bouchard and mr.. congressman that's a good question. we do interact and work extremely well with our federal partners but the communication is a salient point that we raised for a number of years. on many conference calls, we probably heard more about this incident than the news we're going to talk about today. you know, most of us i presume have top secret clearance sitting at this top, if not at least secret and there's a need for realtime information sharing on that capability. that's not in place. years ago, probably a decade ago i suggested they create such a platform. encrypted cell phone was created as such and i paid for it from my homeland security division chief. lo and behold found out they don't really work. >> so we don't have a device to communicate realtime. we almost have to go back to the days of runners where somebody has to go. >> you're talking about equipment. i'm talking about personal relationships. do y'all have a chance to interact and develop personal relationships so you kn

now recognizing chief bouchard. >> good morning.nd i am the sheriff of oakland county. i have been in law enforcement for over 30 years and run one of the nation's largest sheriff's office. i will be speaking briefly and in my testimony, i will go in more depth. i am the vice president in charge of governor affairs for the major county sheriffs and testifying on their behalf. like all of you and the fellow americans on 9/11 our world was changed dramatically. i was proud to lead a team to work at ground zero after the attack. in the last 15 years, our country has made great process to prepare and respond to prevent terrorists attacks. the men and woman of law enforcement work everyday to ensure the local streets as the chairman said so they do not become the next battleground. it's evolved and as the chief mentioned the expansion of enskripgs, inspiration of lone wolf attacks is very evident and prevalent. we find ourself in a new age where they operate beyond the con finds of the law and the applications and mobile devices. the mcs

bouchard and mr. acevedo, what is the biggest problem that you see with respect to information sharing? one of the things i see first and foremost, how long it takes to get a background check done for someone joining the task force which is maddening but what else do you see that we can work on and perhaps mr. miller can comment on ways we can fix it. the mou system seems to be one of them. maybe using the model new york is trying to implement nationwide might be something that could help for us. but i would like to hear from mr. demings first if i may. >> i will say that we enjoy a pretty good relationship with our federal authorities in the metropolitan and orlando area because of what we have in terms of the theme parks, we have federal agents who are embedded within our theme parks so that forces us to communicate i believe there's still room for improvement, however. the situation i talked about earlier in which a law enforcement officer stopped someone on the streets of our nation when they do a

bouchard and mr. demmings. >> thank you, congressman. that's a very good question.if we do interact and work extremely well with our federall partners but the communication is assailant point we have raised for a number of years. in fact on many of the conference calls the preamble is probably heard more about this incident in the news that we'll talk about today. most of us, i presume, have a top secret clearance sitting ato this table, if not at least secret, and there's a need for real-time information sharing on that capability. that is not in place. years ago, probably a decade ago issue suggested they create such a platform, and an increpted cell phone was created as such and i paid for it from my homeland security division chief and myself and we had a five ol' them. lo and behold we find out they don't work so they don't have the ability to communicate real-time. we have to goo back to the days of runners. >> you're talking more about equipment. i'm talking about personal relationships do you have a chance to interact and develop

a milwaukee man is sentenced for his involvement in a violent armed robbery at the bouchard's clothing store. 30-year-old "james wheeler" was sentenced in federal court to 19-years in prison. during the 2014 robbery -- he shot the store's co-owner in the chest -- seriously injuring him. another suspect was convicted in the robbery -- and was is also facing charges in a milwaukee murder case. that trial begins later this fall. police in pleasant prairie are looking for tips after a hit-and-run accident that badly hurt a man riding a motorcycle. police say last thursday, the driver of a van turned left into the path of the motorcycle at 80th and cooper. a witness reported the van pulled over briefly -- then took off. the 35-year-old victim remains in serious condition at froedtert hospital. police have received few tips...and are calling on the driver to come forward. that individualh something, if this was their family member that had been seriously injured in the accident, theyd want somebody to step forward and thats all were asking. the van is a newer model dodge or chrysler. it's da

bouchard. >> reporter: messages to loved ones. >> and my lovely son mathd ucar minute solito your mother and i miss you dearly and may god hold you in the palm of his hands until we meet again. >> and my irrepressably goofy baby brother lewis years we still can't believe you're not coming back. >> reporter: governor charlie baker emotional as he watched sons and daughters who have grown up pay tribute to their parents. >> think about all those people whose moms and dads didn't get to watch them grow up. for leslie blair the annual memorials are cathartic but the memories of her 35-year-old sister susan tower that fateful day are difficult to relive. >> to hear her name again, i always tear up, as i'm doing now. i miss her dearly. it never really gets any easier. >> reporter: the events concluded with the civilian bravery award in the name of flight attendant madeleine amy sweeney who called from the first flight with critical information about the five hijackers. her the honor to the wife. >> i wish my husband were sitting next to me i want everybody to think about helping other people.

i'm michael bouchard. i've been in law enforcement almost 30 years and run one of the largest nation's sheriff's offices. i will be speaking briefly. i go into greater depth. so we will be 30,000 foot on this. i'm the vice president in charge of government affairs for the sheriffs association of america and i'm testifying on their behalf. like all of you and all of our fellow americans, on 9/# 1 our world was changed dramatically. i was proud to lead a team to work at ground zero immediately after the fact. over the past 15 years our country has made great progress in our ability to prepare for, respond to and prevent terrorist attacks. the men and women of law enforcement work every day to make sure our communities and our neighborhood streets do not become the next battle ground. the nature of violence in america and around the world has evolved. as the good chief mentioned, the expansion of encryption, use of social media for mass prop began dan, lone wolf attacks, and recruitment is very evident and ve

marie bouchard. >> reporter: among the names of the local victims read messages to loved ones. >> and my lovely son m carmen solito your mother and i miss you dearly and may god hold you in the palm of his hands until we meet again. >> and my irrepressably goofy baby brother ariel lewis jacob despite it being 15 years we still can't believe you're not coming back. >> governor charlie baker emotional as he watched sons and daughters who have grown >> these mom and dads didn't get to watch their kids grow up. >> i can really say that she was my best friend. >> reporter: for leslie blair the annual memorials are cathartic but the memories of her 35-year-old sister susan blair who was in the south tower that fateful day are difficult to relive. >> to hear her name again i always tear up, as i'm doing now. i miss her dear >> the events concluded with the civilian bravery award in the name of flight attendant mad run -- madeleine amy sweeney who called with critical information. her daughter presented the honor to the wife of george who died protected a waitress during a taunton stabbing ra

richard moore was rained on second-degree murder charges for the stabbing death of jo ann bouchard who was found dead in her home labor prosecutors won't say how the pair knew each other but they did live together. moore was convicted of sexually assaulting a child in 1998. >>> two chelsea teenagers are accused of stabbing a taxi driver. police say the 15 and 17-year-old boys stabbed the driver in the neck with a box cutter last night after a disagreement over the fare. we are told the 15-year-old is out bail for another incident at the time. the victim, a 57-year-old man suffered serious injuries but is expected to of sexually assaulting disabled patients in his care faced a judge today. police say it happened when the man drove the patients to an adult daycare. crystal haynes has some new information on the story you saw first fox 25 last week. >> reporter: anything to say to your victim? >> reporter: 57-year-old robert mcneil stood outside of plymouth district court silent holding a bible while a g.p.s. bracelet put to track his every movement was activated. the former care driver i

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now, inside of the house they found joe juan bouchard dead. now, within the last couple hours we have learned this is now once again a homicide investigation. we just saw investigators go back into the house to collect evidence. now, neighbors told us joanne introduced them to a man who was living at the home recently. fox 25 has learned the man has a criminal past. we also found him on the sex offender registry web site with this address, that was listed. police are not commenting on the joanne, but the carbone family across the street tell us they hang out all the time and they are just stunned. >> i think they had to have no conscience at all. i mean, to do to a single woman who is 51, she wouldn't hurt anybody. >> and back out here live within the last hour and a half, i called the district attorney's office and they are not commenting on anything. lipped about this as well as danville new hampshire police. as soon as we learn more we will update you on the situation once again at 5:30, for now, we are live in danville, new hampshire. mela

. >> my name is michael bouchard and i have been in law enforcement for almost 30 years. i'll be speaking briefly but in my actual testimony i submitted i will go into a greater depth and be at 30,000 foot. i'm the vice president in charge of affairs for major county sheriff's association of america and i'll testifying on their behalf and like all of you and all of our fellow americans on 9/11 our world was changed dramatically. the men and women of law enforcement work as neighbor streets do not become the next battleground. >> the major violence has evolved and the expansion of encryption and the use of social media and inspiration of lone wolf attacks and recruitment is very evident and very prevalent. we find ourselves at a new age where criminals and terrorists enthusiastically operate beyond the confines of law through encrypted networks and applications in mobile devices i'd like to submit our paper following this discussion. >> home grown violent extremists is another example of the threat environment facing local law enforcement. they come from a variety of backg

>> thank you.af the chair recognizes the sheriff >> thank you, good morning, my name is michael bouchard i'm the sheriff of open county and i've been in law enforcement for m almost 30 years and run one of the nations largest sheriffep offices but i will be speaking briefly but in my actual testimony i go into greater depths so we will kinda be at the 30,000 foot on this. the the vice president charge of government affairs and i'm testifying on their behalf. like all of you and all of our fellow americans, on 911, our world was changed dramatically. i was proud to lead a team to work at ground zero immediately after the attack and over the past 15 years, our country has made great progress in our ability to prepare for, respond to and prevent terrorist attacks men and women of law-enforcement work everyday to ensure our individual communities and our local neighborhoods do not become the next battleground. te we mention the expansion of next current corruption, social medit for mass propaganda, inspiration of lone wolf attacks and selective recruitment is very evident and very prevalent.

bouchard and mr. demings the same question. do we need more resources? fusion centers. michigan and florida. >> yes. i think nationwide, the fusion centers are in need of resources. because while all this has been going on, the country has gone thank you recession and that affected all the police agencies in terms of their budgets and personnel. i cut 165 positions during the downturn. which i don't have back. i have to pull someone out of our budget and out of our deployment and put them into the fusion central. it would be helpful if there was a way to original a combined platform, if they're going to be ascened to a federal join terrorism or joint effort, there could be some funding that would be able to add to the interaction and grow it. even i find it challenging because we're asked to be jttf, asked to be an identity theft, the secret service, a fugitive with the u.s. marshal. >> allow no get mr. demmings. my support to you for what your community experienced and what you need in a fusion center to gather the intelligence that you need. >> the fusion centers, the

klaus bothe carol marie bouchard j.francisco eligio bourdier thomas harold bowden, jr. donna m. bowen kimberly s. bowers veronique nicole bowers larry bowman shawn edward bowman, jr. gary r. box gennady boyarsky pamela boyce alfred j rocca allen p. boyle michael boyle alfred j. braca sandra conaty brace david brian brady sandy waugh bradshaw nicholas w. brandemarti alexander braginsky david reed gamboa brandhorst daniel raymond brandhorst patrice braut michelle renee bratton ronald michael breitweiser lydia estelle bravo frank h. brennan edward a. brennan iii peter brennan michael e. brennan daniel j. brethel thomas more brennan jonathan eric briley gary lee bright paul gary bristow mark a. brisman and my husband, joseph john berry. i will always love and miss you. as to your children to their spouses come your beautiful grandchildren, your family and mine and all your friends, we carry your heart in our hearts. today, my father, we remember and honor all of those lost and salute all of those who keep us safe. my brooke

somebody has to go polish the stars. [ applause ] klaus bothe carol marie bouchard j. donna m. bowen kimberly s. bowers veronique nicole bowers larry bowman shawn edward bowman jr. ganardi boarski kevin l. bowser gary r. box gennady boyarsky pamela boyce michael boyle alfred braca kevin hugh bracken sandra conaty brace david brian brady sandy bradshaw nicholas w. brandemarti alexander braginsky david reed gamboa brandhorst daniel raymond brandhorst patrice braut ronald michael breitweiser lydia e. bravo francis henry brennan edward a. brennan iii peter brennan thomas m. brennan jonathan briley gary lee bright paul gary bristow >> and my husband joseph john berry. i will always love you and miss you. as do your children, spouses, your eight beautiful grandchildren, your family and mine and all your friends. we carry your heart in our hearts, joe. >> today my daughter, brooke alexandra jackman, today we remember and honor all those lost and salute all those who keep us safe. my brooke, rookie cookies, the brookster, we have missed you so much over these past 15 years. yo

bouchard and mr. demings the same question. do we need more resources? fusion centers. michigan and florida. >> yes. i think nationwide, the fusion centers are in need of resources. because while all this has been going on, the country has gone thank you recession and that affected all the police agencies in terms of their budgets and personnel. i cut 165 positions during the downturn. which i don't have back. i have to pull someone out of our budget and out of our deployment and put them into the fusion center. it would be helpful if there was a way to original a combined platform, if they're going to be assigned basically to a federal joint terrorism or joint effort, there could be some funding that would be able to add to the interaction and grow it. a lot of agencies can't afford it. even i find it challenging because we're asked to be jttf, asked to be an identity theft, the secret service, a fugitive with the u.s. marshal. we're asked to be on all these different things. >> allow no get mr. demmings. my support to you for what your community experienced and what y