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Seventy-two officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty during 2011, according to preliminary statistics from an FBI report.

Metra, a commuter train service, announced its plans to ramp up security for the NATO Summit, including closing 26 stations on Monday, May 21.

The American Civil Liberties Union said that border inspectors have used excessive force and performed humiliating body searches on travelers entering the United States from Mexico.

Americans are less concerned about nearly all aspects of security than they were 12 months ago, but an overwhelming majority consider security issues very important when assessing presidential candidates, according to research by Unisys Corporation.

Montrealers using the métro system will see an increased police and transit authority security presence on their station platforms after a trio of smoke bombs shut down the system on Thursday.

TSA agents discovered a disassembled .40 caliber gun hidden inside three stuffed animals in a Providence airport.

TSA's top finds this week also include a tomahawk, multiple replica grenades and a speargun. 

A DHS internal report cites weaknesses with airports' body scanners, giving eight classified recommendations for improved screening. 

A FEMA report from March 2012 ranks recovery, protection and cybersecurity as weak areas in states' defense against disaster. 

The Transportation Security Administration has shelved $184 million in security equipment in a Texas warehouse rather than in the airports for which it was bought.