ATF, FBI Help Local Police Investigate Colorado School Shooting
The FBI and ATF are helping local law enforcement investigate a mass shooting at a Colorado school that left one student dead and eight others injured on Tuesday.
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ATF Security Guard Pleads Guilty to Stealing Firearms, Ammunition from Agency
A former contract security guard who stole guns, ammunition and firearms parts from the ATF and then sold them pleaded guilty Wednesday to crimes related to the thefts.
Prosecutors File Hate Crime Charges Against Man Accused of Torching 3 Black Churches
Prosecutors have filed hate crime charges against the white man suspected of setting fire to three African American churches in Louisiana.
Son of Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested Over Fires at 3 Black Churches in La.
The 21-year-old son of a St. Landry Parish deputy has been identified as the suspect accused of setting fire to three historic black churches in Louisiana.
FBI, ATF Investigate ‘Suspicious’ Fires at 3 Historic Black Churches in Louisiana
The FBI, ATF and Louisiana state officials are investigating a series of “suspicious” fires at predominately black churches in Louisiana.
Authorities Search for ‘Substantial’ Number of Firearms Stolen From ATF Facility in West Virginia
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Federal authorities are searching for a “substantial” number of firearms and gun parts stolen from a government disposal facility in Martinsburg, W.Va., USA Today reports. Christopher Yates, a security contractor assigned to the ATF repository in West Virginia, has been charged in connection with the missing weapons and parts. Yates has…
Head of ATF on Proposed Budget and Trimming Fat: ‘Now We’re Trimming into Bone’
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com One way to cut back on enforcement of the nation’s gun laws is to reduce funding to the top agency tasked with that job. On Wednesday, Thomas Brandon, head of ATF, broke with the White House on the administration’s 2020 budget proposal that calls for ATF cuts, saying it would further…
Head of D.C. ATF Field Office Talks About Fighting Spike in Homicides in The City
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ATF Special Agent in Charge Ashan M. Benedict started his career dealing with street violence in D.C. He eventually rose through the ranks and headed up the New York field office in 2016. But with the spike in homicides in the District, he’s back to head up the D.C. Field Office…