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Weekend Series on Crime History: Mobster Frank Lucas, an Organized Crime Heroin Dealer
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Illinois Issues Medical Marijuana Licenses without FBI Background Check
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner surprised many people this week when he issued licenses to 70 medical marijuana businesses before they would have to undergo criminal background checks as required by state law, The Associated Press reports. Rauner said he began issuing the licenses because patients shouldn’t have to wait any longer…
Border Patrol Agent Opens Fire on Car After Driver Tries to Run Him Over
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent opened fire on a car in Texas after the driver tried to run him over Thursday night during a surveillance sting, ValleyCentral.com reports. Border Patrol agents approached two suspects while conducting surveillance in McAllen. When the federal agents identified themselves, authorities said the car tried to run…
Flyer of Drone That Crashed at White House May Be Charged Because of Washington Law
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When it comes to drones, it’s safe to say that law enforcement has looked the other way on many occasions. Not this time. A man accused of operating a drone that crash landed at the White House last week may be charged for violating national defense airspace, CNN reports. The flyer,…
Is Law Enforcement Crossing Line by Taking Photos of Drivers, Passengers?
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A license-plate scanning system designed to combat drug trafficking and other crimes has raised serious privacy questions because of the technology’s ability to snap photographs of drivers and their passengers, the ACLU said, reports Bloomberg. The concern is that authorities will combine the photographs with facial-recognition software. “This adds a whole…
Suburban Detroit Man Accused of Threatening to Behead NYPD Officer
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A suburban Detroit man with Asperger’s syndrome faces up to five years in prison after the FBI said he threatened on Facebook to behead a New York police officer who placed Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, in a fatal chokehold, the Detroit News reports. Alvaro Eduardo Guzman-Telles also is accused…
Republican’s Last-Ditch Effort to Halt President’s Immigration Plan Is Destined to Fail
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Even if Republicans pass a spending measure intended to squash President Obama’s executive action on immigration, they won’t be successful, PBS.org reports. PBS notes that a shutdown, which would happen if a funding plan isn’t in place by Feb. 27, would not impact about 85% of the agency’s workers, including those…
Head of Interpol in D.C. Accused of Exploiting His Power to Land Jobs for Relatives, Friends
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Warren Lewis, the executive officer at Interpol’s Washington D.C. office, is accused of exploiting his authority to get a job for his son and other relatives and acquaintances, Fox News reports. The Justice Department’s Inspector General’s Office revealed the findings in a reported released Wednesday. Other high-ranking officials are accused of…