By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department is closing a task force that took on drug cartels and an office that aimed to ease racial tensions, in a reorganization that drops a plan to merge the nation’s top drug and gun law enforcement agencies, documents seen by Reuters show. The most sweeping…
Road construction and closures are happening at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) Catoosa Wildlife Management Area (WMA) over the next few weeks. TWRA spokesperson Mimi Barnes says Genesis Road, or State Route 298, is expected to be closed through October for a road repair project south of Adam’s Bridge over the Obed River and…
Los Angeles law enforcement agencies have arrested a burglary crew linked to nearly 100 break-ins across the region, officials announced Monday. Multiple police agencies and the LA County sheriff’s deputies searched eight homes around 5 a.m. Wednesday, arresting seven men between the ages of 22 and 47, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a…
Multiple people were arrested, and several drugs and guns were seized during a 9-day initiative led by Springfield police. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Between July 2 and July 11, the Springfield Police Division had a “coordinated and proactive” enforcement effort in response to a recent increase in gun violence…
A joint operation with Davidson County deputes and ICE led to nearly 100 people detained in the Nashville area over the weekend, including an alleged gang member. The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County has released a full timeline of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation that led to the arrest of dozens…
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been advancing at an astonishing pace, raising concerns about how the technology will change the world – and how soon. It is good to see Hong Kong taking timely action to craft policies to help ensure AI tools are beneficial rather than threats to human safety. Commissioner for Digital Policy Tony…
Several law enforcement agencies targeted gang members during an operation in the Athens area this week. On Thursday, March 20, the Department of Community Services in collaboration with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, FBI Safe Streets Task Force, the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office, and the United States Probation Office, conducted the joint operation. They performed…
The last of the six Hongkongers rescued from a scam farm in Myanmar this week has returned to the city, with the Security Bureau pledging to save the three remaining residents on its case list as soon as possible. Authorities said the sixth member of the group arrived home on Saturday morning. The person had…
NEW YORK (AP) — Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others in a $100 million lawsuit Friday of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader. In the lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court, the daughters — along with the Malcolm X…