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- Julian Assange hit with 18 federal charges in new indictment
Updated on: May 23, 2019 / 6:33 PM EDT / CBS News A federal grand jury in Virginia indicted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on 18 felony charges for his alleged involvement in the 2010 leak of classified documents by Chelsea Manning, the…
- Davis police say they're reviewing horn citation issued during federal operation
November 6, 2026 / 8:47 AM PST / CBS Sacramento Davis police are reviewing an officer's decision to cite a driver for excessive horn use while federal agents were conducting an operation in the city Thursday morning. Department of Homeland…
- Self-styled 'king of Germany' goes on trial accused of heading criminal group
Peter Fitzek and his three fellow suspects are accused of setting up a rival system to replace Germany's federal republic A self-declared "king" of Germany has gone on trial in Düsseldorf accused of leading a criminal organisation along…
- A look at how the NYPD built its surveillance system and the fight for transparency
NPR A look at how the NYPD built its surveillance system and the fight for transparency New York City police surveillance systems were paid for and adopted without the kind of public oversight cities usually require. NPR does not offer or…
- Police step up patrols in city crime 'hotspots'
Police in Wolverhampton are stepping up efforts to keep the city centre and shopping areas safe, with visible patrols and enforcement activity in "hotspot areas". West Midlands Police said officers in the city centre had arrested six…
- Pentagon sued over its Project Meridian advisory committee
"DoD is trying to make this out to be some kind of contractor-like service, but that's not how the memo lays out the work of the committee,” Scott Amey said. A group of government watchdogs is asking a federal judge to immediately shut…
- The real challenge in national security? It’s integration, not innovation
The national security community doesn’t suffer from a lack of technology. The challenge? It’s something less glamorous but increasingly more important: bringing it all together. “The challenge now is knitting it all together, and the…
- The World Cup tested the ability of security organizations to operate across agencies, jurisdictions and technologies
"We've hit some training capacity, but we really need to keep our foot on the gas and continue the investment, albeit at a lower scale," said Tim Hanes. Join WTOP Nov. 17 for the Critical Infrastructure and Digital Trust webinar where…
- Data show correlation between officers in schools, juvenile arrest decline in Northwest Arkansas
SPRINGDALE -- As the number of resource officers and security officers in area schools has increased, the number of juveniles arrested in area cities has generally decreased despite the area's explosive population growth. Data show…
- Little Rock police redact files on misuse of Flock Safety cameras, citing exemption to open records law
As an answer to privacy concerns raised by critics of Flock Safety license plate reader cameras, Little Rock police say they routinely audit how officers use them. When those audits have found misuse, however, the Police Department has…
- Chinese ‘Police Overseas Service Station’ in Ireland Removes Sign, While Feds Investigate Similar Offices in Canada
An unofficial Chinese police station in Dublin removed its signage in recent days after the Irish government began questioning the local Chinese Embassy about the station’s activities. The development comes as reports about three similar…
- CCP Operations in Canada Go Beyond Secret Chinese Police Stations: MPs
The covert operations of the Chinese regime in Canada go beyond secret Chinese police stations, MPs said in a recent report on investigations into these purported police outposts. However, the report also highlighted the testimony of Laura…
- National Security Division
The mission of the National Security Division is to protect the United States from threats to our national security by pursuing justice through the law. The NSD's organizational structure is designed ... California Man Pleads Guilty to…
- Seneca County deputy completes 67-hour instructor course
Seneca County Deputy Noah Rhinehart completed a 67-hour Instructor Development Course. The training is required to teach firearms, defensive tactics and other state-certified courses. Seneca County Deputy Noah Rhinehart has completed a…
- China Writes Its Global Manhunt Into Law, Pursuing Economic Fugitives and Their Money Abroad
China’s rubber-stamp legislature on Nov. 6 passed a law that attempts to put the worldwide hunt by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for fugitives and their money on a permanent legal footing. The Standing Committee of the National…
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