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Patrol

Virginia Deputy Shot, Suspect Arrested in North Carolina

A man accused of shooting a deputy in Henrico County, VA was arrested in Cary, NC, U.S. Marshals say.

March 22, 2019

Patrol

Chicago FOP Wants Federal Investigation into State's Attorney Over Smollett Case

The request came after Foxx exchanged text messages and emails with relatives and a supporter of Smollett, who said they were worried about leaks in the investigation.

March 19, 2019

Patrol

DEA, New York Officers Seize 5 Kilos of Fentanyl in Drug Raid

Officers in Westchester County (NY) were joined by agents with the Drug Enforcement Agency in a Friday morning raid that resulted in the seizure of enough fentanyl to kill nearly 2 million people, an official with the DEA said.

March 4, 2019

Patrol

New York Law Enforcement Officer Accused of Selling Guns to Criminals

Marinelli, who is a sergeant with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police, is accused of illegally manufacturing dozens of handguns and rifles, including at least one fully automatic rifle, and selling them to individuals who are legally barred from possessing such weapons.

March 4, 2019

Patrol

CPB Announce Seizure of $19M of Cocaine in Shipment of Pineapples

The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on Friday that field operations officers working at the port of Savannah, GA discovered a massive haul of cocaine secreted in a shipment of pineapples from Cartagena, Colombia last fall.

February 25, 2019

Patrol

Workplace Shooting Outside Chicago, 5 Officers Wounded, 5 Civilians Dead

Multiple law enforcement agencies—local and federal—reportedly responded to the incident, and Aurora Police now say five officers were shot and wounded in the incident that left five workers at the business and the gunman dead. The injured officers are reportedly stable.

February 15, 2019

Special Units

Man Convicted of First-Degree Murder for Border Agent's Slaying

According to officials, Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes and four other members of a crew that planned on robbing marijuana smugglers encountered Terry and other agents who were on a stakeout in the southern Arizona desert. The 30-year-old Border Patrol agent was fatally shot in the encounter.

February 13, 2019

Patrol

Border Patrol Agent Struck, Killed by Vehicle in Texas

According to an agency press release, 49-year-old Donna Doss had responded to a call for assistance from a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper. While on scene, she was struck and killed by a passing vehicle.

February 4, 2019

Patrol

Federal Agents at Mexico Border Make Largest Fentanyl Seizure Ever

Customs officers stationed at the commercial border crossing in Nogales made the largest fentanyl seizure ever recorded at any port of entry after a K-9 alerted others at the post that a haul of illegal narcotics was somewhere inside a vehicle at the checkpoint.

February 1, 2019

Patrol

Trump Agrees to Temporarily Reopen Federal Government

The stop-gap agreement with congressional leaders will last three weeks, until Feb. 15, and would allow talks to continue over security on the southern border. The agreement announced by Trump includes no money for his border wall.

January 25, 2019

Patrol

U.S. Marshal Suffers Fatal Heart Attack On Duty

A court security officer performed CPR on the 45-year-old deputy but was unable to revive him.

January 23, 2019

Technology

908 Devices' HPMS Technology to Power Advanced Chemical Threat Detector for U.S. DOD

908 Devices Inc. has announced the company will provide its High-Pressure Mass Spectrometry (HPMS) technology platform to the next phase of the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) new Aerosol and Vapor Chemical Agent Detector (AVCAD) program, along with partner Smiths Detection.

January 15, 2019