By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
WASHINGTON — More state and local law enforcement officers are getting access to sensitive information about terrorism from the federal government, USA Today reports.
The paper reported that the number of top-secret clearances from the FBI for local and state cops has been the highest since Sept. 11, 2001.
“Clearances granted to members of the FBI’s network of regional terrorism task forces jumped to 878 in 2009, up from 125 in 2007, signaling intensified attention to domestic terror threats,” the paper wrote. “During the same period, clearances granted to other law enforcement officers and contractors soared to 945 from 364.”
