News from May 2020
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2020
News Release: Attorney General William P. Barr has issued the following statement: “With the rioting that is occurring in many of our cities around the country, the voices of peaceful and legitimate protests have been hijacked by violent radical elements. Groups of outside radicals and agitators are exploiting the situation to pursue their own separate, violent, and extremist agenda.
By Labor Gazette | May 31, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
By Labor Gazette | May 31, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2020
News Release: Emphasis: Missing person investigation/arrest. On May 21, 2020, US Park Rangers discovered Brittany Gorman’s unoccupied pickup truck within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways at Buck Hollow in southern Texas County. Items found at the scene indicated that Gorman may have been injured. Deputies from...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - Attorney General William P. Barr has directed federal law enforcement actions aimed at apprehending and charging the violent criminal agitators who have taken over peaceful protests and are engaging in violations of federal law. The U.S. Attorneys from the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2020
News Release: Together with the FBI, the United States Attorney’s Office will protect all citizens’ right to peacefully protest - especially after the tragic events in Minnesota and elsewhere. But the last few days have seen protests in Denver hijacked by criminal elements, who have turned these protests into violent riots in our own communities. While we can and should peacefully advocate for our beliefs, no one may incite a riot, start a fire, or injure other people in the process.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Federal, state and local law enforcement partners join together to condemn the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and offer sincere condolences to his family and colleagues, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott, FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean Ragan, Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones, and Sacramento Chief of Police Daniel Hahn announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2020
News Release: Two criminal Complaints were filed Saturday evening in federal court in Brooklyn charging two women and a man with using and attempting to use improvised incendiary devices commonly known as “Molotov Cocktails" to damage and destroy New York City Police Department (NYPD) vehicles. Defendants Colinford...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Federal, state and local law enforcement partners join together to condemn the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and offer sincere condolences to his family and colleagues, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott, FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean Ragan, Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones, and Sacramento Chief of Police Daniel Hahn announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2020
News Release: “The Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) model is exactly the right tool as we investigate potential violations of federal law during the riots in Salt Lake City this weekend, or any similar uprisings in the future. The JTTF brings together highly trained investigators from federal, state, and local law...
By DOL Newswire | May 31, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2020
News Release: Today at approximately 10:30 am a wildfire started at Scorpion Valley on Santa Cruz Island. The fire was first reported by the construction crew who are building a new pier on the island. Ignition source for the fire is yet to be determined.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2020
News Release: There is 40 percent containment of the wildfire on Eastern Santa Cruz Island as a result of retardant and water drops by four aircraft and the fire lines constructed by Los Padres Interagency Hot Shot crew.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2020
News Release: The entire area within Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is under extreme fire danger due to below-normal moisture conditions combined with unseasonably warm temperatures and windy conditions. The resulting low fuel moisture situation has created severe wildfire conditions and any fire ignitions...
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2020
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers responded to a report of a motorcycle collision along Newfound Gap Road near Park Headquarters at approximately 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 30. A male juvenile, age 17, from Dickson County, TN was traveling northbound when he lost control of his motorcycle in...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2020
News Release: FBI Update on Shooting Incident at Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2020
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park maintenance crews will implement temporary, single-lane closures along the north and southbound Spur between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, beginning Monday, June 1 through Thursday, June 11 for routine maintenance operations. The single-lane closures will be in effect from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, each week.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2020
News Release: MACON, Ga. - Attorney General William P. Barr has directed federal law enforcement actions aimed at apprehending and charging the violent criminal agitators who have taken over peaceful protests and are engaging in violations of federal law. The U.S. Attorneys from the Northern, Middle, and Southern...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2020
News Release: Together with the FBI, the United States Attorney’s Office will protect all citizens’ right to peacefully protest - especially after the tragic events in Minnesota and elsewhere. But the last few days have seen protests in Denver hijacked by criminal elements, who have turned these protests into violent riots in our own communities. While we can and should peacefully advocate for our beliefs, no one may incite a riot, start a fire, or injure other people in the process.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2020
News Release: “The Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) model is exactly the right tool as we investigate potential violations of federal law during the riots in Salt Lake City this weekend, or any similar uprisings in the future. The JTTF brings together highly trained investigators from federal, state, and local law...
