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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Planned to fake 911 call, kill responding officers
Agents have been training LEOs to identify and dismantle improvised explosives
Other members of the Hutaree militia group plotted to kill officers and bomb a police funeral
Operation is expected to be near $10M a month
A suicide bombing in the Moscow subway killed 38 people
FBI spokeswoman won’t say whether raids were linked
President Obama nominates Robert R. Almonte to be U.S. Marshal for Texas’ Western District
U.S., Mexico have been working together to end illicit drug trade
A jail in the northern Mexican city of Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas, has proven porous in the past
The work along the border needs more reassessment, Napolitano says
Break the law and your new ‘friend’ may be the FBI
Many lawmakers say that using the pricey Predator aircraft is worth it
US Customs says there aren’t enough resources to weed out corrupt cops
Authorities turn to social networking to help in search
Anger followed Nichols’ spree, but many security plans still aren’t in play
The NY State Police unit that guards political figures is ‘out of control,’ according to Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries
Gerardo Salazar is being held for attempted bribery and possible extradition to the U.S.
There are no plans to have American agents embedded within Mexican units
The officers has been on administrative leave since Oct. 2009
If approved, Obama’s proposal would cut 180 agents
4 ‘rogue’ police officers are the target of an FBI corruption probe
The trial offers a glimpse into the Mexican Gulf Cartel’s U.S. operations
The emergency drill is part of a broader effort to bolster security in the rail system
The Joint Operations Center houses more than 200 officers from 68 agencies
Attorney says officer was put in ‘worst possible light’
650 officers from 34 agencies swarmed the East Side Riva gang’s territory
A note on a wall threatens that black students would be killed Feb. 2
Law enforcement officers need to be vigilant against the use of biological weapons
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