law enforcement agency
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For decades, most Americans felt like the FBI was a reliable law enforcement agency that could be counted on to solve crimes and protect us from some of the worst criminals.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
The agency said that it alerted the appropriate Illinois law enforcement agency of its findings, and the Illinois agency did not deem it to be an actionable threat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Agents from Homeland Security Investigations, a massive federal law enforcement agency, had been dispatched to work leads across the country, including hundreds in Minnesota.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The tipline then refers the report to the appropriate law enforcement agency in the country it believes the incident occurred.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Many instances have been observed where an individual is fingerprinted by more than one law enforcement agency for the same arrest.
From The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses by J. Edgar (John Edgar) Hoover
