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The Federal Law Enforcement topic area addresses all crime-fighting agencies at the national and federal level. This section will provide you with the latest news, information and developments across the country and in Washington.

Wide local variations in its delivery help breed distrust of law enforcement – here’s how to fix things
From providing actionable intelligence to helping agencies maximize resources, here’s why your agency should participate in NIBRS
Software solutions can ease the transition to a new reporting system while also making the day-to-day lives of officers easier
The protests drew a 230-day response that involved 178 agencies, resulted in 761 arrests and required a four-day cleanup of the camp and 600 bins to remove 9.8 million pounds of trash
The man pleaded guilty to possession of a machine gun last year and was sentenced to nearly seven years in federal prison; he is also accused of attempting to purchase hand grenades and “auto sear” devices
“No law enforcement agency — including the Justice Department — can effectively do its work without the trust of the public,” Attorney General Merrick Garland stated
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Christian Ferguson never took a “substantial step” toward carrying out his plan
The president is also calling on governors to issue similar pardons for those convicted of state marijuana offenses
The Ford Mustang Mach-E is the first of a number of EVs that DHS plans to field across its law enforcement missions throughout the homeland
The federal government has lagged behind many local PDs whose officers have been using body cameras for years
In a recent CBS interview, Steven Dettelbach said there is “no one solution” to ending gun violence in the U.S.
The number of felonious deaths increased from the previous year
A team of nine, including current and former law enforcement officials, will review the police response to the mass shooting
Last year, over 8,000 law enforcement agencies voluntarily submitted data to the National Use-of-Force Data Collection
The lawsuit accuses Polymer80 of defying the federal Gun Control Act of 1968, as well as Maryland handgun laws
The FBI said nearly 20% of last year’s shootings were also mass killings
Removing the groups from the list rescinds a range of sanctions that the designations had entailed
The strategy includes prosecuting suspected adult carjackers under federal law
FBI Director Christopher Wray made the comments during an interview on “60 Minutes”
A defense lawyer said her client gave federal agents free luxury apartments because he wanted to be friends
While the judge conceded there was sufficient evidence to convict, he also said there were “significantly worse and more dangerous impersonation cases”
The two men were reportedly trying to integrate with actual agents, one of whom served on the first lady’s security detail
The proposal also calls for $30 billion over the next decade to expand law enforcement and crime prevention
Federal agents descended on a Starbucks in Santa Fe this week -- but they weren’t just there for a latte
Guard members will not carry firearms or take part in law enforcement activities, the Pentagon said
The program aims to compile national statistics so that police suicides can be prevented in the future
Tensions are running high as the agency deals with one of the largest spikes in migration along the U.S.-Mexico border in decades
The two men were being held for questioning and have not yet been charged
The department’s top national security official described an “elevated” threat from violent extremists