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.
As tensions escalate overseas, local agencies may face heightened risks from lone-actor attacks, soft-target threats and possible cyber retaliation
Two decades after 9/11 reshaped intelligence sharing, evolving threats and fading collaboration are exposing gaps that law enforcement must urgently rebuild
As Congress disputes immigration policy, a DHS shutdown disrupts grants, training and federal partnerships that state and local agencies rely on for operational support
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
Some 800 federal agents and police officers made busts in several states — one person was arrested in Italy
She killed an agent who came to her house to arrest her husband on drug charges
House law enforcement is advising its members on security issues
Illegally hid his dad in his home since September 2009
Police and federal agents never expected that electronic tracking would actually draw more people into the criminal enterprise surrounding meth
“I wasn’t scared of him physically,” he said. “But I was scared of him bringing a weapon to class”
Security alert follows the attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and members of her staff in Tucson
The package was addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano
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