US EditionJustice Department Launches FBI Deployment to Address Indian Country Violent Crimes
- The FBI is deploying extra personnel to field offices in 10 states to investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
- The deployment includes rotating teams every 90 days and is part of ongoing efforts to address violence against Native American communities.
- Attorney General Pamela Bondi stated that crime rates are unacceptably high in these communities and more resources will help deliver accountability.
- In fiscal year 2025, the FBI's Indian Country program reported around 4,300 open investigations, emphasizing the long-standing crisis in these areas.
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EMEA Tribune, Breaking News, World News, Latest News, Top HeadlinesJustice Department announces focus on crimes and missing people in Native American areas
The U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday that it will surge FBI assets across the country to address unresolved violent crimes in areas with high Native American populations, including crimes related to missing and murdered Indigenous people.
DOJ to investigate unresolved violent crimes against Natives
Among the 53 names of missing and murdered Indigenous people on the U.S. Department of the Interior Indian Affairs website is Augustine “Auggie” Floyd, who disappeared without a trace in October 2007 in Mt. Pleasant. Floyd, a member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, traveled to Mt. Pleasant for a concert at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort, but never returned home to Suttons Bay. Floyd went from being considered a mis…
Arizona Mirror
nhonews.com‘Fill in that gap’: Arizona hopes to have Missing Endangered Persons alert system live by summer
Miss Indigenous stands near community activists holding a poster with the names of Native American people lost to violence. The position is an Arizona State University student-led effort to bring awareness and representation to the school and elsewhere. Photo by Gloria Gomez | Arizona Mirror/University of ArizonaFor years, Indigenous families have shared their experiences of reporting a missing loved one, highlighting how it is often met with a …
Arizona to Receive Surge of FBI Agents for Tribal Crime Investigations
PHOENIX, Ariz. — The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that Arizona will receive a rotating team of 11 FBI agents over the next six months to help investigate unresolved violent crimes in tribal areas. This deployment is part of Operation Not Forgotten, a national effort to address the high rates of violence in Indian Country. The FBI is sending 60 agents nationwide to assist select… Source
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