It isn't clear why, but a number of U.S. Department of Justice websites appear to be offline as of this post. Affected sites include Justice.gov, DEA.gov, ICE.gov, and USMarshals.gov.

Ford is going to unveil its 2011 Next Gen Police Interceptor to a group of law enforcement officials in Las Vegas today (3/12) reports the Detroit Free Press. The new vehicle is no longer based on the Crown Victoria, but on the Taurus.

According to this San Antonio Express-News report, witnesses saw a Mexican military helicopter cross over the Rio Grande and into Texas on Tuesday. The aircraft, believed to have a Mexican navy insignia on it, traveled at least 1 mile into U.S. territory near the town of Falcon Village.

The U.S. National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF), which was originally established in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, is working with the FBI to help weed out disaster relief scams taking advantage of the devastating Haitian and Chilean earthquakes.

More than 20 federal agencies, including the FBI, participate in the NCDF, allowing the center to act as a centralized clearinghouse of information related to Haitian or Chilean relief fraud.

For information on how to report cases of suspected disaster relief fraud visit the FBI website here.

The Seattle media (Post-Intelligencer, Times) is reporting police have detained a man outside the main entrance to the King County Courthouse. The suspect had something taped with electrical tape to his hand and body, and there is some concern it could be an explosive device.

The FBI has this informative article on its website about the agency's biometric initiatives over the years, and its progress with the Biometric Center of Excellence, established in 2007.

Mexican drug gangs have kidnapped eight Mexican journalists since mid-February from Reynosa, in northern Tamaulipas state, reports the Inter American Press Association (IAPA).

The IAPA says that three of the abductees have been freed, one is dead and five are still missing.