Law Enforcement & Intelligence
The latest coverage of the law enforcement community and all aspects of U.S. intelligence.
Former FBI agents, fired for kneeling during racial justice protest, sue for reinstatement
A dozen former Federal Bureau of Investigation agents who were fired after kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington are now suing to get their jobs back.
D.C. police Chief Pamela Smith stepping down, mayor says
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that Chief Pamela A. Smith is resigning from the Metropolitan Police Department, more than two years after leading the force through a generational crime wave that terrorized residents and prompted scrutiny from Capitol Hill.
Trump sent National Guard troops to Washington in August. Some are armed. Some have cleaned parks
The two members of the West Virginia National Guard who were shot in Washington on Wednesday were among more than 2,000 troops deployed to the nation’s capital as part of President Donald Trump’s crime-fighting mission that involved taking over the local police department. The president quickly ordered 500 more National Guard members to the city after the shooting.
Two National Guard troops critically wounded in shooting near White House, suspect seized
Two West Virginia National Guard troops were critically wounded in an ambush shooting in Washington near the White House on Wednesday, and a suspected gunman was taken into custody.
Frustrated by missing mail, one American took the U.S. Postal Service to court
As a general rule, it’s difficult to sue the U.S. Postal Service for lost, delayed or mishandled mail.
3D-printed guns FBI boss Kash Patel gifted to New Zealand officials were toy-inspired
Inoperable pistols gifted by FBI Director Kash Patel to senior New Zealand security officials, who had to relinquish them for destruction because they were illegal to possess, were revolvers inspired by toy Nerf guns and popular among 3D-printed weapons hobbyists, documents obtained by The Associated Press show.
Wisconsin woman in 2014 Slender Man stabbing is found a day after walking away from group home
A Wisconsin woman who admitted to nearly stabbing a classmate to death at age 12 to please the online horror character Slender Man has been found in Illinois after she cut off an electronic monitoring device and left a group home, authorities said.
‘No cover-up here’: FBI says no motive from would-be Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks
The FBI concluded this week that Thomas Crooks acted alone trying to kill President Trump at the campaign rally of July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Whistleblower: FBI top brass shielded from scrutiny of the bureau’s internal counterespionage unit
An FBI employee blew the whistle on the unit that investigates counterespionage inside the bureau, accusing it of “gross misconduct, fraud and potentially criminal activities.”
Bills eliminating D.C.’s cashless bail, rolling back police changes pass House
The House passed two more bills Wednesday night reconfiguring the District’s public safety system, with lawmakers approving proposals to repeal the city’s cashless bail policy and undo police protocol changes that came about in 2020.
House chairman seeks DOJ prosecution of Jack Smith aide for obstructing Congress
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan asked the Justice Department on Wednesday to investigate and potentially prosecute Thomas Windom, who served as an aide to former special counsel Jack Smith, accusing him of obstructing a congressional investigation.
FBI Director Patel says China has agreed to help end fentanyl crisis
China agreed to cooperate in halting shipments of fentanyl and precursor chemicals used in manufacturing it during talks in Beijing, according to FBI Director Kash Patel.
Border Patrol commander touts dozens of North Carolina arrests leaving residents ‘overwhelmed’
A top Border Patrol commander touted dozens of arrests in North Carolina’s largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents reported encounters with federal immigration agents near churches, apartment complexes and stores.
DOJ joins lawsuit to stop California’s new anti-GOP congressional map
The Justice Department on Thursday joined a lawsuit challenging California’s new congressional map, saying the state was too focused on race when it drew its new lines.
U.K. quits sharing Caribbean boat intel with U.S.: Report
Britain says it has stopped sharing intelligence about alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean with the U.S. over concerns that the Pentagon’s strikes on the vessels may be illegal, according to a Tuesday report.
Trump pardons Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says
President Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the Republicans’ efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a Justice Department official says.
Maryland sues Trump administration for yanking new FBI headquarters out of state
Maryland leaders on Thursday sued the Trump administration for reneging on plans to relocate the FBI’s new headquarters in Prince George’s County.
