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This week President Obama transmitted to Congress his alternative plan for locality pay increases for civilian federal employees. Over 100,000 federal employees will benefit from locality pay adjustments – the first such adjustments since 2010 – after January 1, 2016.
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San Bernardino, CA, shooter Syed Rizwan Farook had contact with people from at least two terrorist organizations overseas, including the Al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front in Syria, a federal law enforcement official said Friday.
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A man accused of shooting an Aberdeen, MD, police officer in the face is now in custody.
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A Sandusky, OH, officer is being commended for her kind act after helping a victim.
Read More →When it comes to policing the problem at federal prisons, the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BoP) is severely handcuffed. Despite having tons of shotgun-armed guards at its prisons, the bureau can't simply shoot down any drone that happens to appear near a prison; the Federal Aviation Administration doesn't allow it.
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A group representing more than 3,000 sheriffs around the country told the Senate Wednesday that President Obama's executive actions on immigration have created confusion among local law enforcement officers, and called on the federal government to rule on the constitutionality of those actions.
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A Norman, OK, police officer picked up a wandering miniature donkey in his police cruiser in response to a concerned citizen's call. Now the animal has been reunited with his owner.
Read More →"There was a very short response time, they did a follow-up very rapidly and got on top of the suspects," said Scott Reitz, a former Los Angeles Police Department SWAT officer and instructor. "I'm absolutely impressed."
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday reversed his opposition to a possible U.S. Justice Department review of the Chicago Police Department's practices, the type of investigation that has led to federal court oversight and sweeping reforms in other troubled, big-city police departments throughout the country.
Read More →One of the two people accused of killing 14 at a holiday party in California apparently pledged allegiance to a leader of Islamic State militant group, two U.S. government sources said on Friday.
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