In this Friday, March 10, 2017, photo, Oakland police detectives and FBI agents work together in the offices of the Oakland Safe Streets Task Force in Oakland, Calif. Standing at left is Oakland homicide detective Jason Turner. The federal government already plays a big role in fighting violent crime in cities, through grants and partnerships. […]
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U.S. drones patrol about half the Mexican border
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — The U.S. government now patrols nearly half the Mexican border by drones alone in a largely unheralded shift to control desolate stretches where there are no agents, camera towers, ground sensors or fences, and it plans to expand the strategy to the Canadian border. It represents a significant departure from a […]
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Law enforcement officers to pump gas July 27 for Special Olympics Maine fundraiser
RUMFORD — Law enforcement officers will be pumping gas for customers at Irving/Circle K stores across Maine on July 27 for Special Olympics Maine. The Fueling for Dreams fundraiser will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. by officers with the Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run, Rumford police Sgt Douglas Maifeld stated Friday […]