On Dec 13, Elaine Duke, Deputy DHS Secretary will deliver remarks about DHS’s contributions to combating terrorism, the prevention of the use of WMD and the creation of the Department’s new Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office. Ms. Duke will also participate in a moderated discussion with Jim McDonnell, who will lead the new CWMD Office, and John Walters, Chief Operation Officer of Hudson institute. (Image courtesy of the U.S. Navy)

DHS on Countering WMD Office & Combating CBRNE Threats (Videos)

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has announced the establishment of the DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office. The CWMD Office will elevate and streamline DHS efforts to prevent...

US Attorney: Violent Criminals will be Ejected from Jackson MS

Mike Hurst, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, along with the Jackson Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,...
All of the Firearms Pictured Here, Plus Two Sword Canes & More Were Discovered Over the Last Week. See complete lists below.

TSA Finds 86 Firearms in Carryon Bags Last Week (Learn More, Videos)

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents discovered 86 firearms over the last week in carry-on bags around the nation. Of the 86 firearms discovered, 73 were loaded and 24 had a round chambered. Travelers bringing firearms to the checkpoint can be arrested...

NZ Police Partner with SceneDoc for eNotes Proof-of-Concept (Videos)

SceneDoc, public safety's trusted data collection platform, announces today a partnership with New Zealand Police to undertake a Proof of Concept (PoC) leveraging their commerical-off-the-shelf (COTS) eNotes application. 'NZ Police are exploring...

LA Wildfires Force Evacuations & Threaten Getty Museum (Multi-Video)

By Benjamin Sutton, Hypoallergenic  One of several wildfires raging in the hills above Los Angeles is “directly across the freeway” from the Getty Center, the main campus of the J. Paul Getty Trust and...

DHS Reports Progress in Enforcing Laws & Protecting America (Video)

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced its end-of-year immigration enforcement numbers, the results of a year-long return to enforcing the law, upholding the integrity of our lawful immigration system,...
ROBERT W. PATTERSON Acting Administrator Drug Enforcement Administration

DEA Targets Pharmacies in Attack Against Illicit Opioid Trafficking

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Los Angeles Field Division has today, announced Operation Faux Pharmacy, a large-scale, multi-pronged operation aimed at attacking the opioid epidemic by targeting rogue pharmacies throughout southern California, Hawaii...

Senate Confirms Kirstjen Nielsen to Lead Homeland Security (Multi-Video)

By Nick Miroff, The Washington Post The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Kirstjen M. Nielsen as the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, installing a close confidant of White House...
James 'Bubba' Schmidt was captured by the U.S. Marshals in West Virginia. (Image courtesy of Orrville Police Department)

US Marshals Arrest Wanted Fugitive who Prompted Manhunt (Video)

By Jay Jackman, WMFD .com At approximately 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, the Wooster Police Department received information that a known fugitive from justice, James Bubba Schmidt was seen at the Wooster Wal-Mart...

UPDATE: US Marshals in New Mexico Arrest Most Wanted Homicide Suspect

The U.S. Marshals Service for the District of New Mexico South West Investigative Fugitive Team task force, following an extensive fugitive investigation, today apprehended a man wanted for allegedly running over...