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques were “no better than chance”
The FBI said it was too early to say whether the blast in Jackson County, which injured no one, was terror-related
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
FBI Director James Comey’s law enforcement career was praised Monday by President Barack Obama
Officials say that Boston-area operations could be affected by budget cuts under federal sequestration
As a result of the new guidelines, reports of use of force by officers have more than doubled this year
Sheriff Steve Freitas said in a statement Friday afternoon that he will cooperate fully with federal investigators and welcomes their participation in the probe of Andy Lopez’s killing
Roughly 38,000 correction officers at federal lockups across the country are required to keep working during the government shutdown
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