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Bush Signs Airport Security Bill

November 19 2001 - Top News

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Bush signed legislation to make the nation’s airport baggage screeners federal employees to enhance airport security.

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Student Shoots Himself At School

November 14 2001 - Top News

DETROIT — A 17-year-old student smuggled guns into his school outside a small town north of Detroit, took two hostages and then killed himself, law enforcement officials said.

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Massachusetts Clears Five 'Salem Witches'

November 14 2001 - Top News

BOSTON — More than three hundred years after being accused, tried and hanged as witches on Gallows Hill in Salem, Mass., five women have been officially exonerated by the state.

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Red Cross Liberty Fund To Go To Victims

November 14 2001 - Top News

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American Red Cross said it will use all the money donated to the Liberty Fund for people affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, reversing a plan to set aside some of the money for other needs.

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Ashcroft Orders Intelligence Sharing Training

November 14 2001 - Top News

Attorney General John Ashcroft said anti-terrorism task forces in each U.S. attorney's district should hold training sessions for state and local leaders on how to identify foreign intelligence and the best ways of sharing that information.

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Local Officials Say FBI Refuses to Cooperate

November 14 2001 - Top News

NEW YORK -- Two months after state and local law enforcement officials found themselves forced onto the front lines of a global war on terrorism, many are complaining that the F.B.I. is refusing to provide them with the information they need to protect their communities.

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Ashcroft Restructures Justice Department

November 8 2001 - Top News

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Attorney General John Ashcroft unveiled a plan to restructure the Justice Department to focus on combating terrorism, possibly changing the role of local law enforcement.

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California Cops on Junkyard Wars

November 5 2001 - Top News

The Law Dawgs, three Modesto, Calif., police officers, will compete Wednesday night in the semi-finals of The Learning Channel’s Emmy nominated TV show Junkyard Wars.

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Airport Security Workers Accused

November 5 2001 - Top News

CHICAGO -- Private security workers at O'Hare International Airport were accused of letting a man pass through a checkpoint with several knives and a stun gun.

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Airline Security Bill Passed in House

November 2 2001 - Top News

The state of airline security is uncertain as the House has passed its own airline security bill, very different from the version passed by the Senate 100 to 0.

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Police Officers Respond to Terror Alert

November 1 2001 - Top News

Police officers respond as best they can as lawmakers fume about the vagueness of Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge's speech earlier this week alerting Americans that the U.S. might suffer an attack from terrorists sometime in the next week.

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NYC Mayor Giuliani Calls for FBI to Work with Local Agencies

October 31 2001 - Top News

NEW YORK -- Mayor Rudolph Giuliani called Monday for a federal law requiring the FBI to share terrorism information with local law enforcement authorities to improve coordination in times of crisis.

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Red Cross Stops Seeking Sept. 11 Fund Donations

October 31 2001 - Top News

WASHINGTON -- The American Red Cross has raised enough money to help victims of the terrorist attacks and will stop asking for donations, its interim chief executive says.

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Ashcroft Announces Immigration Crackdown

October 31 2001 - Top News

WASHINGTON -- The government has tightened its immigration policies, promising to use more extensive background checks and better intelligence-sharing to keep out suspected terrorists and their supporters.

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Peed Named Executive Director of COPS

October 20 2001 - Top News

Attorney General John Ashcroft has appointed Carl Peed to be the Executive Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).

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PA Governor Ridge to Head Anti-Terrorism Office

October 17 2001 - Top News

President George W. Bush named Gov. Tom Ridge to a new Cabinet-level anti-terrorism office. Gov. Ridge resigned as governor of Pennsylvania on Oct. 5 to become Director of the new Office of Homeland Security.

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NCJRS Offers Resources for Recovery

October 12 2001 - Top News

In response to the tragic events that occurred on September 11, 2001, the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) has developed a resource for victims, family members, concerned citizens, service providers, allied professionals and researchers.

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Cops Call on House to Pass H.R. 218

October 3 2001 - Top News

WASHINGTON -- Congress may include H.R. 218 in terrorism fighting legislation today. The passage of the bill would allow qualified off-duty and retired law enforcement to carry their firearms nationwide to thwart and deter criminal activity.

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DHB Industries Receives $18.8 Million Credit Facility

October 1 2001 - Top News

CARLE PLACE, N.Y. -- DHB Industries, Inc., parent company of Point Blank Body Armor and PACA, announced an agreement with LaSalle Business Credit, Inc., in which LaSalle Business Credit will extend an $18.8 million credit facility to DHB Industries (DHB).

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Cop Group Joins Pilots' Union in Call to Arm Airline Pilots

September 1 2001 - Top News

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65 Officers Still Missing in NYC

September 1 2001 - Top News

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SEARCH and BJA Postpone 2001 Symposium and Workshop

September 1 2001 - Top News

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Trauma Recovery Tips for Children

September 1 2001 - Top News

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NIJ Changes Solicitation Deadlines

September 1 2001 - Top News

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U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command Responds to Terrorist Attack

September 1 2001 - Top News

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