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Patrol

NYPD Officers Investigated for Terror Plot Leaks

Four NYPD detectives have been hauled before a federal grand jury probing leaks of top-secret information about a terror plot to blow up city subways, sources told the Daily News. More officers have been subpoenaed.

July 27, 2011

Editor's Notes

Tactical Leadership

Leaders develop strong personality traits and inspire others to follow them. They rely on the principle of influence, and often create a "want to" environment rather than a "have to" environment for officers working under them.

July 27, 2011

Special Units

Feds Say Baltimore Cop Sold Heroin at Station, Ran Ring

A Baltimore Police officer who allegedly ran his own drug ring at one point brazenly sold heroin at the parking lot of the Northwestern District Station while in uniform, according to a federal indictment.

July 19, 2011

Patrol

"Scarf Face" Robber Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

During both robberies, Lonnie Troy wore a hooded jacket, gloves, and a black scarf over the bottom half of his face, and brandished a chrome-plated long-barrel .45-caliber revolver. As Troy left both stores, he wished the clerks, "Merry Christmas."

July 5, 2011

Special Units

FBI Captures Boston Crime Boss 'Whitey' Bulger

Bulger, 81, was captured 17 years after he fled Boston as federal agents were closing in on him. In 1994, agents were on the verge of arresting Bulger in connection with 19 killings, racketeering, and other crimes.

June 21, 2011

Special Units

New York Original Gangster Killers Member Gets 7 Years

A U.S. District Court judge has sentenced a New York Original Gangster Killers (OGK) member to more that seven years for distributing cocaine and committing violent acts.

June 20, 2011

Patrol

Inside An FBI Undercover Operation

The two-year investigation initially targeted corrupt employees at the DMV who sold fraudulent driver's licenses and vehicle registrations to drug dealers, terrorists, organized crime figures, and other scumbags who used aliases to enter and leave the U.S. and otherwise facilitate their criminal activity.

June 19, 2011

Gangs

Public Corruption at the U.S.-Mexico Border

The greatest cost and symptom of our demise as a nation is the lasting affect these criminal gangs have on our system of law and justice. The corruption these gangs bring to our public institutions is the greatest threat to America.

June 19, 2011

Patrol

Okla. Officers Cleared, Retired Cop Convicted of Corruption

Officer Bruce Bonham and Officer Nick DeBruin were acquitted on all the counts against them. Retired Cpl. Harold Wells was found guilty of drug conspiracy, carrying a firearm during drug trafficking and stealing U.S. funds during the FBI sting at a local motel.

June 10, 2011

Technology

Report: 25% of Hackers are FBI Informants

The Guardian is citing the publisher of hacker quarterly 2600, who told the publication hackers are "susceptible to intimidation" and are usually willing to work for the feds rather than face long prison terms.

June 8, 2011

Patrol

Feds Nab Philly La Cosa Nostra Crime Boss

The defendants allegedly used violence to intimidate and prevent victims and witnesses from cooperating with law enforcement. The indictment alleges various instances where defendants used phrases such as "chop him up" and "put a bullet in your head" when threatening victims.

May 23, 2011

Patrol

5 Gunfights That Changed Law Enforcement

The gear and training employed by officers is much different today, partly as a result of the FBI Miami shootout. There have been other game-changing gunfights in the last quarter century. The following article examines each of them and how they changed your tactics, procedures, and policies.

May 3, 2011