On TV and in the movies, law enforcement always wins. Though there may be some friction between different jurisdictions, the whip-smart sleuths always end up coordinating their efforts and catching the bad guy through clever detective work.
But in real life, things rarely work out that way. It may take years before different local and federal law enforcement agencies even realize that they’ve got a common problem. And when they do, there’s often little information for them to go on…
