Guatemalan Man Sentenced for Misuse of an Identification Document

Source: United States Attorneys General

Headline: Guatemalan Man Sentenced for Misuse of an Identification Document

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Francisco Nicolas Lucas-Miranda, age 23, of Guatemala, was sentenced today to a term of imprisonment of time served (145 days) for misuse of an identification document, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Edward Payan, Acting Chief Patrol Agent, Buffalo Sector-U.S. Border Patrol.

Lucas-Miranda, a citizen of Guatemala, was found in Cazenovia on August 8, 2017, after he was stopped for suspicion of driving while intoxicated.  Investigation by United States Border Patrol Agents established that he was in possession of a Guatemalan passport bearing his name and he admitted that he entered the United States illegally.  Lucas-Miranda further admitted that he had previously been working at a farm in Fabius, New York, and had used a fraudulent permanent alien resident card and fraudulent social security card to procure that employment. 

Following the sentencing, Lucas-Miranda was remanded to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, which will place him into removal proceedings.

The case was investigated by the United States Border Patrol and the Village of Cazenovia Police Department and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert Levine.

Appeal for witnesses following rape – Banbury

Source: United Kingdom Thames Valley Police

Headline: Appeal for witnesses following rape – Banbury

The incident took place yesterday (9/2) at about 11.15pm in an alleyway near to the Moo Moo Clubrooms, in High Street.

The victim, a 20-year-old woman, left the club and walked into an alleyway.

She was approached from behind by a man who then raped her before leaving the scene.

The offender is described as a white man with a moustache.

The victim is currently being supported by specially trained officers, and a scene watch is in place in Banbury while an investigation into the incident takes place.

Investigating officer, Detective Inspector Matt Bick, based at Banbury police station, said: “This is clearly a very distressing incident, which I understand will cause concern in the community, but I would like to reassure people that we are carrying out a full and thorough investigation.

“People are likely to see an increased police presence in Banbury town centre today while officers carry out enquiries.

“As we are in the early stages of this investigation, we are unable to release further details of the incident at this time, but we will provide updates when it is possible for us to do so.

“I would ask anyone who has any information which they think could relate to the incident, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to contact us.

“If you have any information which you think could help our investigation, please call Thames Valley Police on 101.”

Man jailed for firearm offences

Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police

Headline: Man jailed for firearm offences

A man has been jailed for firearms offences after forensic work by officers from the Trident and Area Crime Command linked him to a gun and ammunition found in discarded bags.

Imran Mustafa, 22 (28.11.1995) from Whitchurch Road, Kensington, W11, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm (count one), and possession of ammunition (count two) at Isleworth Crown Court on Friday, 9 February 2018.

He was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for count one and two years’ imprisonment for count two, to run concurrently.

On 14 June 2015, officers were called to an address in Bassett Road, Kensington W10, on an unrelated matter.

Whilst making enquires at an address, the officers could hear movement inside a flat and became aware of property being thrown from the building.

A search of the area around the building located two rucksacks, which were found to contain a semi automatic handgun, a magazine containing rounds of ammunition, and 14 further rounds of ammunition in a sock. At this point, it was unclear from which property the bags had been thrown.

An investigation was launched by the Trident North West Reactive team. Enquires led detectives to Mustafa, who also matched the description of a male seen leaving Roebuck House on that day.

Forensic enquiries resulted in evidence that linked Mustafa to the firearm and ammunition and he was arrested for these offences on 22 May 2017. Mustafa admitted having visited the block of flats but initially denied the allegation. However, when he appeared in court he entered a guilty plea at the first opportunity.

Detective Constable Fay Brown, the investigating officer from the Trident North West Reactive team, said: “This has been a long and painstaking enquiry but Mustafa is now facing the consequences of his actions and will spend a long time in prison for his offences.”

Detective Sergeant Mark Attridge added: “The sentence today should send a message to those who seek to possess illegal firearms. Trident officers continue to work tirelessly to track down suspects involved in gun crime and place them before the courts.”

= A 23-year-old man was found not guilty of possession of ammunition following a trial.

Three Islington males sentenced for moped-enabled thefts

Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police

Headline: Three Islington males sentenced for moped-enabled thefts

Three males have been sentenced following a spate of moped-enabled snatches in Westminster, Hackney and the City of London.

Jack Burt, 22 (08.08.95) of Britannia Row, Islington and Jack Marsh, 21 (04.03.96) of Canalside Square, Islington were each sentenced on Tuesday, 6 February, at Southwark Crown Court to two years and four months’ imprisonment.

They were further sentenced to a two year disqualification from driving and a two year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) excluding them from Westminster following their release from prison.

A 17-year-old youth from Islington was sentenced on Friday, 2 February, at Chelmsford Youth Court to a six month Detention and Training Order. He also received a two year CBO excluding his from Westminster and a £30 victim surcharge.

All three pleaded guilty to six counts of theft.

At around 0215hrs on Tuesday, 2 January, police received reports of moped-enabled snatches committed in Westminster, Hackney and the City of London.

These offences were investigated by detectives from the Westminster Crime Squad.

At 0305hrs that morning, police located two mopeds with three occupants in Kings Cross.

The riders initially failed to stop for police, and as a result both mopeds were stopped using authorised tactics and the occupants were detained and arrested.

Ten mobile phones were recovered from them – several being identified as stolen in robberies that had occurred on the morning of 2 January.

All three males were charged with six counts of theft in the early hours of Wednesday, 3 January. They entered guilty pleas and were sentenced as above.

MIL Security Intel Ngin

Source: United Kingdom National Police Chiefs Council

Headline: MIL Security Intel Ngin

Source: Interpol (news and events)

Headline:

09 February 2018

ABUJA, Nigeria – Getting INTERPOL’s vital global policing information into the hands of frontline law enforcement officers throughout Nigeria is part of an ongoing expansion programme by national authorities.

Nigeria’s work to ensure agencies at key border control points, including the immigration service and customs, can access INTERPOL’s global databases was a key part of discussions during INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock’s first mission to the country.

The INTERPOL Chief met with Minister of the Interior Lt Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau and the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS), Muhammed Babandede.

Connectivity between the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja with other agencies such as the NIS, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) were highlighted as good practice in ensuring a seamless transfer of policing information.

Bodies including the UN Security Council, via resolution 2396 (2017), and the International Civil Aviation Organization have again recently called on member countries to use INTERPOL’s global databases and implement Advance Passenger Identification (API) mechanisms.

INTERPOL’s databases – which are checked more than 150 times every second – contain details of more than 43,200 foreign terrorist profiles in addition to nearly 75 million stolen and lost travel documents, stolen vehicles, DNA and fingerprints.

Secretary General Stock praised the head of NCB Abuja and Executive Committee delegate for Africa, Commissioner Olushola Subair for his important work in expanding Nigeria’s connections to the global policing network.

“Information is the lifeblood of policing, and Nigeria is taking major steps forward in making sure their officers can do their job effectively, no matter where their duty station,” said Secretary General Stock.

“Inter-agency cooperation is also important, so the INTERPOL connections being made with bodies such as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is also welcomed,” added Mr Stock.

Knowing how to use data is as important as accessing information. Nigeria has hosted a range of INTERPOL meetings and training courses including on INTERPOL’s Firearms Policing Capabilities. These comprise the Illicit Arms Records and tracing Management System (iARMS), the INTERPOL Ballistic Information Network (IBIN) and the INTERPOL Firearms Reference Table (IFRT).

Participants from a range of national security agencies were trained on how to share data at the national and global level on the movement of legal, and illegal firearms, as well as details of weapons which have been used in a crime.

Nigeria has also seconded specialized officers to INTERPOL offices around the world, including the General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, France, the Regional Bureau in Abidjan and the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore.

INTERPOL facial recognition nets most wanted murder fugitive

Source: Interpol (news and events)

Headline: INTERPOL facial recognition nets most wanted murder fugitive

09 February 2018

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Police in Buenos Aires have arrested an internationally wanted murder suspect after his image was identified as a likely match by INTERPOL’s facial recognition unit.

Kristian Danev, a Slovak national aged 33, is wanted internationally by Czech authorities under an INTERPOL Red Notice following a murder ten years ago.

As part of an investigation by police in Argentina, INTERPOL’s National Central Bureau in Buenos Aires submitted images of the suspect to INTERPOL’s General Secretariat headquarters for comparison against records in its facial recognition database.

After the search result came up as a potential match, police in Argentina detained the suspect for further questioning, resulting in the suspect confirming his identity.

“In less than 48 hours, INTERPOL’s global police cooperation platform helped locate, identify and arrest an international fugitive who had evaded justice for a decade,” said Harald Arm, Director of Operational Support and Analysis at INTERPOL.

“This illustrates the fundamental role of INTERPOL’s policing capabilities and forensic data in international police investigations. We need to ensure that vital information moves faster than fugitives,” added Mr Arm.

INTERPOL’s Fugitive Investigative Support unit was supported by its Command and Coordination Centre and its Regional Bureau in Buenos Aires. They worked closely together with the INTERPOL National Central Bureaus in Bratislava, Buenos Aires and Prague to ensure the quick exchange of information on the case.

Authorities in Argentina are now holding Kristian Danev subject to his extradition to the Czech Republic.

INTERPOL launched its facial recognition biometric service in November 2016. It already contains more than 44,000 images from 137 countries.

Police forces across the globe use INTERPOL’s facial recognition tool daily to make connections between criminals and crime scenes, identify fugitives and missing persons or to compare mugshots.

Nigerian police getting increased access to INTERPOL information

Source: Interpol (news and events)

Headline: Nigerian police getting increased access to INTERPOL information

09 February 2018

ABUJA, Nigeria – Getting INTERPOL’s vital global policing information into the hands of frontline law enforcement officers throughout Nigeria is part of an ongoing expansion programme by national authorities.

Nigeria’s work to ensure agencies at key border control points, including the immigration service and customs, can access INTERPOL’s global databases was a key part of discussions during INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock’s first mission to the country.

The INTERPOL Chief met with Minister of the Interior Lt Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau and the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS), Muhammed Babandede.

Connectivity between the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja with other agencies such as the NIS, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) were highlighted as good practice in ensuring a seamless transfer of policing information.

Bodies including the UN Security Council, via resolution 2396 (2017), and the International Civil Aviation Organization have again recently called on member countries to use INTERPOL’s global databases and implement Advance Passenger Identification (API) mechanisms.

INTERPOL’s databases – which are checked more than 150 times every second – contain details of more than 43,200 foreign terrorist profiles in addition to nearly 75 million stolen and lost travel documents, stolen vehicles, DNA and fingerprints.

Secretary General Stock praised the head of NCB Abuja and Executive Committee delegate for Africa, Commissioner Olushola Subair for his important work in expanding Nigeria’s connections to the global policing network.

“Information is the lifeblood of policing, and Nigeria is taking major steps forward in making sure their officers can do their job effectively, no matter where their duty station,” said Secretary General Stock.

“Inter-agency cooperation is also important, so the INTERPOL connections being made with bodies such as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is also welcomed,” added Mr Stock.

Knowing how to use data is as important as accessing information. Nigeria has hosted a range of INTERPOL meetings and training courses including on INTERPOL’s Firearms Policing Capabilities. These comprise the Illicit Arms Records and tracing Management System (iARMS), the INTERPOL Ballistic Information Network (IBIN) and the INTERPOL Firearms Reference Table (IFRT).

Participants from a range of national security agencies were trained on how to share data at the national and global level on the movement of legal, and illegal firearms, as well as details of weapons which have been used in a crime.

Nigeria has also seconded specialized officers to INTERPOL offices around the world, including the General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, France, the Regional Bureau in Abidjan and the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore.

Source: Interpol (news and events)

Headline:

05 فبراير 2018

الأمم المتحدة (نيويورك) – في ظل تفاقم خطر عودة المقاتلين الأجانب إلى ديارهم أو التحاقهم بمناطق نزاع أخرى بعد تحرير الأراضي التي كان يسيطر عليها تنظيم داعش، الأمر الذي غيّر بيئة التهديدات العالمية، تصدرت مسألة الأمن الدولي جدول أعمال المناقشات بين الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة والأمين العام للإنتربول.

وبحث الأمينان العامان أنطونيو غوتيريش ويورغن شتوك في اجتماعهما الأول المجالات ذات الاهتمام المشترك التي يمكن فيها للمنظمتين مواصلة تبسيط التعاون بينهما وتوثيقه لما فيه مصلحة بلدانهما الأعضاء.

وقد نصّت عدة قرارات صادرة عن الأمم المتحدة على المجالات التي تقتضي تعزيز التعاون بين المنظمتين، ولا سيما حماية البنى التحتية الحيوية، ومنع المقاتلين الإرهابيين الأجانب من السفر، ومكافحة جميع أشكال الجريمة عبر الوطنية مثل القرصنة البحرية، والاتجار بالبشر، وتهريب المخدرات.

وبالإضافة إلى ذلك، هناك حاليا حوالى 600 نشرة سارية المفعول من النشرات الخاصة للإنتربول – مجلس الأمن التابع للأمم المتحدة، تتعلق بالكيانات والأفراد المستهدفين من لجان الجزاءات التابعة لمجلس الأمن.

واعتبر الأمين العام للإنتربول أن تعقيد الوضع الأمني اليوم، الذي يرافقه اشتداد الضغط على الموارد، إنما يدل على أهمية منظومة الإنتربول للاتصالات وقواعد بياناته بصفتهما ’’منظومة عالمية للإنذار المبكر‘‘.

وقال السيد شتوك: ’’نعرف جميعا معرفة تامة ماهية التهديدات التي تواجهنا؛ وهي تهديدات ستتفاقم في المستقبل القريب بدلا من أن تتراجع.

’’وتتيح الشراكة بين الإنتربول والأمم المتحدة اتخاذ إجراءات موحدة لدعم أجهزة إنفاذ القانون والحفاظ على السلم والأمن الدوليين‘‘.

ومن بين عشرات الملايين من القيود المسجلة في قواعد بيانات الإنتربول العالمية الموضوعة في متناول أجهزة إنفاذ القانون في بلدانه الأعضاء الـ 192، هناك أكثر من 43 000 ملف لمقاتلين إرهابيين أجانب.

وفي عام 2017، تقصّى أفراد من هذه الأجهزة قواعد بيانات الإنتربول حوالى 4,5 مليارات مرة، وأسفرت هذه التقصيات عن حدوث مليون مطابقة يمكن أن تشكل كل منها عنصرا أساسيا في أيّ تحقيق.

ويتعاون الإنتربول مع الأمم المتحدة منذ عام 1949، وفي عام 2004 افتُتح مكتب الممثل الخاص للإنتربول لدى الأمم المتحدة في نيويورك، الأمر الذي زاد العلاقة بين المنظمتين رسوخا.

FBI and Cincinnati Police Department Announce Reward in Local Hate Crime Investigation

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News

Headline: FBI and Cincinnati Police Department Announce Reward in Local Hate Crime Investigation

At approximately 4:20 a.m. on Thursday, May 4, 2017, a maroon and tan Ford Explorer owned by a person of Middle Eastern descent was badly damaged and vandalized with graffiti while parked off Gracely Drive in Sayler Park, Ohio. A number of windows were broken out of the vehicle and the tires were slashed. Swastika symbols and other marks were scratched into the paint. In addition, several phrases were spray-painted inside and outside the vehicle, including “Go Home,” “Musslim [sic] Terrorist,” “Trump America,” and other words and symbols.

A single subject was recorded on surveillance video during the incident. The person appeared to be wearing a light-colored hooded sweatshirt and dark pants. The individual also appeared to be right-handed.

Anyone with information about this suspected hate crime is asked to contact the FBI at (513) 979-8333 or provide information online at tips.fbi.gov.

FBI Media Alert: Isleta Homicide Investigation

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime News

Headline: FBI Media Alert: Isleta Homicide Investigation

The FBI and Isleta Police Department are investigating a homicide that occurred on the Isleta Pueblo on Tuesday night, February 6, 2018.

An adult male with multiple gunshot wounds was found deceased in a residence. Another male nearby with a gunshot wound was taken to a local hospital and is being treated.

No arrests have been made. Identities are not being released at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI (505) 889-1300.