Tag: Federal agencies

Patrol

Multiple Agencies Aid Atlanta in Manhunt for Shooting Suspect

Multiple local, state, and federal agencies Wednesday were assisting the City of Atlanta Police Department in attempting to locate the suspect police say shot five women at a medical facility earlier in the day.

May 3, 2023

Patrol

U.S. Marshals Service Hit by Ransomware Attack, Security Breach

"The affected system contains law enforcement sensitive information, including returns from legal process, administrative information and personally identifiable information pertaining to subjects of USMS investigations, third parties and certain USMS employees," USMS spokesman Drew J. Wade announced in a statement.

February 28, 2023

Patrol

Border Patrol Agent Dies in On-Duty ATV Crash

"A Border Patrol agent assigned to the McAllen Station patrolling the international boundary on an all-terrain vehicle was tracking a group of subjects that illegally crossed the border when he was involved in an accident near Mission, Texas," CBP said.

December 7, 2022

Special Units

4 Border Agents Shot, 1 Killed in Puerto Rico Shootout

One of the suspects was also killed in the firefight which happened about 12 miles off the coast of Cabo Rojo after officers approached a vessel they suspected of carrying illicit substances to the island, according to the CBP.

November 18, 2022

Patrol

NYC Fugitive Arrested After Federal Officer Spots Him at Disney World

Quashon Burton, 31, of Brooklyn, was taken into custody Oct. 20 outside the Animal Kingdom theme park.

November 7, 2022

Training

Federal Officer Killed in Florida Range Accident

Two instructors were doing a demonstration and one shot the other in the chest, sources told Local 10 News.

October 19, 2022

Patrol

Report: DHS Secretary Knew Mounted Border Agents Did Not Whip Migrants Before He Told Press They Did

Photographer Paul Ratje had told an interviewer that he did not witness the agents harming the migrants, but Mayorkas did not contradict Biden’s false narrative as he stood next to him at the White House podium.

October 13, 2022

Technology

VirTra Receives Orders Worth $9 Million from 2 Federal Agencies

The orders consist of VirTra’s flagship V-300 and portable V-100 simulators, recoil kits and magazines, V-Threat-Fire devices and other accessories. Service plans are included as well as training and installation.

September 22, 2022

Special Units

Border Patrol Horse Killed in Duty Accident

“While on patrol near Carrizo Springs, Jayce accidentally came in contact with a downed power line."

September 15, 2022

Patrol

Zenith AeroTech Delivers Two Tethered Aerial Vehicles to Federal Law Enforcement Agency

Each Quad 8 was designed to meet the customer’s need for a long-endurance aerial platform that could carry electro-optical/infrared video (EO/IR) video cameras, a communications relay system, and overhead, high-intensity light panels—all at the same time.

August 12, 2022

Patrol

Sheriff’s Investigator Serving with U.S. Marshals Shot During Arrest of GA Murder Suspect

The officer shot was a Coweta County Sheriff's Office investigator attached to the U.S. Marshals Service, a statement from the Coweta County Sheriff's Office said.

July 25, 2022

Training

VirTra Receives Contract for Coverage of Simulators for FLETC

FLETC became a VirTra customer in 2019 and was the first customer to receive VirTra’s ultra-high definition 4K simulation systems. VirTra’s systems are located at FLETC facilities in Artesia, NM, Charleston, SC, Cheltenham, MD, and Glynco, GA. The 59 single screen simulators are used to train thousands of federal Police officers and agents.

July 22, 2022