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A bombshell revelation contained in a memo written by congressional staffers on the Fast and Furious operation indicates that the drug cartel kingpins targeted by Federal law enforcement agencies were actually FBI informants.

On February 2, 2012, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Tyler County Sheriff 's Office , assisted by the Hardin County Sheriff 's Office, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the Southeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force executed a "Knockand- Talk" at the residence of Debbie Jean Hutto in Fred, Texas.

To crack down on drug and gun crimes, the heads of major law enforcement agencies have requested a federal presence return to Jackson.

Did you know the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is involved in fighting drug cartels in countries throughout the southern hemisphere? According to a recent report in the New York Times : The D.E.A. now has five commando-style squads it has been quietly deploying for the past several years to Western Hemisphere nations - including Haiti, ... (more)

In a revelation that confirms what ATF whistleblowers and anonymous sources in the government have been saying for over a year, the former head of the DEA--the Drug Enforcement Administration--stated yesterday that at least three other federal agencies knew about the illegal operation known as Fast and Furious.

FBI agents cross the bridge on 12 Mile Road during their investigation of Kevin Harpham on March 9, 2011, near Addy, Wash.

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Mayor Rahm Emanuel announces plans for federal cooperation with fighting crime in the Harrison and Englewood police districts.

Jan. 25, 2011: A cache of seized weapons used in the ATF gun-running operation 'Fast and Furious' is displayed at a news conference in Phoenix.

Opelousas - Opelousas police, along with the ATF conducted stings Thursday aimed at businesses selling alcohol to minors.

DOWNEY aS' It only took a split second to light the fuse and ignite the fire. Within minutes the faint sounds of a smoke alarm could be heard warning of imminent danger.

A memo that was accidently posted on the Nassau County District Attorney's office website before being removed provides a new version of events that led to the friendly fire killing ofA ATF agent John Capano , whoA was assigned to the Bureau ofA ATF'sA New York Field Division's Long Island Field Office A in Melville,A during anA attempted armed ... (more)

Police had previously reported that 80 weapons were stolen, but according to Powell police, 97 weapons, a mix of handguns and long rifles, were stolen from the Powder Room on state Route 750 in Powell early Wednesday.

On February 2, 2012, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Tyler County Sheriff 's Office , assisted by the Hardin County Sheriff 's Office, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the Southeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force executed a "Knockand- Talk" at the residence of Debbie Jean Hutto in Fred, Texas.

According to a complaint filed Feb. 3, Robert W. Flint, owner of the Rolling Thunder Pyro Corp.

The debate over U.S. gun laws and Mexican drug violence brings to mind Mark Twain's famous quip about lies, damned lies, and statistics.

New Rochelle police have confirmed that a brazen strong-arm robbery on Flandreau Avenue across from New Rochelle High School last summer was connected to the "Reign of Terror" arrests by the ATF and NYPD last month.

A document accidentally posted on a prosecutor's website cites a pharmacist's version of the friendly fire shooting death of a federal agent during a New Year's Eve robbery and differs from an account offered by an attorney for the retired police lieutenant who fired the fatal shot.

A police officer stands on the sidewalk in front of Charlie iacute/>s Family Pharmacy in Seaford, N.Y., where a federal was fatally wounded and a robber shot and killed last Dec.