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Maggie Ybarra

Maggie Ybarra

mybarra@washingtontimes.com

Maggie Ybarra is a former military affairs and Pentagon correspondent for The Washington Times.

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Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa (Associated Press) **FILE**

Chuck Grassley pushes for clarity on FBI spy program

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley wants the FBI to reveal more details about its spyware program, which can be used to collect passwords from a targeted computer and pinpoint its location.

June 12, 2015
Demonstrators gather near a community pool Monday, June 8, 2015, during a protest in response to an incident at the pool involving McKinney police officers in McKinney, Texas. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)

Cellphone ‘vigilantes’ pose new problems for police

Police advocates say "cellphone vigilantes" are popping up at various crime scenes and disturbances across the nation to capture short clips of high-tension moments, snippets that typically lack context and damage not only police-community relationships but the chance for cops to be treated fairly in the court of public opinion.

June 11, 2015
A Baltimore Police officer speaks to a family member, where a young boy and a 31-year-old woman were shot and killed, Thursday, May 28, 2015, in Baltimore. In the month since Freddie Gray died and the city erupted in civil unrest, Baltimore has seen its murder rate skyrocket. There have been 36 murders in May alone. (AP Photo/Juliet Linderman)

Justice Dept. official: Jim Crow laws to blame for poor policing

A Justice Department official said Thursday that Jim Crow laws of the 1800s are still an influence for many police squads across the nation and these policing tactics need to be abolished in order to improve relations between communities and law enforcement.

May 28, 2015
Demonstrators rally outside outside the Minneapolis Police Department's Third Precinct to protest police brutality on Nov. 25, 2014, in Minneapolis, following the previous day's announcement that a grand jury has decided not to indict Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed, black 18-year-old Michael Brown. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Minneapolis police target minorities for low-level arrests: ACLU study

Minneapolis city police are more likely to arrest minorities for low-level criminal offenses, said the American Civil Liberties Union, which called on the city's law-enforcement to strengthen its ban on racial profiling and create a civilian review body that has authority to discipline officers when necessary.

May 28, 2015
The not-yet completed Zenit Stadium will host 2018 World Cup matches in St.Petersburg, Russia. Swiss federal prosecutors opened criminal proceedings related to the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. (Associated Press)

FIFA execs indicted for corruption

As the bombshell FIFA corruption charges exploded onto the soccer world Wednesday, some of the sport's biggest stars cheered, Russia denounced the probe as the latest example of U.S. overreach, and American prosecutors readied for the spectacle of suspects turning on one another to secure the best deal.

May 27, 2015
The Department of Justice headquarters building in Washington is seen here on May 14, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Ex-FBI agent blasts Justice Dept. audit of his firm

A former FBI special agent is accusing the Justice Department of unfairly conducting a federal audit that found his risk management firm spent more than $16,000 of a $375,000 tribal youth program cooperative agreement on questionable items.

May 27, 2015
Current staffing for the Metropolitan Police Department is around 3,800 officers, but officials have said at least 4,000 are needed to safely patrol the District. (Associated Press/File)

ACLU proposes policy for police body cameras

The American Civil Liberties Union has crafted a list of policy guidelines for the use of police body cameras after several law enforcement departments have instituted policies that lack pertinent rules and penalties.

May 21, 2015