Law Enforcement & Intelligence
The latest coverage of the law enforcement community and all aspects of U.S. intelligence.
Search for Virginia football coach linked to child sex crimes presses on 1 year
Authorities in Virginia said they’re still searching for former high school football coach Travis Turner almost a year after he disappeared into an Appalachian forest when police sought to arrest him on child sex crime charges.
Violent crime plummets in America, but voters fail to give Trump the credit
President Trump has become a victim of his own success when it comes to crime.
Florida attorney general seeks temporary injunction against OpenAI over AI safety risks
Florida’s Attorney General James Uthmeier went to court Monday seeking an injunction to pause OpenAI’s artificial intelligence developments, asserting that its harm is immediate and irreparable unless judicial involvement puts a stop to it.
Woman spent 86 hours in solitary confinement over misused Flock camera report
Flock’s CEO was a no-show at a Senate hearing Wednesday, where a Florida woman described being sent to jail after police, using a Flock license plate reader camera, erroneously accused her of being the driver in a fatal car crash.
Trump administration inked $200,000-per-year contract for Flock cameras in D.C. area
It turns out Uncle Sam is part of the Flock family. A Trump administration agency is paying Flock Group $231,600 a year to host license plate reader cameras on roads around the Washington area, according to government contracting data.
Trayon White’s defense team seeks to have federal bribery charges dismissed
A federal judge was reviewing Monday a last-ditch attempt to toss bribery charges against D.C. Council member Trayon White.
Senate to grill CEOs of Flock and other surveillance camera networks
The heads of top surveillance companies will face a Senate panel Wednesday headed by Sen. Josh Hawley, a leading critic of spy cameras.
Raskin, Whitehouse discuss plans if Democrats retake Congress
Democratic lawmakers and allied advocacy groups are promising aggressive oversight of the Trump Justice Department, presidential pardons and executive overreach if Democrats reclaim congressional majorities in the midterm elections.
Arlington County cancels Flock camera contract amid public surveillance fears
The Arlington County Board voted Tuesday to shut down its fleet of Flock license plate-reading cameras and expunge most of the collected data, bowing to residents’ privacy concerns.
Patel touts record crime drop, stands by Flock cameras before Senate panel
The FBI over the last 18 months has helped usher in the largest drop in homicides in history, increased arrests of violent criminals and rescues of child victims, and captured all 10 of its most wanted fugitives, Director Kash Patel told senators on Tuesday.
FBI Director Kash Patel defends Flock cameras, says they’ve saved children from predators
FBI Director Kash Patel mounted a strong defense for Flock cameras on Tuesday, telling senators they help solve crimes and rescue children from sexual predators.
Former CIA director to testify before grand jury in Trump ‘grand conspiracy’ probe
Former CIA Director John Brennan has been subpoenaed to testify next month before a federal grand jury in Florida as part of a wide-ranging Justice Department probe into whether the intelligence community conspired to violate President Trump’s civil rights, his lawyer said Monday.
Prosecutor brought in to lead investigation of Trump foes says he has resigned his position
An ally of President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has resigned from his post leading a Justice Department investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against the Republican president.
Chicago has fewest number of summer homicides since 1965
Chicago witnessed eight killings over the long Labor Day weekend, ending the summer as the city’s least violent in over 60 years.
Lauren Boebert sees Flock cameras as frightening expansion of the post-9/11 surveillance state
Rep. Lauren Boebert has joined the ranks of political leaders who want to rein in the growing use of Flock license plate readers on public roads.