Communications and Information Sharing
Providing Kentucky’s first responders with the ability to effectively communicate and share information is the commonwealth’s No. 1 public safety priority.
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e-Warrant System |
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The Kentucky Office of Homeland Security's e-Warrants Project is revolutionizing the method of issuing, servicing and clearing warrants across the commonwealth by implementing a system that is accessible by all criminal-justice personnel.
On any given day, there are an estimated 300,000 unserved warrants in Kentucky. Kentucky has no statewide system for issuing, tracking, and serving most warrants. As a result, all counties experience difficulties with accessing the information needed to serve warrants. To combat these issues, KOHS is providing sponsorship and senior project management for the development and implementation of the Kentucky e-Warrants system.
The system is also designed to work on mobile-data terminals that do not have in-car Internet connectivity through a warrants module added to the Kentucky Open Portal Solution.
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Recent News |
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ICE HSI Tip Line Generates Investigative Leads
A human smuggling ring was underway in Austin, Texas. The victims were illegal aliens, taken from their home country without their consent. Human smugglers were holding them ransom until family members paid exorbitant smuggling fees. Across the country, a violent MS-13 gang member, who was in the country illegally, was living and working near Silver Spring, Md. Phone calls to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Tip Line helped dismantle the human smuggling ring and led to the arrest of the gang member.
The ICE HSI Tip Line wouldn't have successes like these without the public's assistance. Last year, nearly 172,500 people reported tips to ICE HSI by calling (866) DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423). On the receiving end, a team of special agents, intelligence research specialists and law enforcement specialists man the phones. They are all highly trained in a number of laws related to worksite enforcement, document and benefit fraud, intellectual property rights, money laundering, drug smuggling, child pornography and human trafficking.
The Tip Line expanded its operations at the end of fiscal year 2011 by implementing an online form. Since its launch, more than 1,500 individuals have logged onto ice.gov/tips to report suspicious criminal activity.
"When reporting a crime, a person should report the nature of the crime and be specific and detailed as possible," said David Palmatier, tip line unit chief. "If we have more details, we can more efficiently investigate a tip."
Callers can expect minimal wait times to speak to a tip line specialist. Average phone calls take less than five minutes to complete. The ICE HSI Tip Line is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Learn more about the ICE HSI Tip Line.
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Most Wanted List |
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Ayman Al-Zawahiri has been indicted for his alleged role in the August 7, 1998, bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya.
Al-Zawahiri is a physician and the founder of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ). This organization opposes the secular Egyptian Government and seeks its overthrow through violent means. In approximately 1998, the EIJ led by Al-Zawahiri merged with Al Qaeda.
Click here for more information about the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists.
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