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In this complex, globalized, post 9/11 world,
our operational partnerships have never been more
important to our efforts to protect your communities.
 Today,
we work with colleagues at every level of government—local,
state, federal, even international—across the
law enforcement, intelligence, and first responder
communities. We lead and take part in multi-agency
task forces, intelligence groups and fusion centers,
and public and private sector alliances. A number of
our partners literally sit shoulder-to-shoulder with
us in FBI space, just as we share our agents and analysts
with other agencies. We work closely on joint investigations—sometimes
taking the lead, sometimes taking a back seat to others,
sometimes contributing equally among many agencies.
Our work with our colleagues, in fact, is so intertwined
today that it’s often nearly impossible to separate
the contributions of one agency—and one nation—from
the next.
In San Diego, our major partnerships include:
The San Diego Joint Terrorism Task Force
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 The San Diego
Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF)
brings together representatives of local, state, and
federal agencies by developing, collecting, analyzing,
and disseminating intelligence concerning terrorism
matters and bringing to bear the most effective investigative
tools to penetrate and neutralize identified terrorists
and terrorist organizations. The mission of the San
Diego is to protect San Diego and Imperial Counties
and the United States against potential terrorist attacks.
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The San Diego Field
Intelligence Group (FIG) works
to meet current and emerging national security and
criminal threats through proactive investigations.
The strategic goal of the FIG is to build and sustain
an enterprise-wide intelligence capability that provides
useful, appropriate, and timely information and analysis
to the intelligence and law enforcement communities.
- We participate in the FBI Counterintelligence Strategic Partnerships Program, which builds relationships between private industry, academia, government agencies, the FBI, and its counterintelligence community partners to identify and protect projects of great importance to the U.S. government.
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The San Diego
InfraGard Chapter is the local arm
of a national information-sharing alliance between
private industry, academia, and government focused
on protecting critical national infrastructures
against attack from foreign and domestic threats.
It supports
all FBI investigative programs, especially counterterrorism,
counterintelligence, and cyber crime. For more
information, contact San Diego InfraGard Chapter
Coordinator Special
Agent Erika Foxworth at (858) 565-1255.
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The Border
Liaison Program has created a working
relationship with Mexican officials, as well as all
U.S. entities with responsibility for border security
and international investigations. It closely coordinates
bi-national investigations with its Mexican counterparts.
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To battle cyber crime, we have a number of key partnerships:
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The Computer
and Technology Crime High-Tech Response Team (CATCH) is a multi-agency
task force formed in
June 2000 to apprehend and prosecute all criminals
who use technology to prey on the citizens of San Diego
and Imperial and Riverside Counties. CATCH is a cooperative
law enforcement effort that includes investigators
and vertical prosecutors from 16 agencies. It works
closely with other high-tech task forces and the private
sector.
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The San Diego Internet
Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force helps state and
local law enforcement
agencies
enhance their investigative response to offenders
and pedophiles who use the Internet, online communication
systems, or other computer technologies to sexually
exploit children. Participating agencies include
the
San Diego Police Department, San Diego Sheriff's
office, FBI, Chula Vista Police, Naval Criminal Investigative
Service, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Regional
Computer
Forensics Lab, Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
District Attorney's Office, and U.S. Attorney's Office.
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We also lead or take part in several major partnerships
targeting violent crime:
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The Violent
Crime Safe Streets Task Force (VCSSTF)
identifies and targets for prosecution individuals
and criminal enterprises involved in kidnappings, extortions,
threats, murder for hire, bank robberies, commercial
robberies, assaults on federal officers, fugitives,
crimes aboard aircraft, crimes on high seas, crimes
of violence against children, serial homicides, and
other complex multi-jurisdictional violent crimes.
The VCSSTF addresses the most violent criminal offenders/enterprises
in San Diego and maintains and equips an effective
cadre of experienced criminal investigators capable
of responding 24/7.
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The Violent
Gangs Safe Streets Task Force (VGSSTF) identifies, disrupts, and dismantles
violent gangs
and emerging criminal enterprises that have a federal
nexus and a compelling national interest. The task
force focuses primarily on the most prolific and
violent groups in its territory.
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Founded in 1992,
the Regional Auto Theft Team (RATT) responds to the
rampant and continuing auto theft
problem in San Diego. The RATT uses pro-active
investigative methods and public education to reduce
the incidence
of vehicle and cargo theft.
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