WARNING: Since early March, the
#FBI
's Internet Crime Complaint Center has received 2,000+ complaints reporting fake toll collection text messages. Information indicates the scam might be moving from state to state. Learn more:
It's Spring, time to clean out your medicine cabinet of unneeded Rx meds and drop them off on April 27, 10am-2pm, local time, for proper disposal. Use the Collection Site Locator to find a location near you: .
#TakeBackDay
No one wants to imagine the unthinkable, especially when it comes to our children, but itβs best to be prepared. This
#ChildAbusePreventionMonth
, learn about tools the
#FBI
has available, like the FBI Child ID App, to help you keep your loved ones safe:
#FBIDenver
SAC Michalek today joined Pueblo Mayor Graham and
@PuebloPolice1
Chief Noeller to discuss their proactive efforts to address gang violence, drug distribution & other crime. Watch unedited news conference video via
@Fox21News
here:
Empathy, compassion, and dignity matter. Discover how the FBI's Trauma Notification Training is helping law enforcement and victim services providers deliver death and trauma notifications to family members following a crime. Learn more:
Leadership is one of the
#FBI
's core values. As part of our ongoing leadership training,
#FBIDenver
hosted
@PaulButlerSC
for an event in our Denver office. The points he makes at FBI National Academy and to groups elsewhere apply to us, as well, and we appreciated his insights.
This National Crime Victimsβ Rights Week, the
#FBI
honors crime victims and survivors, along with recognizing the professionals who provide critical services to victims of crime. Learn more about how the FBI helps victims:
#FBIDenver
remembers the innocent lives lost in the Columbine High School shooting on April 20, 1999. Today our thoughts are with their families, the survivors and all those in our community who were and still are impacted.
This morning
#FBI
Director Wray presented the 2023 Director's Community Leadership Awards to recipients during a ceremony in D.C.
#FBIDenver
congratulates Jeremy Shaver of
@ADLMtnStates
& Hate Free Colorado. Learn about the award & other recipients here:
On April 19, 1995, the
#FBI
launched an investigation into the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The perpetrators were tried & convicted in a federal courtroom in Denver. Read about one of the FBIβs most complex cases:
An
#FBIDenver
special agent will be the guest tonight on AARP Live, talking about cybercrime and fraud prevention. Listen in to learn what steps you can take to avoiding being a victim. Catch the
@AARP
program at 8 p.m. Mountain time. Details here:
Like many LEOs,
#FBIDenver
has a Citizens Academy. You can learn more about how our academy helps us establish relationships with key partners in this
@CBSNewsColorado
report:
No federal agency can combat cyber threats alone. Thatβs why the
#FBI
leads the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Forceβa team with representatives from over 30 partnering agencies working together on cybersecurity. Learn more here:
#FBIDenver
& our Southern Colorado Safe Streets Task Force are working with
@PuebloPolice1
to identify and apprehend violent criminals, who can then be prosecuted.
Partnerships + Collaboration = Results
Want to learn more about the
#FBI
βs recent cyber operations? How about our strategic approach to disrupting cybercriminal and nation-state threats? Listen to the Deputy Assistant Director of FBI Cyber, Brett Leatherman, on the Lawfare podcast:
Cybercriminals use social engineering techniques to gain access to financial, corporate, and network accounts. Using personal information, bad actors invade networks, steal data, and extort victims. Learn how to protect yourself and stay vigilant:
The owners of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, CO, have been charged with PPP fraud and other related counts after a federal indictment.
@USAO_CO
news release:
In 2023, Coloradans ranked No. 7 in the U.S in terms of scam complaints per capita, and they lost nearly $9 million more to fraudsters than they did the year before. Learn more in this
#FBIDenver
news release:
It's
#WorldQuantumDay
! Learn how the National Counterintelligence Task Force's Quantum Information Science Counterintelligence Protection Team unites
#FBI
w/our intelligence & security partners to protect quantum information science and technology: