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Anonymous writes:

Yesterday (02/01), Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano traveled to Indianapolis to highlight the Department's "If You See Something, Say Something" public awareness campaign's continued partnership with the National Football League (NFL) to help ensure the safety and security of employees, players and fans during the regular season, and Super Bowl XLVI.

Posted by: Editor on Feb. 2, 2012 (5:31 pm EST)
News
Editor's summary:

A suspicious envelope filled with white powder was found at Arizona’s Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on Monday (1/30). The envelop was addressed to the White House with controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio's home listed as the return address.

From the article:

AZCentral.com - "Arpaio said during a press conference later Monday that he found the letter at his home over the weekend and brought the envelope back to work Monday morning."

Posted by: Chef on Jan. 30, 2012 (8:56 pm EST)
Technology
Editor's summary:

The New York Police Department (NYPD) is working with the U.S. DoD and a private contractor to develop a device that can detect whether or not someone is carrying a concealed firearm.

The device uses infrared rays to provide officers with a digital outline of where a weapon is concealed on a person's body. The unit is currently quite large and only functions at a distance of 3 to 4 feet, but the developers hope to make it work from a distance of up to 25 meters. The plan is to mount it on a police van so operators can shoot the infrared rays down a street at a subject suspected of carrying a weapon.

From the article:

NY Post - "Since the infrared rays cannot pass through metal, the device provides officers with a digital outline of exactly where the firearm has been tucked away on the subject’s body, Kelly said."

Posted by: Chef on Jan. 18, 2012 (8:22 pm EST)
Firearms
Anonymous writes:

Before the TSA could question her after officers detected a gun in an x-ray scan of her bag, a woman grabbed the offending piece of luggage and entered Dallas-Fort Worth Airport's Terminal D this (1/18) morning. The woman was finally located on a plane that had already left the gate.

Authorities ordered the aircraft to return. It did and the woman, her bag and gun were removed. After questioning she was released. She said she had forgotten the firearm was in her bag. She faces charges from at least one state law violation, but officials say she will not face any federal charges.

Posted by: Chef on Jan. 18, 2012 (8:06 pm EST)
Legal
Anonymous writes:

Accused of committing the largest intelligence leak in American history, Pfc. Bradely Manning is one step closer to facing a military court-martial. If the recent Article 32 hearing findings are approved, where it was found that there are reasonable grounds to believe the accused did commit the alleged offenses, then he would face a court-martial. If convicted it has been recommended he get the maximum sentence of life in prison.

Posted by: Editor on Jan. 13, 2012 (11:40 am EST)
Arrest
Anonymous writes:

After an extensive undercover operation federal authorities arrested a 25-year-old man and charged him with one count of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. Sami Osmakac, a naturalized U.S. citizen, was arrested in Tampa, FL after the FBI learned he was looking to buy explosives, automatic weapons and grenades to launch attacks on potential targets that included night clubs in Ybor City. The investigation continues and is being conducted by the FBI Tampa Division and the Tampa Joint Terrorism Task Force.

Posted by: Editor on Jan. 10, 2012 (3:35 pm EST)
International News
Editor's summary:

After receiving a video plea for help from Australian Warren Rodwell the Australian government is standing firm on their policy of refusing to pay ransom for kidnap victims. Rodwell was living in the Philippines when he was snatched by Muslim extremists last month. The kidnappers are demanding $2 million and have been known to behead their victims when their demands are not met. The government's policy is in place so as not to encourage other terrorists to perform more kidnappings.

Posted by: Editor on Jan. 7, 2012 (12:41 pm EST)
Officer Death
Anonymous writes:

Wednesday night (1/4) six Utah police officers were attempting to serve a warrant when the suspect opened fire killing one officer and wounding five. The suspect, Matthew David Stewart, was also injured. Three officers remain in hospital in critical condition and one is in stable condition. No motive for the shootings has been given and the investigation continues.

Posted by: Editor on Jan. 7, 2012 (12:38 pm EST)

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