Tag: Undercover Investigations: Page 2

Special Units

ATF Agent Shot, Critically Injured in Undercover Operation

ATF agents from the Chicago Field Division were "ambushed" while conducting an undercover operation in Gary, IN, ATF Agent Brendan Iber said in a news conference.

June 8, 2018

Patrol

Authorities Say They Foiled Mass Shooting at FL Mosque

The investigation started when the Sheriff’s Office received a tip from a citizen that Bolatete “expressed a hatred for Muslims and made a specific threat to ‘shoot up’ a mosque,” according to the complaint.

December 5, 2017

Patrol

Video: Undercover Detroit Officers Ambushed by Gunmen

A manhunt is underway in Detroit after police say suspects opened fire on undercover officers conducting surveillance late Wednesday night.

September 14, 2017

Patrol

Undercover Detroit Officers Ambushed by Gunmen

A manhunt is underway in Detroit after police say suspects opened fire on undercover officers conducting surveillance around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday night. More Here.

September 14, 2017

Technology

LETS: The Covert Video Phone

POLICE

LETS produces a wide range of cellphone-based covert and overt audio and video capture and GPS tracking tools for law enforcement. The latest LETS product is the Magnum Streaming Video Recording System.

December 8, 2016

Patrol

FBI Tightens Its Policies for Impersonating Journalists

The FBI has imposed new restrictions on its agents' ability to masquerade as reporters following an uproar over the impersonation of an Associated Press journalist, but the agency has stopped short of ruling out the practice as news organizations had wanted.

September 16, 2016

Patrol

Video: TN Agent Shot and Killed During Undercover Drug Buy

A special agent with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) was shot and killed during an undercover drug investigation in Jackson Tuesday night.

August 10, 2016

Technology

Imtradex to Announce New Discreet Communication Tools for Law Enforcement

OnGuard-Solutions from Imtradex allow for absolutely interference-free covert communication over mobile phone, rather than via radio.

May 24, 2016

Patrol

FBI Arrests 46 Georgia Correctional Officers in Drug Trafficking Sting

The probe found that prison guards and staff were smuggling contraband such as liquor, tobacco, and cell phones into the cell blocks for money. Inmates used the illegal cell phones to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft.

February 11, 2016

Technology

Police Product Test: Pryme NEP-BH Bone Mic/Headset

This could easily be mistaken for a music earbud and makes this a great system for undercover work. The microphone can be activated by either the remote push-to-talk switch or the main button on the radio itself.

September 30, 2015

Patrol

California Officer Shoots Woman Who Allegedly Rammed Undercover Car

She drove on a sidewalk on the dead-end street, hit several parked cars and rammed the undercover police vehicle, prompting at least one San Leandro, Calif., officer to open fire.

April 16, 2015

Patrol

Inside a Real "21 Jump Street" Investigation in Suburban Houston

Six students in Pearland ISD – four or them adults; two still minors – were arrested and handed a total of 10 charges following the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Task Force undercover operation, which began in August 2014 and ended in March 2015.

April 7, 2015