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 question is not whether unrest will occur, but how police can best prepare to safeguard both community safety and the constitutional right to dissent
Minneapolis offers a warning for law enforcement leaders as political conflict undermines coordination and officer safety
When enforcement unfolds on camera and tensions run high, preparation, command decisions and leadership — not rhetoric — determine what happens next
More than a third of the 163 cops killed on duty since last October died by gunfire
Nine years ago, al Qaeda was our primary concern. Now we also face a growing threat from al Qaeda affiliates
Ballot initiative would allow adults 21 years or older to possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana and grow 25-square-foot pot gardens
Two years behind and $100 million over budget on the installation of an electronic case-management system
The suit accuses the officer of breaking his secrecy agreement with the United States
Two bullets hit the south side of the building, one striking a window and the other hitting the building itself
The number falls short of the agency’s goal of 400,000 for the 2010 fiscal year
The new moves come nearly a year after a shooting rampage at Fort Hood
Was a paid informant, passing along material about King and other civil rights leaders
Agents allegedly took an open-book test together or had access to an answer sheet
States with more relaxed gun laws are favored by criminals and gun traffickers as the sources of guns
The agency is targeting leaders of the anti-war movement
A federal judge could have sentenced him to life in prison, but instead gave Korbe five years more than the minimum
The FBI says 44-year-old Bettina Maria Goins of El Paso was pronounced dead at a hospital after the shooting
The FBI had described the surveillance as related to a terrorism investigation
Started “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” with a satirical cartoon in support of free speech
After nine years of unbridled war spending, the military is now cutting back
Cameras can take image from several feet away
Greater federal involvement would provide more leverage not only to put gang members in prison longer but to seize their assets and ruin them financially.
Authorities say that violent crime reported to police in 2009 declined for the third straight year
Seized 125 kilograms of cocaine and arrested three current and former airline employees
When the ex-soldier was asked how serious he was about killing Obama, he said, “On a scale of 1 to 10 about being serious, I am a 10.”
He was an officer in March when he was arrested in an FBI sting, now faces 20 years in prison
Called gang leaders to a meeting with top police and federal prosecutors to deliver an ultimatum
Say he refused to turn over records after allegations that he discriminates against Hispanics
Also showed a duffel bag loaded with more than 30 pounds of fake C-4 plastic explosives during the dramatic presentation
After Ortiz allegedly told the friend about his homicidal plans, that friend alerted the bureau, prompting an investigation
“If I did break the law, it was absolutely unintentional,” said the agent
Inserted a flash drive into a US military laptop, allowing data to be transferred to servers under foreign control
