March 1, 2013
FBI Forensic Artists Construct Facial Models of Missing Bodies
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI artists are crafting facial models of people whose remains were found and never identified, The Virginian-Pilot reports. The idea is to release the images to the public and hope someone can identify them Forensic artists construct “facial approximations ” using plastic and molding material, The Virginian Pilot reported. The busts were…
Justice Department Faces Serious Cuts If Sequestration Isn’t Avoided Today
Steve Neavling ticklethewire The Justice Department faces $1.6 billion in cuts – nearly 10% of it budget – if Congress and the White House can’t reach an agreement on the nation’s spending plan by later today, NPR reports. Obama earlier warned of big cuts to federal law enforcement. “FBI Agents will be furloughed,” Obama warned….
Border Patrol Uses Drones to Track Down Illegal Immigrants, Drugs
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Customs and Border Protection has purchased 10 drones since 2005 to hunt down illegal immigrants, ABC 10 News reports. The Predator drones helped track down nearly 4,000 illegal immigrants and nine tons of marijuana, ABC News reported, citing records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. The local ACLU said drones pose…
Homeland Security Director Napolitano Denied Role in Release of Illegal Immigrants Ahead of Sequestration
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Department of Homeland Security Director Janet Napolitano said she had no part in the recent release of hundreds of low-risk, undocumented immigrant detainees ahead of impending federal spending cuts under the sequestration, ABC News reports. “Detainee populations and how that is managed back and forth is really handled by career officials in…