Steve Neavling ticklethwire.com Before Tamerlan Tsarnaez was accused of planting bombs at the finishing line at the Boston Marathon, the slain suspect participated in a triple murder in a nearby town, his friend told investigators, Reuters reports. The newly filed court records said Ibragim Todashev told investigators that Tsarnaez took part in a triple stabbing….
By Andrea Peterson Washington Post WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Philadelphia ruled Tuesday that the government must obtain a warrant to attach a GPS unit to a car. The case involved alleged pharmacy burglaries in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland: the authorities suspected a trio of brothers and slapped a magnetic GPS unit…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A recent survey found for the first time that a majority of Americans favor legalizing marijuana, Gallup reports. Gallup found that 58% of Americans support making pot legal – a major increase since 2005, when only 35% of the population favored legalization. The changing attitudes were seen over the past year in…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The White House staff likes to party. So says former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino in an upcoming book, “Life Inside the Bubble,” the Baltimore Sun reports. “The only bad behavior I ever witnessed at these events was by intoxicated White House staff,” Dan Bongino, who is running for office in Maryland’s…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As police increasingly respond to “active shooter” situations, Attorney General Eric Holder said new strategies must be developed to limit the death toll, CNN reports. Speaking at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in Philadelphia, Holder said mass shootings are on the rise. “Although research methods and results vary, it’s…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One of the top drug dealers on the illicit website Silk Road became an informant after he was busted selling drugs, The Smoking Gun reports. Steven Sadler, known as “Nod” on Silk Road, sold high-quality heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine, feds say. TSG reported that he was busted July 31 and “began cooperating,…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Speaking for the first time publicly about the budget challenges, new FBI Director James Comey said it will become increasingly difficult to fight crime because of the spending cuts, CBS Philly reports. Congressional spending cuts may have catastrophic consequences for the FBI as it faces more pressure to fight violent crime and…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Detroit’s FBI division has a new leader. Paul M. Abbate, who has a background in counterterrorism, will replace Robert Foley, who announced plans to step down in August after a year on the job. The appointment was first reported by ticklethewire.com and Deadline Detroit. Fox 2 reports that Abbate most recently was…
