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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Barak" data-source="post: 1430920" data-attributes="member: 3028">Well Diaglo, according to my extensive TV and book lore (so it's not worth much!) a kidnapping becomes a federal crime once enough time has elapsed for the kidnapper to -possibly- have crossed state line.  So if it occurs close to a state line, it becomes a federal crime quickly.  If it happens in the heart of Texas, it takes a while.As for the reaction of local police, I'd say it depends.  In some case they'd get p'd off, seeing the feds as "seeing them as country bumpkins" or "glory-hogs".  In other cases, they might just be happy to see a particularly horrible/difficult case taken off their hands.  Not to mention the facts that they know the FBI can bring in a lot of resources, so they might be thankful for that.  So, really it depends.</blockquote>