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

NASHVILLE, TN—The FBI Nashville Resident Agency’s Safe Streets Task Force is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two to three suspects who investigators believe are responsible for multiple robberies in middle Tennessee.

Please see photos below that might help our investigators identify the suspects and vehicles.

Anyone with information should call the FBI Nashville Resident Agency at (615) 232-7500 or submit a tip online at: https://tips.fbi.gov.

All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

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

The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and the Westminster Police Department need your help identifying a suspect who robbed the JP Morgan Chase Bank at 13620 Orchard Parkway in Westminster, Colorado, on November 1 at 3:35 p.m.

The lone male robber entered the bank, presented a demand note, and then fled in an unknown direction. The suspect is a white male, 30 to 33 years of age, 5’10” to 5’11” tall with a slender build and possibly a beard. He was wearing a black and gray sweatshirt, a ball cap, dark jeans, and dark shoes.

Please be on the lookout for anyone matching the above descriptions. Be aware of anyone similar who might have recently changed their spending habits or discussed coming into money suddenly.

Bank robbery is punishable up to a 20-year prison sentence for each offense and increases if a dangerous weapon is used in the commission of the crime. The FBI continues to provide financial institutions with the best practices for security to make them less vulnerable to robberies.

If anyone has any information on the bank robbery above, or any bank robbery, please call the FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force at 303-629-7171; or, you may remain anonymous by calling CRIMESTOPPERS at 720-913-STOP (7867).

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime Alerts (c)

Welcome to the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment. Today: Building a digital defense against job scams that promise big money-making opportunities.

For many folks, the last 18 months of COVID isolation has only reinforced their desire to always work remotely—or to quit the traditional 9 to 5 altogether in lieu of an alternate work option. Unfortunately, fraudsters are looking at your new work style as a new avenue for making money themselves.

To that end, our partners at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have put out a new warning in an effort to stop companies from using phony or misleading claims to draw people in. Multi-level marketing companies, business opportunities, franchises, investment coaching companies, and “gig” companies are of high concern. Many are legitimate, but some are not.

The concern: that some companies will greatly overestimate your earning potential, causing you to lose significant time and money in the process. Here’s what companies CAN’T do:

• Make false, misleading, or deceptive claims about your expected earnings.
• Misrepresent that you don’t need the appropriate experience to earn income.
• Misrepresent that you must act immediately.
• Misrepresent that the opportunity is low risk or no risk.

Here’s how to protect yourself:

• Do your research. Before starting a new “gig,” search for information about the company online. Find out how it pays its workers and any other conditions that come with the offer.
• Be suspicious if someone claims you will be able to quit your day job, work from home, and live lavishly.
• Avoid anyone using high-pressure sales tactics. The company should give you time to study the company and the opportunity. If pressured to “act now,” you might be better walking away.

If you are the victim of this kind of fraud, you can reach out to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov or you can also contact the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.

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

The FBI is seeking information on the individuals and vehicles included in this news release.
El FBI está solicitando información sobre los individuos y vehículos que se aprecian en las imágenes que se acompañan a este correo electrónico.

We ask the public to take a good look at these images.
Le pedimos al público que mire bien las imágenes.

If you or anyone you know, knows the identity or whereabouts of the persons and/or vehicles depicted, please call 787-987-6500 or leave a tip online by visiting tips.FBI.gov.
Si usted o alguien que conoce conoce de la identidad y/o paradero de estos individuos y/o vehículos, por favor llame al 787-987-6500 o deje una confidencia en línea a través de tips.FBI.gov.

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

The FBI’s Detroit Division is joining a nationwide initiative to build public awareness of hate crimes and to encourage reporting to law enforcement.

In addition to advertisements appearing across Michigan, FBI Detroit has created an email for the public to report suspected hate crimes and other civil rights violations directly to FBI special agents and analysts. The email is MichiganCivilRights@fbi.gov.

Hate crimes are the highest priority of the FBI’s civil rights program because of the devastating impact they have on families and communities. The FBI defines a hate crime as a criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity.

“The FBI wants to reassure the public that we will pursue individuals who commit violent, hateful acts against any member of our community,” said FBI Detroit Special Agent in Charge Timothy Waters. “Combating hate crimes and protecting every individual’s civil rights is one of the top priorities of the FBI and we will actively work with our law enforcement partners to investigate these crimes and achieve justice for victims.”

The FBI is the lead investigative agency for criminal violations of federal civil rights statutes and works closely with local, state, tribal, and other federal law enforcement partners in many of these cases, even when federal charges are not pursued. The FBI also works proactively to detect and prevent incidents through law enforcement training, public outreach, and partnerships with community groups.

There is wide speculation that many hate crimes go unreported to law enforcement and from the FBI’s perspective, even one hate crime is one too many. In August, the FBI released Hate Crime Statistics, 2020, the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s latest compilation about bias-motivated incidents throughout the nation. Over 15,000 law enforcement agencies submitted incident reports last year and there were 7,759 bias-motivated incidents reported nationwide. In Michigan, the 2020 FBI hate crimes statistics were based on data received from 628 of 648 law enforcement agencies in the state that year and there were 377 reported hate crimes.

The latest Hate Crime Statistics reports are available through the Uniform Crime Reporting Program at https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr.

In addition to hate crimes, as part of its civil rights program, the FBI investigates color of law and Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act violations. Color of law violations include acts carried out by government officials, including law enforcement officers, operating within and beyond the limits of their lawful authority. These acts include excessive force, sexual assault, and deprivation of medical care.

The FBI protects all victims of crimes, regardless of their country of national origin or immigration status. If you believe you are the victim of or witness to a hate crime or other civil rights violation, you are encouraged to report it to FBI special agents and analysts at MichiganCivilRights@fbi.gov. If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit tips online at tips.fbi.gov.

For more information on the FBI’s civil rights program, please visit https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/civil-rights.