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A Theft That’s Bound to Get Plenty of Attention: Thieves Swipe Houston FBI Agents Gun and ID
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Some thefts get more attention than others. Count on this one getting plenty of attention from the public and law enforcement. The Associated Press reported that thieves stole a handgun and identification documents from an FBI agents car that was parked at a Houston gas station on Wednesday. AP reported that…
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FBI Investigating Whether Somali Terror Group Is Successfully Recruiting Americans
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A year-long investigation into a Somali terror group’s efforts to recruit Americans may be gathering steam in Minnesota, the Associated Press reports. The FBI has been focusing on Minnesota because it’s home to the largest Somali population in the U.S., according to the AP. Fueling fears that al-Shabab is succeeding in its…
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Border Patrol Agent Arrested on Allegations of Molesting His 14-year-old Relative
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A veteran Border Patrol agent faces charges of indecency with a child after surrendering to authorities following accusations that he molested a 14-year-old relative, 6 News reports. Jose Jalomos, 49, is to be charged in two counties where he’s accused of fondling the girl at a ranch and another undisclosed location over…
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Feds: Chicago Teen Who Pulled Trigger on Fake Car Bomb Was Not Entrapped
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors dismissed claims from the attorney of an Illinois teen Thursday that undercover FBI agents entrapped his client, the Chicago Tribune reports. Although Ahmed Daoud pulled the trigger on what he thought was a car bomb outside a Chicago bar, he only did so because he was manipulated by undercover FBI…
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The U.S. vs Detroit’s Ex-Mayor Kwame Malik Kilpatrick
By Allan Lengel For Deadline Detroit DETROIT — More than two years after he was indicted by the feds, and four years after he resigned in disgrace as mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick steps into the legal ring in federal court Friday, ready to do battle as he tries to stay free and remain with his wife…
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Man Who Took Hostage at FBI Building Anguished Over Ex-Wife’s Death
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A 41-year-old man charged Wednesday with holding a hostage at knifepoint in a Salt Lake City office building that houses the FBI wanted to speak with the bureau’s forensic psychiatrist, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Robert Joseph Hibbard was upset about his ex-wife’s death and what he considered to be a botched…
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Son of Massacre Victim Wants FBI to Keep Stats on Anti-Sikh Hate Crimes
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The son of a woman killed at a Sikh Temple in Wisconsin is urging the federal government to begin tracking hate crimes against Sikhs, the Associated Press reports. At a Senate hearing Wednesday, Harpreet Singh Saini, 18, said his mother deserves “the dignity of being a statistic.” The Department of Justice said…
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Border Patrol Pilot in Hot Water After Flying Helicopter Over Football Field for Son
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A father who flew a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol helicopter over a high school football field in northern Virginia has some explaining to do, the Washington Times reports. From the low-flying helicopter, the border patrol pilot dropped a stuffed animal that carried an invitation to the homecoming dance from his son…