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Patrol

FBI Arrests Four Conn. Cops

Four East Haven (Conn.) Police officers were arrested Tuesday for assaulting illegal immigrants in custody.

January 23, 2012

Weapons

SHOT Show 2012: Hornady's Critical Duty Designed for LE

Hornady produced its Critical Duty ammunition with law enforcement in mind by testing it against six urban barriers so officers could effectively stop threats without risking over penetration, company reps said at SHOT Show.

January 16, 2012

Special Units

Latin Kings' Nationwide Leader Gets 60 Years in Prison

Augustin Zambrano, the highest ranking member of the Latin Kings, has received 60 years in federal prison for racketeering, narcotics trafficking, and other violent crimes. Zambrano, a "corona" of the Almighty Latin King Nation, was responsible for overseeing the illegal activities of all factions of the powerful street gang that counts about 10,000 members in Illinois.

January 10, 2012

Gangs

The National Gang Threat Assessment's Sanitized Statistics

The National Gang Intelligence Center (NGIC) generates several law enforcement reports about the activity and numbers of criminal gangs in the United States. The intended purpose of these reports is to "reduce the threat, incidence, and prevalence of violent crime."

January 10, 2012

Patrol

Feds: Muslim Extremist Plotted Assault On Fla. Sheriff's Office

A Florida man with roots in Kosovo was arrested for allegedly plotting a two-phase suicide-bomb attack on multiple Tampa-area locations including a Hillsborough County Sheriff's operations center.

January 9, 2012

Patrol

FBI Agent Drowns In Puerto Rico

Special Agent Daniel Knapp accidentally drowned on Thursday, while attempting to rescue a distressed swimmer at Playa Escondida (Hidden Beach) in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

December 29, 2011

Patrol

FBI: Violent and Property Crime Fell In Early 2011

Violent crime and property crimes reported to law enforcement fell in the first half of 2011 despite a stagnant economy, the FBI announced Monday. The number of violent crimes declined 6.4%, when compared with figures from the first six months of 2010. The number of property crimes fell 3.7% in the same time frame.

December 19, 2011

Patrol

FBI to Change Official Definition of Rape

The revamped description will be broader, pleasing activists who say the current definition leads to the low-balling of sexual assault cases, and also discourages victims from coming forward.

December 7, 2011

Patrol

Former FBI Director Leads Wide-Ranging Penn State Probe

The Penn State Board of Trustees appointed former FBI director and federal judge Louis J. Freeh to lead an independent investigation into the child sex abuse scandal, granting him broad investigative powers.

November 21, 2011

Patrol

FBI: Hate Crimes Remained Steady In 2010

The number of reported hate crimes in the United States remained steady in 2010, according to the FBI's annual hate-crime report. There were 6,628 hate crime incidents reported last year, while 6,604 were reported in 2009, the FBI announced Monday.

November 13, 2011

Patrol

NLEOMF Hosts 'J. Edgar' Screening In D.C.

The National Law Enforcement Museum and Warner Bros. Pictures debuted legendary director Clint Eastwood's biopic, "J. Edgar," at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

November 10, 2011

Patrol

4 Georgia Men Plotted Ricin Attack on Officials

Four Georgia men who are members of a fringe militia group were arrested on Tuesday for planning to attack federal and state officials with guns, bombs, and the toxin ricin.

November 1, 2011