The U.S. Secret Service traded in a helicopter used for decades at its James J. Rowley Training Center (RTC) for a much newer model.The old helicopter was manufactured in October 1963 and…
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WASHINGTON - Increased local security measures will be in place in the days leading up to, during and immediately following the Army’s 250th Birthday Parade on June 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
The Army’s 250th Birthday Parade is…
Behind the Shades Article
While Americans celebrate the U. S. Army’s 250th birthday at Saturday’s military parade in the heart of Washington, D.C., communications professionals from around the National Capital Region will gather a few miles away at…
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WASHINGTON – Thomasz Szabo, 26, of Romania, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to being the leader of a years-long conspiracy that targeted victims across the United States with “swatting” and bomb threats. Szabo and his co-conspirators…
Former Bank of O’Fallon executive pleads guilty to swindling $2 million in check kiting fraud scheme
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EAST ST. LOUIS, IL – The former second-in-command of the Bank of O’Fallon appeared in federal court Monday to admit to charges for engaging in a fraud scheme to obtain more than $2 million.
Andrew P. Blassie, 69, of St. Louis, pleaded…
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INDIANAPOLIS — Melvin Anderson, 23, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison followed by 10 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to advertising child sexual abuse material and distribution of visual…
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GM recently provided the Secret Service with 10 vehicles for testing and familiarization.
The smell of burnt rubber and hot brakes quickly filled the air after a fleet of 10 vehicles was delivered this week to the driving pad at the U.S.…
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At first glance, the U.S. Secret Service’s new Public Order Tactical Response Vehicle may resemble a firetruck, but it serves a uniquely different purpose.
This vehicle is equipped with everything Secret Service Uniformed Division personnel…
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WASHINGTON – On April 23, the U.S. Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center released a new behavioral case study, First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs: A Case Study on the Link Between Domestic…
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BELTSVILLE, MD - Sitting beside the aquatic training tank at the United States Secret Service’s James J. Rowley Training Center, Senior Special Agent Vince Seymour looked across lanes of perfectly pristine water…