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Feds Warn of ISIS-Inspired Threat Against Police in U.S.

Federal officials have warned that ISIS-inspired terrorists may be weighing “lone wolf” attacks against police, government officials and "media figures" inside the U.S.

October 13, 2014

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Video: Secret Service Chief Resigns Amid Security Failures

A spate of security failures has led to the resignation of the Director of the U.S. Secret Service.

October 1, 2014

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Secret Service Chief Resigns Amid Security Failures

Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned Wednesday, after a security breach at the White House and other high-profile incidents raised widespread concerns about the safety of the president and his family. More Here.

October 1, 2014

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4 Alleged MS-13 Gang Bangers Charged in Violent Racketeering Conspiracy

A federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment charging four Maryland men in connection with a conspiracy to participate in murder in aid of a racketeering enterprise run by the notorious La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13.

June 19, 2014

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Video: Nationwide DHS Sweep Nets 600 Known Gang Members

A massive nationwide crackdown on street gangs has netted hundreds of suspects. Suspected gang members were rounded up by the hundreds in a massive federal crackdown called "Project Southbound," targeting one of the largest international criminal street gangs, the Surenos, or Sur 13.

May 1, 2014

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DHS Secretary: Border Patrol Force Policy Needs Reform

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson stressed the need to reform the Border Patrol's use-of-force policies during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Feb. 26.

March 2, 2014

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Homeland Security Alerts Airlines to Possible Shoe-Bomb Threat

The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday told airlines about a potential new shoe-bomb threat and urged them to pay extra attention to flights from overseas into the United States.

February 19, 2014

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Malls Increase Security in Time for Holiday Crowds

With just three weeks to go before the busiest U.S. shopping day of the year—the day after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday—government security officials are ramping up efforts to better protect the nation's approximately 109,500 malls and shopping centers.

November 10, 2013

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Whistleblowers Say Overtime Fraud Rampant in Border Patrol, DHS

The letter details the overtime abuse as an ongoing and pervasive problem at Border Patrol, Customs and Border Protection and other agencies in the giant Department of Homeland Security.

November 6, 2013

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Slain Nev. Teacher a Former Marine

Mike Landsberry has been identified as the teacher killed by a 12-year-old student at Sparks Middle School near Reno, Nev.

October 21, 2013

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Beware the Lone Wolf

Lone wolves operate on the fringes of extremist movements, with such loose associations being encouraged by terrorist organizations such as al-Qaeda and Hezbollah, and that makes them harder to detect.

October 16, 2013

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Ohio Police HQ Evacuated After Explosion

Officers and command staff were forced out of the Columbus (Ohio) Police headquarters Tuesday evening after a battery exploded, causing a boom that brought homeland security responders to the scene.

September 24, 2013