Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Armed militias are complicating already tense, complex crackdowns on immigration, the Border Patrol has warned. The Associated Press reports that the Border Patrol issued a warning to agents to be on the look out for militias that are working in fatigues but have no authority law enforcement authority or training. The warning…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal investigation into claims that a Border Patrol agent drew his gun on an Iowa Boy Scout has found no evidence of wrongdoing, Homeland Security announced Monday. During the investigation, which cost the inspector general’s office $19,000, feds reviewed surveillance video and interviewed children and adults, the Washington Post reports. “All…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Philadelphia man who ran a prostitution business with unsuspecting girls ages 18 and younger was sentenced Monday to 262 months in prison, the FBI announced. Rahim McIntyre, 35, was convicted on three counts of sex trafficking. McIntyre, who also is known as King Kobra, was accused of psychologically manipulating girls to…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A TSA airport screener is accused of helping a burqa-wearing man rob a bank, the Chicago Tribune reports. Investigators said ATM technician Gildardo Lopez Jr. was disguised as a woman as he went inside an ATM vestibule and emerged 15 minutes later with $168,174 in cash, the FBI alleges. Outside in a…
By Editorial Board Springfield News-Leader On Aug. 9, unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson at 12:01 p.m. in Ferguson. A vigil on Aug. 10 turned violent. The situation deteriorated from there. Riots and arrests. Tear gas and rubber bullets. Real bullets, riot gear and military-grade displays of force….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal government has ordered an independent autopsy of Michael Brown as violence continues to erupt in Ferguson, the Washington Post reports. The request Sunday comes as the Justice Department pledges to take a play an intensified role in the investigation of the fatal police shooting of the unarmed black teenager. The…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As violence erupted in Ferguson during protests overnight, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon deployed the National Guard in hopes of avoiding more looting and shootings, the USA Today reports. The order comes after another clash between police and protesters. Police reported dodging bullets and Molotov cocktails Sunday night and early Monday morning. No…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A key FBI agent who helped nab a state senator and 19 others lavished his targets with tens of thousands of dollars, lawyers for one of the defendants argued last week. The Associated Press reports that the agent was removed from the case over financial improprieties. One of the defendant’s lawyers called…
