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

FBI Washington Field Office Assistant Director in Charge Steven D’Antuono issued the following statement regarding today’s attack that left one Capitol Police officer dead and another injured after a vehicle rammed a barricade near the U.S. Capitol.

The men and women of the FBI Washington Field Office extend our deepest sympathies to the family, friends, and colleagues of U.S. Capitol Police Officer William “Billy” Evans, who lost his life today while serving the American people. The weight of this loss is heavy, and we offer our full support to our law enforcement partners during this most difficult time.

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

FBI New Haven organized and created a joint public service announcement (PSA) between FBI, chief state’s attorney, U.S. attorney, Connecticut State Police, Connecticut attorney general, and world-renowned forensic expert Dr. Henry Lee.

The public service announcement, filmed by the Connecticut State Police, is aimed at building trust between Asian communities and law enforcement. The message was spoken in English, Mandarin, and Philippine languages by each of the highly respected officials of Connecticut’s various Asian populations. Attorney General William Tong delivered the unified message in English and Mandarin. FBI Supervisory Special Agent Sean Yan delivered the message in Cambodian, and Philippine American Connecticut State Trooper Luke LaRue spoke in English. Dr. Henry Lee spoke in Mandarin and English.

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

Interested in learning a bit more about your local FBI? The FBI Denver Field Office will be hosting a few programs for high school teens this summer!

The FBI Denver Field Office conducts Teen Academies annually across Colorado and Wyoming. Teen Academies are one-day events where attendees learn about FBI career options, hear a case presentation, participate in interactive Evidence Response and SWAT demonstrations, and learn about online safety. Thirty to forty students will be selected to participate at each of two locations: Loveland, Colorado, on June 18, 2021; and Rock Springs, Wyoming, on July 10, 2021. Applications for the Teen Academies can be found on the FBI Denver’s website and are due on Friday, April 30, 2021. https://www.fbi.gov/contactus/ field-offices/denver/community-outreach

New in 2021, the FBI Denver Field Office will be conducting several Cyber Security Teen Bootcamps (CSTB) in Colorado and Wyoming. During each CSTB, attendees will hear presentations on cyber security/privacy and have hands-on training with a MacBook Pro, virtual Windows 10 PC, iPhone 11 and a Google Pixel phone. Each session will be limited to 10 students, will occur at venues based on the locations of the majority of interested parties, and will be facilitated by the FBI Denver Chief Security Officer Michael Mercer, who has more than 13 years of experience in cyber security and privacy.

If interested in participating in a CSTB, please email Community Outreach Specialist Leah Hapner at dn_outreach@fbi.gov with the following information by May 28, 2021:

• Name
• Birthdate
• 2020-2021 school name
• 2020-2021 grade/year in school
• City of residence (if in Denver metro, please indicate neighborhood/area name)
• Contact email (ensure email address will be accessible during the summer) and phone number

If you represent a youth organization interested in a CSTB presentation, please complete our speaker request form, select “other” in the Presentation Topic box, and enter “Cyber Security Teen Bootcamp” in the Comments box at the bottom of the form. https://forms.fbi.gov/denver-fbi-speaker-presenter-request-form/view

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

The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and the Denver Police Department need your help identifying an individual who displayed a weapon when he robbed the Bank of the West located at 2050 South Downing Street, Denver, Colorado, at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Monday, April 05, 2021.

The individual is described as a Caucasian male, approximately 6’0” tall with a medium/heavy build. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a large pug on the front with the words “PUG LIFE,” a black knitted hat, and blue jeans. He was carrying a blue reusable Walmart grocery bag.

Please be on the lookout for anyone matching the description of the suspect. 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 can remain anonymous and earn up to two thousand dollars ($2,000) by calling CRIMESTOPPERS at 720-913-STOP (7867).

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

Today marks the five-year anniversary of the recovery of Nicole Fitts’ remains, which were found in McLaren Park in south San Francisco on April 8, 2016. Nicole was the mother of then-two-year-old Arianna, who is still missing. The San Francisco Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) are asking for the public’s assistance in finding Arianna.

“We want to take the opportunity today to assure the public, and those who knew Nicole and Arianna, that we will continue to investigate this matter as long as it takes to find out what happened. This is a tragic situation for everyone involved,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge Craig Fair. “We would also like to thank everyone in our community for all the help you’ve given us over the years and are asking for your continued assistance and support.”

Nicole Fitts was last seen on the night of April 1, 2016. Her remains were discovered nearly one week later, on April 8, 2016, in McLaren Park near the intersection of Woolsey Street and University Street. Arianna Fitts was reported missing from the San Francisco area on April 5, 2016. She was last seen in Oakland in February of 2016. The FBI believes Arianna was not with her mother when Nicole was killed.

The FBI continues to support SFPD in this active investigation, and has deployed numerous federal resources with expertise in missing child investigations, including the FBI’s Child Abduction Rapid Deployment Team (CARD) and the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU).

The FBI and SFPD want to speak to everyone who interacted with Nicole leading up to her disappearance. Try to remember every detail you can, no matter how insignificant you think it may be. If you remember something, please contact us even if you previously talked with us. As we have continued to collect information, analyze forensic evidence, and have developed new leads, SFPD and the FBI will be reaching out to people again in the coming months.

SFPD has authorized a $100,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the murder of Nicole and the disappearance of Arianna. The FBI has no involvement in the administration of these rewards or any of their governing terms or conditions.

If you have any information on Arianna’s whereabouts or the homicide of Nicole, please contact the FBI San Francisco Division at 415-553-7400 or tips.fbi.gov. Tips can remain anonymous. You can also contact the San Francisco Police Department’s Anonymous Tip Line at 415-575-4444, or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD, which guarantees the callers’ anonymity.

FBI Missing Persons Poster: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/arianna-fitts

For media inquiries, please contact the FBI San Francisco Media Office at media.sf@fbi.gov.