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.
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Marketed as immigration reform, SB 627 does nothing to regulate ICE and instead punishes California’s local officers by removing long-standing legal protections
In the early morning hours, Chief Angelo Vega was arrested on suspicion firearms and drug trafficking
Saudi attending college in Texas was indicted on a charge of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction
The St. Louis attack came less than a month after a marshal was killed and two wounded in West Virginia
48-year-old John Perry was shot in head
System turned up 910 additional matches between prints submitted to the bureau and prints in the agency’s database
A second U.S. marshal and a St. Louis officer were wounded in the shootout, which started while serving a warrant
The latest roundup is part of a more than 5-year-old effort aimed at U.S. street gangs with ties to Mexican drug cartels and other drug traffickers
“We are fully aware that budget decisions in Washington directly influence programming decisions throughout the country”
ATF spokesman Tom Crowley is referring questions about further details to the U.S. Justice Department
Mexican marines have captured the alleged boss of the main suspect, a Zetas member accused of slaying a U.S. immigration agent
Some Muslims fear that their phones and e-mails are being screened and monitored
Customs and Border Protection agents, all in uniform, stood two-deep in lengthy lines along each wall of the packed room
“I want to go see Mars, too, but I’d much rather have cops on the streets of Brooklyn and Queens,” one US Rep said
Gives lawmakers time to discuss the future of the law enforcement tools that some call an infringement on civil liberties
Armed men in at least two vehicles forced the SUV off road and opened fire
The suspect was fatally shot at the residence as well
Agents were attacked by unknown assailants while driving between Mexico City and the city of Monterrey
Experts differ on what mob infiltration of ports means in post-9/11 security climate
A little-known coalition of US and Mexican police agencies has helped curb both undocumented workers and drugs
The same economic law of supply and demand that fuels drug smuggling into the US fuels gun smuggling into Mexico
The street gang members engaged in murder, trafficking of drugs and guns, and racketerrin, the DOJ says
Says a gun battle is all but certain within the next 30 to 60 days
Concluded that the FBI had sufficient information to detect that Hasan was a “ticking time bomb”
Crimes include murder, extortion, gambling, drug dealing, and the corruption of labor unions
Will study whether deficits in training, resources, or officer behavior may have contributed to the deadly rash of attacks
Fired in 2004 after complaining publicly that her department was understaffed and underfunded
Today’s border is ravaged by violence spilling from Mexico that is already a U.S. national security emergency
Conducted interviews and executed search warrants through the entire Bay Area
Among those arrested Thursday were union officials, two former police officers and a suspect in Italy
The U.S. attorney’s office in Providence says Luigi Manocchio was arrested Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale
