http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/2012-photo-gallery basesyndication http://www.fbi.gov/logo.png http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/2012-photo-gallery http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/if-the-shoe-fits/view http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/if-the-shoe-fits/view On November 28, 2012, members of the FBI Houston Evidence Response Team provided a hands-on “CSI Day” for middle school students involved in the Dare to Dream program. Dare to Dream was founded by Dr. Bernard Harris, Jr., the first African-American to walk in space, as a way to encourage STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education to at-risk children. Students dusted for fingerprints, lifted shoe impressions (above), drew crime scene sketches, and used ultraviolet and infrared light to discover evidence at a crime scene. fbi Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/respect-for-the-fallen/view http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/respect-for-the-fallen/view The Portland Division of the FBI honors those who lost their lives on December 7, 1941—Pearl Harbor Day—by flying their flags at half staff. For more information on how the FBI responded to the attack and prepared for war, see http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2003/december/pearl120503 fbi Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/keeping-kids-safe/view http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/keeping-kids-safe/view Employees from the FBI’s San Juan Field Office recently participated in the 2012 National Security Weekend event hosted by a local Kmart store in Plaza Las Americas Mall, San Juan. FBI volunteers distributed FBI Child ID app and FBI Safe Online Surfing brochures, recruitment information, and approximately 250 National Child ID Kits. Above, a customer collects child safety information from FBI outreach volunteers. For more information on the FBI Child ID app, see http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/august/child_080511. For information on the Safe Online Surfing program, see http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/october/new-cyber-safety-website-for-teachers-students. fbi Wed, 05 Dec 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/detroit-1/view http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/detroit-1/view To help the less fortunate, FBI Detroit Community Outreach Specialist Rhonda Kennedy (above, right)—in partnership with the Michigan Korean Chamber of Commerce (MKCC)—assisted with the distribution of Thanksgiving turkeys to families in the metropolitan Detroit area. The MKCC, an FBI Detroit community partner, provided the Bureau, the Detroit Police Department, and other community groups with more than 500 turkeys to give to families identified through the FBI’s community outreach program efforts. fbi Wed, 21 Nov 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/springfield-citizens-academy/view http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/springfield-citizens-academy/view In October 2012, the FBI Springfield Division completed its most recent Citizens Academy. During the nine-week program, participants learned about the Bureau’s history, forensic techniques, and firearms training. They were also briefed on how the FBI investigates crimes in the U.S. and—when appropriate—overseas. Above, agents and academy members examine the trunk of a vehicle during an evidence collection and forensics lesson. fbi Mon, 05 Nov 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/the-first-two../view http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/the-first-two../view Forty years ago, the FBI Training Academy graduated the first two women agents of the modern era following a policy change in May 1972 allowing women to join those ranks. Joanne Pierce and Susan Roley began 14 weeks of training on July 17 of that year and graduated as agents on October 25, paving the way for thousands of women who followed over the next 40 years. Above, Susan Roley Malone (left) and Joanne Pierce Misko chat during an event sponsored by the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, held in September 2012 in San Diego, which included a program celebrating the service and contributions women agents have made over the last four decades. For more information, see http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/july/celebrating-women-special-agents-part-2-the-pioneers fbi Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/somali-american-group-honored-for-community-leadership/view http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/somali-american-group-honored-for-community-leadership/view The Ka Joog organization, a group of nine Somali-Americans who provide hope, direction, and vision for Somali youth in one of the largest Somali communities in America, was selected by the Minneapolis Division as the recipient of that office’s Director’s Community Leadership Award. The words Ka Joog mean “stay away” or “stay out”—a message to encourage kids to stay away from drugs, violence, radicalization, and other negative influences in the community. Pictured above are members of Ka Joog, along with Minneapolis Special Agent in Charge J. Chris Warrener (fourth from left) and Media Coordinator Kyle Loven (fourth from right). For more information, see http://www.fbi.gov/minneapolis/press-releases/2012/somali-american-ka-joog-organization-honored-for-community-leadership fbi Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/remembering-millie-parsons/view http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/remembering-millie-parsons/view On October 25, Mrs. Mildred C. Parsons, a beloved member of the FBI family, was laid to rest after passing away Sunday at the age of 99. Known to all as Millie, she was the longest continually serving employee in FBI history—she never even took a day of sick leave during the entire 62 years, nine months, and two days of her Bureau employment. She retired from the FBI in June 2002 when she was 88 years old. Read more at: http://www.fbi.gov/news/news_blog/remembering-millie-parsons fbi Thu, 25 Oct 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/taking-a-bite-out-of-cybercrime/view http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/taking-a-bite-out-of-cybercrime/view On October 23, in honor of Cybersafety Awareness Day, the FBI joined the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) at an event in Arlington, Virginia to promote NCPC’s Celebrate Safe Communities (CSC) initiative, which is designed to enhance public awareness of vital crime prevention and safety efforts. “We are proud to stand with the NCPC in support of the Celebrate Safe Communities initiative,” said FBI Assistant Director of Public Affairs Michael P. Kortan. “Given today’s wide-ranging criminal threats, we must continue to work together—federal agencies, state and local law enforcement, and concerned citizens alike—to keep our neighborhoods safe and strong.” Pictured at the event from left to right are McGruff the Crime Dog; NCPC President & CEO Anne M. Harkins; Michael Kortan; and Department of Homeland Security Deputy Undersecretary Suzanne Spalding. For more information, see: http://us.vocuspr.com/Newsroom/Query.aspx?SiteName=NCPCNew&Entity=PRAsset&SF_PRAsset_PRAssetID_EQ=106667&XSL=PressRelease&Cache=True fbi Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/cracking-down-on-intellectual-property-theft/view http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/cracking-down-on-intellectual-property-theft/view On October 18, FBI Richmond Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Mazanec (at podium) and Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division (front left), along with U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Neil MacBride and members of his prosecution team, announced an indictment in a case involving the alleged theft of DuPont’s Kevlar trade secrets by a company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Of the indictment, Mazanec said, “We will pursue those who prey on the originality and vision of hardworking businesses who conduct their own research, obtain patents, and market a successful product.” See press release at: http://www.fbi.gov/richmond/press-releases/2012/top-executives-at-kolon-industries-indicted-for-stealing-duponts-kevlar-trade-secrets fbi Thu, 18 Oct 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/snowy-pond-eagle-river-nature-center/view http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/snowy-pond-eagle-river-nature-center/view The above photo of the Eagle River Nature Center outside of Anchorage is one of the winning submissions in an employee photo contest sponsored by our Anchorage Division. Our field office in Anchorage is the smallest of the FBI’s 56 domestic offices, but its agents are responsible for covering the most territory of any FBI office—an area of more than 600,000 square miles filled with natural beauty and hard-to-reach places. FBI.gov recently visited the Anchorage Division for a firsthand look at how the Bureau fights crime in Alaska. For more information, see http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/october/in-alaska-smallest-fbi-office-takes-on-big-job fbi Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/former-women-agents-honored-in-san-diego/view http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/former-women-agents-honored-in-san-diego/view At the recent 2012 National Convention of the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, held September 12-15 in San Diego, California, an entire day was devoted to recognizing the contributions that women have made to the Bureau during the 40 years they have served as FBI agents. Pictured above are several of these trailblazing women—to include the first two women who graduated from the FBI Academy in 1972—along with former FBI Director William H. Webster and former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. fbi Thu, 27 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/this-day-in-fbi-history-the-ross-kidnapping/view http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/this-day-in-fbi-history-the-ross-kidnapping/view One Saturday evening in late September 1937—75 years ago today—Charles S. Ross, the wealthy president of a greeting card company, was driving towards Chicago when he was pulled over and kidnapped at gunpoint by a pair of criminals. The ensuing investigation quickly became one of the largest for the young FBI. It did not end well for Ross, who was murdered on October 10 (along with one of the criminals) after a fight broke out between the two kidnappers. It didn’t end well for the mastermind of the plot, either. John Henry Seadlund (pictured above), who had a long history of run-ins with the law, crisscrossed the country after obtaining $50,000 in ransom money but was ultimately tracked to Los Angeles using serial numbers from the bills. Agents posed as cashiers at a local racetrack where the ransom money had been used and arrested Ross on January 10, 1938 after he tried to place a bet with one of the bills. Seadlund confessed to the kidnapping and murders and was later executed. See http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/history/famous-cases/charles-ross-kidnapping for more information on the case. fbi Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/seeking-by-scent/view http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/seeking-by-scent/view At the site of the once-abandoned Munree Cemetery in eastern Tallahassee, Florida, local residents and archaeological groups have joined together to locate and preserve an estimated unmarked 250 gravesites on the five-acre plot of land. The volunteers include Lisa Higgins, who works with the FBI on a contract basis with her human remains detection (HRD) dogs, Maggie and Dixie. Above, Higgins’ 12-year-old granddaughter Haley Carney keeps a watchful eye on her HRD dog-in-training, Jayda, as she sniffs around one of the few marked gravesites at the Munree Cemetery site. For more information, see: http://www.fbi.gov/jacksonville/news-and-outreach/stories/seeking-by-scent fbi Fri, 21 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/celebrating-a-century/view http://www.fbi.gov/news/galleries/2012-photo-gallery/celebrating-a-century/view FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge James Yacone (left) recently presented retired Special Agent Charles Tignor (born September 13, 1912) with a letter from FBI Director Robert Mueller in celebration of Tignor’s 100th birthday. Mueller praised Tignor’s service and dedication to the Bureau during his 27-year career. On March 13, 1942, with only two years on the job, Special Agent Tignor sustained multiple gunshot wounds and his partner was killed while they were pursuing two armed fugitives in Abingdon, Virginia. “Such a violent and traumatic event would have led some individuals to end their law enforcement careers,” Mueller wrote. “However, demonstrating great strength of character and commitment to public service, you returned to work and served our nation for another quarter century. Happy birthday, Mr. Tignor. For more details on the shootout that injured Tignor, see: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/history/famous-cases/james-edward-testerman fbi Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0000