By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com There 72 law enforcement officers slain nationwide in 2011, up from 56 in 2010, according to the FBI preliminary stats released Monday. Of the total, 19 officers were killed during ambushes (14 during unprovoked attacks and five due to entrapment/premeditation situations); five were slain while investigating suspicious persons or circumstances; 11…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — As expected, the FBI’s number two person John Pistole, who now heads up the Transportation Security Administration, is making some changes. The Federal Diary column at the Washington Post reports that Pistole is considering creating a small corps of TSA officers that would have law enforcement status. Currently, screeners…
By Allan Lengel For AOL News From three Pittsburgh cops gunned down in one day to a U.S. border patrol agent ambushed by Mexican teens, the year 2009 was an especially deadly one for local and federal law enforcement, according to the FBI. In its preliminary report, the FBI found a 17 percent jump in…
We always hope members of law enforcement can be innovative and industrious. But not in this way. BY JENNIFER LEBOVICH AND JAY WEAVER Miami Herald MIAMI — Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers doles out cash for tipsters who turn in criminals. But one of their own — a Miami officer taking tips — used the inside information…
