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Special Units

ICE's 'Operation Raging Bull' Nets 267 MS-13 Arrests

"Operation Raging Bull" was led by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with support from multiple agencies to target and dismantle MS-13. It culminated in 267 arrests in the U.S. and overseas.

November 16, 2017

Special Units

AG Sessions, Speaking at IACP, Vows to 'Dismantle' International MS-13 Gang

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday formally designated the criminal gang MS-13 as a priority for federal law enforcement, vowing to use agencies ranging from the FBI to Homeland Security and the IRS to dismantle it.

October 23, 2017

Special Units

Video: Police Say Las Vegas Safer After Operation Cripples Area Gang

Las Vegas-area police and federal law enforcement agencies have crippled a longtime area gang, indicting most of its members in a state racketeering case, the first in Nevada targeting an entire organization, authorities said.

October 20, 2017

Special Units

Police Say Las Vegas Safer After Operation Cripples Area Gang

Las Vegas-area police and federal law enforcement agencies have crippled a longtime area gang, indicting most of its members in a state racketeering case, the first in Nevada targeting an entire organization, authorities said. More Here.

October 20, 2017

Special Units

Portland Police Bureau to Halt, Purge All Gang Designations

Portland, OR, police next month will end their more than 20-year-old practice of designating people as gang members or gang associates in response to strong community concerns about the labels that have disproportionately affected minorities.

September 8, 2017

Patrol

The Power of Teamwork

By combining a variety of law enforcement agencies with different capabilities, task forces can effectively target organized criminals.

September 5, 2017

Special Units

Video: Homicide Suspect in CA OIS Streamed Shootout on Facebook

Authorities said a homicide suspect streamed a shootout he was involved in with Los Angeles police officers in Hawthorne, CA, on Facebook Live Thursday.

June 30, 2017

Special Units

Homicide Suspect in CA OIS Streamed Shootout on Facebook

Authorities said a homicide suspect streamed a shootout he was involved in with Los Angeles police officers in Hawthorne, CA, on Facebook Live Thursday. More Here.

June 30, 2017

Special Units

ICE Arrests 1,378 Suspected Gang Members in Record Sweep

The Trump administration has concluded a six-week nationwide sweep of suspected gang members with 1,378 arrests — the largest such gang sweep conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to date.

May 12, 2017

Special Units

The Liability Plague

With the money they lose to lawsuits law enforcement agencies could hire more officers, field better equipment, and offer more comprehensive training.

April 7, 2017

Special Units

Video: Teen Arrested in 'Ambush-Style Attack' on Miami-Dade Detectives

A 19-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday after police say he opened fire in an "ambush-style attack" on two undercover Miami-Dade detectives who were investigating gang activity, police said.

March 29, 2017

Weapons

Over 200 Firearms Recovered in NY Gun Smuggling Bust

Billed as Brooklyn's biggest ever gun smuggling bust, nearly two dozen people — mostly from Virginia — have been rounded up and arrested on charges they brought over 200 high-caliber weapons of all sorts into New York City, authorities said Wednesday.

March 9, 2017