January 1 - Three high-ranking police officers were assassinated in a separate incidents in Chechnya and Dagestan, local Interior Ministry officials said.

One high-ranking German police official stated, "The only information we have connecting the three Hamburg suspects is the FBI's assertion that there is a connection."

He was credited with supporting important human rights investigations that led to trials and convictions against high-ranking police and military officers involved in political assassinations.

In 2003, three high-ranking police officers had sent letters to the home ministry, on rampant illegal activity in Junagadh by Shiva, with protection from his MP uncle.

After statements from 15 high-ranking police officers yielded no evidence of such an order, that portion of the claim was dropped.

Two high-ranking police officers were killed when they drove over a land mine, which the authorities said had been hidden by those they were seeking.

Vivian Kaplan and several other FAPers, including one high-ranking police official with stripes and gold braid, sat or stood around, looking grim.

Neighboring towns have high-ranking police and fire officials.

Earlier this year, Commissioner Scoppetta announced the creation of an interdepartmental committee of high-ranking police and fire officials.

Four high-ranking police officers, including a chief constable, face a criminal investigation over claims that evidence was withheld from a murder trial.