Security Intelligence – A Roundup of Significant Articles on ForeignAffairs.co.nz for April 29, 2025

Security Intelligence: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on April 29, 2025.

MIL-OSI Australia: Police conducted dedicated day of action enforcing road rules across North West
Source: New South Wales Community and Justice Police conducted dedicated day of action enforcing road rules across North West Tuesday, 29 April 2025 – 10:25 am. Police conducted a dedicated day of action enforcing the road rules across North West Tasmania yesterday, aimed at detecting and deterring unsafe behaviours that contribute to fatal and serious […]

MIL-OSI Australia: City takes another step towards smarter waste
Source: South Australia Police Wanneroo Council has appointed Talis Consultants to progress concept and detailed designs for the Neerabup Resource Recovery Precinct. The concept designs will incorporate key infrastructure, including a waste transfer station, community recycling centre and materials recovery facility. Community engagement will form an important part of the design process, with consultation planned […]

MIL-OSI USA: ICE and U.S. Border Patrol assist in local sex crime investigation involving previously deported illegal alien
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement HOUGHTON LAKE, Mich – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol assisted the Roscommon County Sheriff’s Office in the investigation and arrest of an illegal alien accused of raping an 18-year-old girl April 25. ICE Homeland Security Investigations Traverse City special agents and USBP agents from USBP […]

MIL-Evening Report: ‘I’m always afraid for the future of my family’: why it’s too hard for some refugees to reunite with loved ones
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Anne Kenny, Associate Professor, School of Law, Murdoch University When refugees flee their home country due to war, violence, conflict or persecution, they are often forced to leave behind their families. For more than 30,000 people who have sought asylum in Australia since arriving more than […]

MIL-OSI USA: Peters & Slotkin to President Trump: “Selfridge is the Ideal Location” for Future Fighter Mission
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Michigan Gary Peters WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (MI) and Elissa Slotkin (MI) underscored their willingness to work with President Trump and his Administration to secure a new fighter mission at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County. In a letter to President Trump, Peters […]

MIL-OSI Security: Former School Bus Driver Pleads Guilty to Possessing Thousands of Images of Child Sexual Abuse Material
Source: Office of United States Attorneys RIVERSIDE, California – A San Bernardino County man who once worked as a school bus driver pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for possessing thousands of images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Donal James Seaver, 51, of Hesperia, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of […]

MIL-OSI Security: Norteño Gang Member Sentenced for Manufacturing Destructive Devices and Possessing a Silencer
Source: Office of United States Attorneys Joseph Marcus Silva, 28, of Porterville, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Thurston to five years and 11 months in prison for manufacturing three destructive devices and possessing an unregistered silencer, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced. According to court documents, Silva is a member of […]

MIL-OSI USA: LEADER JEFFRIES: “REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN ON THE RUN, BUT THEY CAN NO LONGER HIDE”
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (8th District of New York) Know Your Immigration Rights If you or a loved one encounter immigration enforcement officials, it is essential that you know your rights and have prepared your household for all possible outcomes. Ask for a warrant: The Fourth Amendment of the […]

MIL-OSI USA: Senator Marshall Visits VBA in Wichita as City is Recognized as the Best Place in America for Veterans’ Health Care
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Kansas Roger Marshall Wichita, KS – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) met with leadership at the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) in Wichita last week. “It was great to meet with the Veterans Benefits Administration leadership team in Wichita,” said Senator Marshall. “My visit reaffirmed why Wichita has been recognized as the top […]

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Events – REPORTERS FACING MULTIPLE CHALLENGES COVERING THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY – AUT
Source: Auckland University of Technology (AUT) The challenges faced by journalists covering the climate emergency will be at the heart of a public symposium at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) next month.   The symposium, titled Framing the Emergency: Climate Journalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, will explore how journalists report on the climate crisis, what more […]

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Serious crash, Whitiora, Hamilton
Source: New Zealand Police (District News) Motorists are asked to avoid the intersection of Mill and Ulster Streets in Whitiora, Hamilton, this morning, after a crash has left one person seriously injured. Police were called to the crash, involving a vehicle and a cyclist, about 5.55am.  Traffic management will be in place.  Motorists should take […]

MIL-OSI USA News: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Strengthens America’s Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens
Source: The White House EMPOWERING LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to empower state and local law enforcement to relentlessly pursue criminals and protect American communities. More specifically, the Order directs the Attorney General to: Create a mechanism to provide legal resources and indemnification for officers facing […]

MIL-OSI USA News: Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens
Source: The White House class=”has-text-align-left”>By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  Safe communities rely on the backbone and heroism of a tough and well-equipped police force.  My Administration is steadfastly committed to empowering State and […]

MIL-OSI USA News: Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens
Source: The White House class=”has-text-align-left”>By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and Policy. Federal supremacy with respect to immigration, national security, and foreign policy is axiomatic. The Constitution provides the Federal Government with plenary authority […]

MIL-OSI: Five Star Bancorp Announces First Quarter 2025 Results
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., April 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Five Star Bancorp (Nasdaq: FSBC) (“Five Star” or the “Company”), a holding company that operates through its wholly owned banking subsidiary, Five Star Bank (the “Bank”), today reported net income of $13.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $13.3 […]

MIL-OSI Security: Ohio Men Receive Lengthy Prison Sentences for Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine, and other charges
Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) AKRON, Ohio – Andrew Corbin, 36, and Calvin Roberts, 42, both of Akron, have been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking conspiracy charges. U.S. District Court Judge John R. Adams sentenced Corbin to 15 years (180 months) in prison. Corbin pleaded […]

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Budget 2025: The Growth Budget
Source: New Zealand Government Tēna koutou kātoa.  Greetings everyone. Can I thank you Malcolm for that kind introduction and thank everyone who has taken the time to be here today. My special thanks go to our hosts Metco Engineering and the Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce.Let me also acknowledge my colleagues who join us today […]

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Arrest made following serious assualt – Palmerston North
Source: New Zealand Police (National News) Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Thompson: A 42-year-old Palmerston North man has been arrested and charged in relation to a serious assault in Cloverlea last month. A man was found at a Cecil Place address with critical injuries on 1 March 2025 and continues to recover in […]

MIL-OSI Security: Accountant Pleads Guilty to $8 Million Tax Fraud
Source: Office of United States Attorneys PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Rodney Ermel, 71, of Colorado entered a plea of guilty today before United States District Court Judge Mark Kearney on charges of tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud the United States. According to court documents and statements made in court, […]

MIL-OSI Security: Fresno County Farmer Sentenced to Prison for Crop Insurance Fraud
Source: Office of United States Attorneys Jatinderjeet “Jyoti” Sihota, 40, of Selma, was sentenced today to one year in prison for conspiring to commit crop insurance fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith announced. According to court records, for many years, Sihota’s family’s farming operation produced table grapes and other crops in Fresno and Tulare Counties, and […]