Ashcroft unveils investigative information-sharing initiative

Thursday, October 10, 2002

ST. LOUIS -- A regional electronic database enabling federal, state and local law enforcers in parts of Missouri and Illinois is a "revolutionary" information-sharing tool in fighting and preventing crime in post-Sept. 11 America, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Wednesday.

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