Law Enforcement

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appears to have made it easier for police officers to be sued for excessive use of force with a ruling Thursday that requires courts to consider the "totality of circumstances." The ruling resulted from the... Read More

Americans are getting phone calls every day from numbers that appear to be from local law enforcement agencies. This is often the start of a scam, a scam getting more prevalent and costly every day. Typically, the caller pretends to... Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s announcement Friday that a planned new multibillion-dollar FBI headquarters would stay in downtown Washington, D.C., is infuriating Maryland officials. The Biden administration selected a Greenbelt, Maryland, site for a new FBI headquarters in 2023. The... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s most controversial agency appointment so far won final approval Thursday when the Senate voted to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director. Patel has harshly criticized the FBI under its previous leadership and pledged dramatic changes.... Read More

WASHINGTON — Two members of Congress introduced a bill on Thursday to repeal the Home Rule Act that gives Washington, D.C., legislative control over its own affairs. The lawmakers cited the city's difficulty controlling crime, the District of Columbia Council's... Read More

WASHINGTON — The number of “concerning statements and direct threats” against members of Congress, their families and congressional staffers rose for the second year in a row, according to numbers released by the U.S. Capitol Police on Monday. All told,... Read More

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Capitol Police recruit died in a fatal car accident in Georgia over the weekend that left several other recruits with serious injuries. Though details are sparse, word of the accident began to spread on the Hill... Read More

WASHINGTON — More than a half-dozen top FBI agents were given an ultimatum by the Trump administration Thursday to either resign, retire or be fired by Monday. The move is creating concerns in the FBI that they are some of... Read More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol Police Department is conducting an administrative investigation after a man armed with a 9 mm pistol was allowed to enter both the Capitol Building and the Library of Congress Tuesday afternoon. According to a statement... Read More

WASHINGTON — A 35-year-old Virginia man was arrested Wednesday evening after he attempted to set his car on fire near the Grant Memorial on Capitol Hill. The arrest was made shortly before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday night, after U.S. Capitol Police... Read More

WASHINGTON — A 44-year-old Washington, D.C. man was arrested at the Capitol Visitor Center Wednesday after officers spotted a machete during an X-ray of the bag he had been carrying. According to a thread posted by the U.S. Capitol Police... Read More

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 15 people, had posted videos to social media hours before the carnage saying he was inspired by the... Read More

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Virginia college student was charged this week in federal court with plotting a mass casualty attack against the Israeli consulate. Egyptian national Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan is accused of planning to use a bomb and... Read More

ST. LOUIS — Fourteen North Koreans accused of trying to secretly use the U.S. economy to create income for their country were indicted on Wednesday in federal court in Missouri. They allegedly used fake identification and websites to obtain remote... Read More

WASHINGTON — A 66-year-old Georgia woman was killed Monday in an officer-involved car accident as law enforcement responded to a bomb threat at the home of Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. Greene posted a thank you note on X to... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday released a previously sealed criminal complaint related to an alleged Iranian plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump during the final weeks of the 2024 campaign. The court document states that Farhad Shakeri, who... Read More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a man who tried to enter the Capitol Visitor Center with a torch, a flare gun and documents he said he wanted to deliver to Congress. The incident occurred shortly after... Read More

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans have set a Friday deadline for a response from the Department of Homeland Security about how a suspected ISIS terrorist was able to enter the United States as part of a plot for an Election Day... Read More

WASHINGTON — A House task force charged with investigating the July 13 assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump found a need for dramatic reforms to the U.S. Secret Service in an interim report released Monday. The report said the... Read More

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A police officer dragged Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill out of his sports car by his arm and head and then forced him face-first onto the ground after Hill put up the window of... Read More

CHICAGO — “This is the spot,” Jack Porter said. Standing on the sun drenched corner, the sociologist and esteemed scholar pointed toward the street signs protruding from a nearby light pole. East Balboa Street and South Michigan Avenue, they said.... Read More

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., ruled Friday that police must promptly return the personal property of the people they arrest. The ruling resulted from arrests of protesters near the White House during a racial justice demonstration... Read More

WASHINGTON — A preliminary investigation is turning up a series of security lapses as the U.S. Secret Service faces questions over how a gunman could get within 400 feet of former President Donald Trump before wounding him with a rifle... Read More

Calls for justice in the death of a Black man who was pinned to the ground during a struggle with security guards at a Milwaukee hotel are growing as thousands of GOP supporters and protesters are expected to gather in the city... Read More

WASHINGTON — District of Columbia police are preparing for a potential terrorist attack in June during Pride Month after an FBI warning last week. “Foreign terrorist organizations or supporters may seek to exploit increased gatherings associated with the upcoming June... Read More

WASHINGTON — The headquarters of the Republican National Committee was briefly locked down Wednesday morning after a suspicious package containing vials of blood was delivered to the address. The package was reportedly addressed to former President Donald Trump. U.S. Capitol... Read More

WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C., police cleared out Israel-Hamas War protesters from George Washington University in the early hours of Wednesday but only after enduring congressional criticism for the delay. Thirty-three protesters were arrested at an encampment only blocks from the... Read More

AP — Police were removing an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Wisconsin’s Madison campus and have taken away several protesters. Several police officers arrived at the encampment on the campus’ Library Mall around 7 a.m. Wednesday and played... Read More

PHOENIX, Ariz. — A 46-year-old Ohio man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for sending death threats to an Arizona election official. The sentencing of Joshua Russell, of Bucyrus, Ohio, came after he pleaded guilty to one count... Read More

CONCORD, N.H. — Fraudulent robocalls using an AI-generated impersonation of President Joe Biden to discourage voting in the New Hampshire Democratic primary last month have been traced to a Texas-based company, known as Life Corp., and an individual named Walter... Read More