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Patrol

Ore. Car Bomber Convicted

A federal jury today convicted Mohamed Osman Mohamud for attempting to detonate a car bomb at Portland's annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in 2010.

January 31, 2013

Special Units

Gunman Kills Bus Driver, Kidnaps Autistic Boy

Explosives specialists with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrived in Midland City, Ala., after a gunman boarded a stopped school bus, shot the driver, and took a 5-year-old autistic boy hostage.

January 29, 2013

Weapons

Stopping Power: Myths, Legends, and Realities

As a trauma surgeon and a tactical medical specialist, I am often asked by law enforcement officers what caliber and type of handgun ammunition offers the most stopping power. I can't answer that question. Let me explain why.

January 15, 2013

Training

FBI: Texas Cop Offered Leniency for Bribe

FBI agents arrested a San Antonio police officer Thursday for allegedly accepting $500 from a man he arrested on a drug charge in exchange for not filing charges.

January 3, 2013

Weapons

FBI: Record Gun Sales In 2012

The FBI conducted just under 2.8 million background checks in December for those wishing to purchase firearms, which helped make 2012 a record year for gun sales.

January 1, 2013

Patrol

Miami Cop Suspended In Gambling Protection Probe

A Miami police officer targeted in an FBI corruption probe denies she provided protection to a storefront gambling operation, and says she was only working approved off-duty security at the Liberty City barbershop, her attorney said Wednesday.

December 12, 2012

Patrol

Prosecutors: Former Ark. Cop Escorted Traffickers

Prosecutors on Monday said a former police officer took money from a drug trafficker and escorted him from an east Arkansas town to a bridge linking the state to Mississippi.

December 10, 2012

Patrol

FBI Releases Hate Crime Report

The number of hate crimes reported in 2011 fell 6% from the prior year, but crimes against a victim's sexual orientation rose, the FBI announced Tuesday.

December 10, 2012

Special Units

Feds Charge Idaho Aryan Knights for Drugs, Sawed-Off Shotguns

Twenty-one alleged associates of Idaho's Aryan Knights have been charged with drug and weapon offenses as a result of a federal drug investigation.

December 6, 2012

Special Units

Calif. Parole Officials Dropped Warrant for Top FBI Fugitive

Amid the international hunt for Jose Luis Saenz — also known as "Peanut Joe Smiley," among other aliases, authorities say — California parole officials dropped their warrant for his arrest and dismissed the alleged killer and Mexican drug cartel associate from parole.

November 28, 2012

Special Units

Top FBI Fugitive, Cartel Enforcer Captured In Mexico

A Los Angeles gang member who killed two gang rivals and murdered two others was returned to the United States to face charges after his capture Friday in Guadalajara.

November 25, 2012

Patrol

D.A. Report Details L.A. Sheriff's Captain Drug-Link Probe

Los Angeles County Sheriff's officials created an elaborate sting operation to investigate whether a respected captain was secretly passing information to a suspected drug dealer.

November 22, 2012