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FBI and ATF Join Hunt for Cop Killer in Seattle
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI and ATF have joined the hunt for the killer of Seattle cop Tim Brenton, who was gunned down while sitting in his cruiser Saturday night, King5 TV reported. Authorities said they believe the killing was well planned, but officer Tim Brenton and his partner Britt Sweeney were random targets,…
NY Appeals Court Rules that Deported Syrian Suspected of Terrorism Can’t Sue U.S.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The U.S. government scored a victory in the deportation of a Syrian-born Canadian Maher Arar who was deported to Syria after being arrested in New York for being a suspected terrorist, the Canwest newservice reported. The 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals rejected Arar’s bid to sue the U.S. over his case,…
Kansas FBI Task Force Shoots and Wounds Wanted Man in Gunfire Exchange
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A man wanted on a warrant for aggravated assault, was shot and wounded Sunday in a Kansas City, Ks., suburb after exchanging gunfire with an FBI Violent Crime Safe Streets Task Force, the Kansas City Star reported. The paper reported that task force members confronted the man about 7:15 p.m. outside…
Juror Complains About Fellow Juror in John Gotti Jr. Trial
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The New York tabloids are having a blast with a jury dispute in the federal trial of mobster John Gotti Jr. One juror wrote a note to the judge voicing concern about a fellow loud mouth juror. “There’s more infighting on the Gotti jury than at a gangland sitdown – and…
60 Minutes Reports that Japanese Mafia Don Agreed to Provide Info to FBI and Donate $1 Million to UCLA Med Center to Get Liver Transplant
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com One of the top Mafia dons in Japan donated $1 million to a California medical center and cut a deal to provide info to the FBI to get a special visa to come to America and to get moved up on the list to receive a liver transplant, 60 Minutes reported…
FBI Documents Show VP Cheney Was Hazy on His Role in the Leaking of CIA Operative Valerie Plame
It sounds like a coverup. Or is it? Should we believe Cheney, the wily VP, who has been an outspoken critic of the Obama Administration? Mmmm. I’m sure plenty people have opinions on whether he’s being on the up and up. By Barton Gellman Washington Post Staff Writer Former vice president Richard B. Cheney told…
Slain FBI Dog “Freddy” Gets Some Respect
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI dog “Freddy”, a Belgian Malinois, may not get a 21 gun salute, but he will get a memorial, his name will be added to a memorial wall and he will be buried in Quantico, Va., an FBI press release said, according to the Detroit Free Press. Freddy was shot and…
Calif. Cop Under FBI Investigation Shot Himself to Death on the Street
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Burbank, Calif., cop who was under FBI investigation as part a wide-sweeping probe into his department’s use of excessive force, shot himself to death Thursday at the corner of a residential street in Burbank, the Burbank Leader reported. The publication reported that witnesses saw Sgt. Neil Thomas Gunn Sr., 50,…