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Special Units

6 Arrested in Mexico-L.A. Drug Ring After Seizure of 1,500 Pounds of Drugs

The six arrests, which were made as part of "Operation Colombian Cargo," are part of a broader federal indictment that includes a total of 25 defendants.

May 31, 2019

Weapons

LAPD, ATF Seize More Than 1,000 Firearms at Upscale Home

LAPD officers and federal agents converged Wednesday on a home in the upscale Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles and seized more than 1,000 guns after an anonymous tip.

May 9, 2019

Patrol

President Trump Selects Obama-Era Border Patrol Chief to Head ICE

President Donald Trump took to Twitter to announce that his selection for the new director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would be Mark Morgan, who during the Obama presidency headed the United States Border Patrol.

May 6, 2019

Patrol

CA, Federal Agencies Foil Terror Plot Involving Military Veteran

A domestic terror plot aimed at "multiple targets" in Southern California was disrupted by federal and local law enforcement agencies, according to sources.

April 29, 2019

Patrol

Border Patrol Rescues Abandoned Migrant Toddler from TX Cornfield

The agents have taken the boy to a U.S. border station and are trying to find his parents using the number on his shoes, the officials said. So far, they have been unsuccessful.

April 24, 2019

Technology

Axon Evidence Approved for Federal Agency Use

Axon Evidence is one of only 15 Software as a Service (SaaS) cloud service providers with a FedRAMP JAB P-ATO. The authorization confirms that Axon Evidence has been reviewed and approved by the federal government and can be used by other federal agencies.

April 18, 2019

Patrol

Woman Wanted for Threat Against Columbine High Found Dead

The FBI tweeted shortly after discovery of the body that there was no longer a threat to the community. FBI Special Agent in Charge Dean Phillips said at an afternoon news conference that authorities believed Pais died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound but that a medical examiner would confirm if that was the case.

April 17, 2019

Technology

Axon Partners with Border Patrol Foundation to Help Families of the Fallen

Axon has announced a partnership with the Border Patrol Foundation, a non-profit organization that honors the memory of fallen US Border Patrol agents and supports the families of those fallen.

April 17, 2019

Weapons

Border Patrol to Carry 5th Generation Glocks

The contract calls for the replacement of existing .40-caliber duty handguns with 9mm Glock pistols by 2021.

April 11, 2019

Command

Top Federal Law Enforcement Officials Leave Positions

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Director of the Secret Service Randolph Alles announced they are leaving their positions.

April 8, 2019

Patrol

DEA, Charlotte Police Take Down Mexican Cartel Drug Traffickers

For roughly a year, investigators with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (NC) Police Department partnered with the DEA, State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), and the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office in an effort to stop the distribution of illegal narcotics by the Jalisco Nueva Generacion drug cartel.

March 29, 2019

Special Units

264 Fugitives Arrested in Baltimore

They arrested 25 people wanted for homicide or attempted homicide, 74 people wanted for assault and 27 people wanted for drug crimes. Authorities say they recovered 140 grams of heroin, 106 grams of cocaine and $50,000 in cash in the three weeks.

March 27, 2019