Department of Justice Launches Collaborative Reform Process with Calexico,...
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) today announced the start of the Collaborative Reform Initiative for Technical Assistance (CRI-TA) with the...
View ArticlePalm Beach County Sheriff's Deputy Indicted for Using Excessive Force and...
A federal grand jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, returned a two-count indictment charging Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Deputy William D. Wheeler, 46, with unlawfully assaulting a man at the Palm Beach...
View ArticleCenter for DWI Courts Webinars
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), through the National Center for DWI Courts, is conducting an online survey on all DWI Courts and hybrid DWI Courts (handling DWI and drug...
View ArticlePursuit Rated Winter Tire Evaluation Report
The Michigan State Police have completed an evaluation of pursuit rated winter tires. The 2015 Pursuit Rated Winter Tire Performance Evaluation, compiled by the MSP Precision Driving Unit, summarizes...
View ArticleOne Year Anniversary of Quadruple Homicide in Petersburg; Person of Interest...
Richmond, VA – U.S. Marshals are again releasing the following information in the fugitive hunt for Alexander Rosevelt Hill, Jr. a/k/a “Real Deal”, wanted in the City of Petersburg (VA) for Violation...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals Service Leads Operation To Reduce Violent Crime Nationwide
Operation Violence Reduction7 Targets Most Dangerous CriminalsCamden, NJ – More than 7,100 fugitives, gang members, sex offenders and violent criminals are off the streets as a result of Operation...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals Coordinate the Arrest of 307 Fugitives to Honor Victims of Crime
Phoenix, AZ – Beginning March 2nd, the U.S. Marshals Service inthe District of Arizona coordinated a state wide fugitive operation involving law enforcement agencies from Maricopa, Pima and Pinal...
View ArticleFree Regional Conference on Bullying Coming Soon
Funded through the Small, Rural, Tribal and Border Regional Center and hosted by the School Safety Advocacy Council, the Northeastern School Safety & Bullying Conference will take place on April...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals Capture Virginia Quadruple Murder Suspect on the Run for a Year
Allegedly Killed Four Generations of a FamilyWashington – The U.S. Marshals captured Alexander Rosevelt Hill, Jr., wanted on four counts of first-degree murder, at a homeless shelter in Buffalo, New...
View ArticleGuatemalan Woman Extradited to the United States to Face Human Smuggling...
A Guatemalan national appeared in federal court in the Southern District of Texas, after being extradited to the United States from Guatemala to face criminal charges for her role in smuggling...
View ArticleReport on Bloodstain Patterns
Bloodstain pattern analysis is an important forensic tool that can provide useful information that may help fill the gaps in the investigation of a crime. The examination of bloodstains or bloodstain...
View ArticleFive Things About Sexual Assault Kits
Investments in research have dramatically improved the science of forensic DNA testing and the understanding of sexual assault kits. The National Institute of Justice has released Five Things About...
View ArticleDEA Hero Joseph Piersante Honored By U.S. Secretary Of Defense
WASHINGTON, DC – DEA Special Agent Joseph Piersante this week became the first-ever member of DEA to receive the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom. Piersante was struck by enemy gun...
View Article13 Current and Former Law Enforcement Officers and Two Others Indicted for...
Thirteen current and former law enforcement officers and two other individuals have been indicted and arrested for allegedly protecting narcotics shipments and cash proceeds during transit along the...
View ArticleSupporting Communities and Law Enforcement with Body-Worn Cameras
May 1, 2015Courtesy of Assistant Attorney General Karol V. Mason of the Office of Justice ProgramsThe responsibility for building and maintaining civic trust rests with every sector of society, from...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals Capture Virginia Quadruple Murder Suspect on the Run for a Year
Allegedly Killed Four Generations of a FamilyWashington – The U.S. Marshals captured Alexander Rosevelt Hill, Jr., wanted on four counts of first-degree murder, at a homeless shelter in Buffalo, New...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals/HIDTA Successfully Complete 2nd Phase of Crisis Intervention...
Las Cruces, NM - On April 27, 2015, the District of New Mexico USMS (U.S. Marshals Service) along with NM HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) began the second wave of training for Crisis...
View ArticleGuatemalan Woman Extradited to the United States to Face Human Smuggling...
A Guatemalan national appeared in federal court in the Southern District of Texas, after being extradited to the United States from Guatemala to face criminal charges for her role in smuggling...
View ArticleMedal of Valor Nomination Period Opens in May
The nomination period for the 2014-2015 Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor opens May 29, 2015. This medal is the highest national award for valor by a public safety officer, and is awarded to public...
View ArticleLicense Plate Readers Double Stolen Car Recoveries
A report is available on the results of a randomized field experiment with license plate readers (LPR) conducted by the Police Executive Research Forum and the Mesa (Ariz.) Police Department to target...
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