National Institute of Justice and FBI Release What is a Sexual Assault Kit?
Visit http://nij.gov/multimedia/Pages/video-fbi-sak-what-is-a-kit.aspxto view What is a Sexual Assault Kit?, a 2.5-minute video explaining what a sexual assault kit is and how investigators use it....
View ArticleChinese National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Steal Trade Secrets
Mo Hailong, aka Robert Mo, 46, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to steal trade secrets before U.S. District Judge Stephanie M. Rose of the Southern District of Iowa, announced Assistant Attorney...
View ArticleU.S. Navy Commander Pleads Guilty to Accepting Cash and Prostitutes in...
A U.S. Navy Commander pleaded guilty today to bribery charges, admitting that he accepted cash, gifts, travel expenses, entertainment and the services of prostitutes from foreign defense contractor...
View ArticleThree Tennessee Men Sentenced for Killing During Home-Invasion Robbery
Three Clarksville, Tennessee, men were sentenced for shooting and killing a man during a home-invasion robbery, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s...
View ArticleNew Mexico’s Most Wanted Adds a New Violent Offender
Albuquerque, NM - The United States Marshals Service, working with detectives from the Albuquerque Police Department Homicide and Gang Units, the U.S. Marshals South West Investigative Fugitive Team...
View ArticleOperation 'Make It Rain' Keeps Grainger County Sex Offenders in Compliance
Knoxville, TN - From January 27 to January 28, U.S. Marshals from the Eastern District of Tennessee, along with Smoky Mountains Fugitive Task Force officers from the Knoxville Police Department, The...
View Article'Operation Violence Reduction' Takes Down its First 'Worst of the Worst'...
Albuquerque, NM - The United States Marshals Service in New Mexico, along with Task Force Officers assigned to the Marshals Service South West Investigative Fugitive Team (SWIFT) Task Force, arrested...
View ArticleMaryland Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Transporting Child Pornography into...
A Maryland man was sentenced to 10 years in prison today for transporting child pornography into the United States, Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal...
View ArticleCampus Law Enforcement Fellowship Opportunity
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis is the federal government lead for sharing information and intelligence with state, local, tribal and territorial...
View ArticleCriminology Webinar Recording Available
A recording of a December 2015 Smart Policing Initiative webinar on criminology is available to watch. "Criminology 102: Busted Myths in Criminology" was presented by Dr. Scott Decker, SPI subject...
View ArticleWebinar on Place-Based Crime Reduction Strategies
A recording of a webinar on place-based crime reduction strategies is available for viewing. The Byrne Criminal Justice Initiative program sponsored the "Combining Revitalization and Community Safety,"...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests Homicide Suspect in Florida
Homicide occurred in Harrisburg in November 2015Harrisburg, PA – Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced that the United States Marshals Service (USMS) Fugitive Task Force arrested Rajawn Alee...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals Arrest Lower Paxton Township Armed Robbery Suspects
Harrisburg, PA – Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrests of Gregory Lownes – a 26-year old man – and Stefanie Kabonic – a 24-year old woman; both of Lower Paxton Township.On February...
View ArticleVirginia Man Sentenced to 87 Months for Attempted Coercion and Enticement
A Stafford, Virginia, man was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for attempting to coerce an individual to engage in unlawful sexual activity. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the...
View ArticleFormer South Bend, Indiana, Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Violating Civil...
The Justice Department announced today that Theodore Robert, 41, a former police officer with the South Bend, Indiana, Police Department (SBPD), pleaded guilty today in federal court to violating the...
View ArticleSuspect in 2006 Topeka Cold Case Homicide Arrested in St. Louis
Topeka, KS – Johnathan Davion Mango was arrested in St. Louis, Missouri on February 8, 2016. Mango, age 31, was wanted by the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office for second degree murder. A warrant was...
View ArticleSuspect Wanted for Attempted First-Degree Murder Arrested in Battle Creek
Battle Creek, MI – A suspect wanted in connection with a September 2015 shooting in Marion County, Illinois, was arrested by a joint law enforcement task force Monday evening in Battle Creek, Michigan....
View ArticleTwo Cities Develop Guidance for Notifying Victims About SAK Testing
Multidisciplinary teams in Detroit and Houston developed protocols for notifying victims in cases where the sexual assault kit had not previously been - but was now being - tested for DNA evidence. In...
View ArticleWebinar: Exploring Active Shooter Response and Training
An extensive study conducted by the FBI and Texas State University examined active shooter incidents to help law enforcement officers prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from these incidents....
View ArticleDeadline to Submit Nomination for 2015 Congressional Badge of Bravery
Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2015 Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery. The nomination period closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on Feb. 15, 2016. The award honors exceptional acts...
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