The Office for Victims of Crime Awards $2.1 Million to Support Victims of the...
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) announced a $2,145,327 Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) grant to organizations providing support for...
View ArticleDeKalb County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Captain Charged with Encouraging Excessive...
Leonard Dreyer, a captain with the DeKalb County, Georgia, Sheriff's Office, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Georgia on charges of encouraging Dwight Hamilton, a...
View ArticleDepartment of Justice Announces New Guidebook on 21st Century Policing
Attorney General Lynch to Launch Phase Two of Six-City Community Policing Tour Highlighting Jurisdictions that Effectively Implement Recommendations in the 21st Century Policing GuidebookThe Department...
View ArticleDepartment of Justice Releases Report on Officer Safety and Wellness
Report Highlights Four Police Departments with Effective ProgramsThe Department of Justice today announced the release of a new report that focuses on advancing the health and safety of police officers...
View ArticleSubject Wanted for Assault on Law Enforcement Officer Arrested in Fayetteville
Fayetteville, NC - Dundra Sharess Merrell, 24, of Brunswick, GA, was arrested today in Fayetteville by members of the Eastern District of North Carolina Violent Fugitive Task Force and Fayetteville...
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U.S. Marshals Selling Rita Crundwell Trophy Collection
Washington - The U.S. Marshals are selling the trophy and awards collection that belonged to Rita Crundwell, the former comptroller of Dixon, Illinois, who was convicted of fraud in 2012 for stealing...
View ArticleOperation Trick-or-Treat 2015, Keeping Kids Safe from Sex Offenders
Clark County, NV - In an ongoing effort to make Halloween safer for the children in our communities, the U.S. Marshals and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department are conducting “Operation...
View ArticleNational Institute of Justice Seeks Input Into Research Agenda
NIJ will host a series of technical working groups in cooperation with the Office on Violence Against Women that focus on further developing and modernizing NIJ's research portfolio on intimate partner...
View ArticleBody-Worn Camera Podcast Series Added to Body-Worn Camera Toolkit
The Bureau of Justice Assistance has added a series of podcasts to its Body-Worn Camera Toolkit (https://www.bja.gov/bwc/).This podcast series provides insight from industry leaders who share their...
View ArticleDefendant Convicted of Three Counts of Murder in Indian Country
Today, a man was convicted of three counts of murder in Indian country after a week-long jury trial, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal...
View ArticleChapel Hill Rape Suspect Arrested by U.S. Marshals in Carrboro
Greensboro, NC – On July 11, 2015, the Chapel Hill Police Department responded to a reported sexual assault that took place in the area of 100 East Franklin Street. Upon arrival, authorities located a...
View ArticleHonoring Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2015
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), an opportunity to pause as a nation and collectively reflect on the dynamics and impact of interpersonal violence; to recognize the lived...
View ArticleLos Angeles Man Convicted of Sexually Abusing Minors while in Russia
A Los Angeles man was found guilty of sexually abusing three minor girls during trips to Russia over a two-year period. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests Two Fugitives Within 24 Hours of...
Harrisburg, PA - Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrests of Nicholas Guido and Trent Maffei. Both men were convicted of drug offenses and were serving 24-month State Intermediate...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Arrests Attempted Homicide Suspect in New...
Scranton, PA - Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrest of Jaquan Pankey, a 21-year-old man, on criminal attempt homicide and other related offenses.On November 2, 2015 the New York/New...
View ArticleTwo Members of Illegal International Gambling Enterprise Convicted of...
A federal jury in Oklahoma City convicted two individuals today for their participation in a scheme involving illegal gambling, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice...
View ArticleNew on JUSTNET This Week: Latest eTechBeat issue, NLECTC System 2014 Annual...
Be sure to visit www.justnet.org and check out two recently released publications. You can access the September/October 2015 issue of eTechBeat directly from the home page; this latest issue features...
View Article2016 National School Safety Conference
Registration is open for the 2016 National School Safety Conference to be held July 25-29, 2016 in Orlando, Fla. The event is sponsored by the School Safety Advocacy Council and is a comprehensive...
View ArticleDepartment of Justice Announces 10 Tribes to Participate in Initial Phase of...
The Department of Justice announced today the first 10 tribes to participate in an initial User Feedback Phase of the Tribal Access Program for National Crime Information (TAP), a program to provide...
View ArticleCalifornia Man Pleads Guilty to Producing Child Pornography
A Yuba City, California, man pleaded guilty today to producing child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney...
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