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Justice Department Blasts Ferguson Police for Discrimination, Abuse of Power
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A long-awaited report on Ferguson found numerous constitutional violations that called for new oversight, retraining of employees and abandoning the current approach to policing. The New York Times reports that the Justice Department criticized Ferguson police for routinely making unlawful searches, hurling racial insults and treating anyone as a criminal for…
LA Times: Does End of Homeland Security Stalemate Mean New Type of GOP Leadership?
By Los Angeles Times Editorial It took the House GOP leadership a couple of weeks, but it finally conceded defeat Tuesday and allowed a “clean” funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security to come up for a vote. With all 182 Democrats in the Capitol and 75 of the 242 Republicans lining up in…
DEA Group Apologizes for Tweet Commemorating Black History Month with Arrest
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A group affiliated with the DEA has apologized after tweeting a photo of a Harlem drug dealer to commemorate Black History month, The Washington Post reports. The DEA said the tweet was a misunderstanding. “The focus of original tweet was to be invaluable hard work of African American DEA agents, not…
FBI Arrests Lone Gunman Accused of Shooting Spree in Washington D.C., Baltimore
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI arrested a man accused of at least five shootings in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area over the past two weeks. The New York Daily News reports that the suspect, whose name has not yet been released, also shot up the NSA building Tuesday. “We believe the subject responsible…
FBI Adds 6 Agents to Indianapolis Office to Fight Violent Crime
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is adding agents to its Indianapolis office to help fight violent crime, Fox 59 reports. Special Agent in Charge W. Jay Abbott, who said he has “a lot of confidence and true hope for our community here in Indianapolis” has added six agent to investigate gang activities and violent…
Republicans Give Up Fight Against Obama’s Immigration Plan with Homeland Security Budget
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com After all the outrage and pledges to dig in for a fight against President Obama’s immigration plan, Republicans in the House gave up Tuesday and voted to fund Homeland Security to avoid a partial shutdown of the agency. The New York Times reports that Speaker John A. Boehner built a coalition…
Legalizing Medical Pot in Utah Would Make Bunnies Go Crazy, DEA Agent Insists
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA has proposed numerous reasons to oppose medical marijuana – health effects, lack of motivation, dependency. But the latest reason given by a DEA agent may be the most memorable. Speaking to a Utah Senate panel about a bill that would allow certain patients to consume edible cannabis, Special Agent Matt…
Petraeus Reaches Deal to Plead Guilty to Misdemeanor But Will Likely Not Face Prison Time
By Adam Goldman and Sari Horwitz Washington Post WASHINGTON — Lawyers for David H. Petraeus have reached an agreement with federal prosecutors for the retired general and former CIA director to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge in connection with his handling of classified materials. As part of the agreement, Petraeus admitted to improperly retaining…