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The estimated number of violent crimes in the nation decreased 4.4 percent in 2013 when compared with 2012 data, according to FBI figures released today. Property crimes decreased 4.1 percent, marking the 11th straight year the collective estimates for these offenses declined.
Read More →Tactical & Survival Specialties, Inc. (TSSi) announced today that after a stringent selection process, it has been awarded the 12-month contract for personal body armor kits for the FBI. TSSI has partnered with Point Blank Enterprises (PBE) to provide seven different armor kits for use by special agents and other designated personnel during the performance of their duties.
Read More →Federal officials have warned that ISIS-inspired terrorists may be weighing “lone wolf” attacks against police, government officials and "media figures" inside the U.S.
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A Chicago PD captain was hit as Chicago police and federal agents attempted to arrest a suspect in a shooting and carjacking over the weekend in Indianapolis that left three people injured. Gunfire was exchanged and police finally stormed the apartment around 11:30 p.m., finding one man dead from an apparent gunshot and taking another man into custody.
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A police standoff that began in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago with the attempted arrest of an Indianapolis shooting spree suspect ended six hours later with one man dead, the suspect in custody, and a high-ranking officer recovering from a head wound, officials said. More Here.
Read More →“There will come a day when it will matter a great deal to the lives of people . . . that we will be able to gain access” to such devices, Comey told reporters in a briefing. “I want to have that conversation [with companies responsible] before that day comes.”
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Hackers constantly target law enforcement. Whatever the intent, with our dependence on technology it's more important than ever that police agencies protect themselves against cyber terrorist attacks.
Read More →The FBI will begin tracking animal cruelty cases just as they track other crimes, Wayne Pacelle of The Humane Society of the United States said in a blog post Tuesday.
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The FBI has added the suspect in last week's deadly ambush at a Pennsylvania State Police barracks to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.
Read More →The FBI announced this week the achievement of full operational capability of the Next Generation Identification (NGI) System. It was developed to replace IAFIS and add new capabilities, including facial recognition.
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