Law enforcement news covering policing, police reform, FBI investigations, federal agencies, and public safety developments across the United States.
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested by U.S. Marshals in Miami on Saturday on an extradition request from the UK. UK prosecutors announced 38 new charges including rape, trafficking for sexual exploitation, and offenses relating to indecent images of a child. The alleged offenses took place between July 2020 and August 2017 and involve four additional victims.
Off-duty ICE contractor Brandon Booth, 42, was arrested after allegedly shooting a female protester outside an Aurora, Colorado detention facility on Thursday evening. The woman was struck in the lower body and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Booth faces charges including attempted second-degree murder. He had two prior DUI convictions, most recently in 2011, and his bond was set at $500,000.
The US government has lost or abandoned hundreds of federal criminal cases against ICE protesters and immigrants, according to investigative reporter Danny Hakim. The trend marks a significant setback for prosecutions in this area.
Nancy Lemus filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, alleging deputies mishandled a live grenade that killed her husband and two others in July 2025. The suit claims a commander took unauthorized photos of the scene.
On his first day, Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar ordered zero tolerance for corruption, warning strict action against corrupt officers. He also called for transparency in transfers and measures to improve traffic management and curb gangster activity.
Former Punjab police station house officer Gurinderjit Singh Nagra was arrested for allegedly extorting $400,000 from a US family by exploiting a murder investigation. He was produced in a Dasuya court on Saturday and sent to police custody for three days. The US Justice Department is pursuing his extradition on charges of conspiracy to commit extortion and obstructing foreign commerce.
A Senatobia police officer involved in the fatal shooting of a Black toddler was accused of making a racially offensive remark two days prior to the incident. The Senatobia Police Department issued a statement on Wednesday.
Law enforcement experts say ICE agents are not following standard traffic stop safety protocols, citing recent shootings and violations of DHS policy. ICE agents shot and killed two people in their cars within one week, and have been involved in at least 17 shootings involving cars in the past 18 months.
Six individuals were arrested in one of the largest gun and drug trafficking takedowns in Nassau County history. A 14-month investigation recovered 47 illegal handguns and over one kilogram of cocaine and heroin. Two of the weapons have been linked to shootings in Suffolk County and Alabama.
A father-son duo in California allegedly kidnapped two U.S. Forest Service workers at gunpoint near Mt. Shasta, holding them ziptied for hours. The FBI deployed a hostage negotiator from Quantico, securing the release of both hostages early Friday morning. The suspects surrendered shortly after and face federal kidnapping charges.