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Thieves Break into Homeland Security Agents’ Cars in Detroit’s Corktown Area
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — Detroit’s popular Corktown business district continues to have problems with car thefts and break-ins. The latest: Two unmarked cars belonging to federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security were broken into Wednesday night at Corktown as agents were dining at the new Batch Brewery at 1400 Porter St.,…
FBI to Investigate Hanging Death of Black Man in Mississippi
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is helping investigate the hanging death of a 54-year-old black man in Mississippi. Local police in the small central Mississippi town of Port Gibson requested the bureau’s help to determine whether Otis Byrd was murdered or committed suicide. Byrd was last seen on March 2 and was found Thursday…
Judge Threatens Justice Department with Sanctions over Immigration Case
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Justice Department attorneys are under scrutiny after a federal judge said they may have misled him about when President Obama’s immigration plans were implemented. The Associated Press reports that U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen, who has blocked President Obama‘s immigration executive action, hinted that sanctions could be forthcoming if he was…
Border Patrol Agent Fatally Shot ‘Illegal Border Crosser;’ Investigation Under way
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An investigation is underway after a Border Patrol agent fatally shot a suspected “illegal border crosser” Thursday while on patrol near the U.S.-Canada border in Washington State, CNN reports. CBP said the agent, whose identity has not been released, fired his weapon after he was assaulted by the suspect. “The agent…
Secret Service Director Disputes News Accounts of White House Crash
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Secret Service Director Joe Clancy disputed news reports that two high-ranking agents drunkenly crashed into a gate at the White House. “Previous reports of a crash are inaccurate — there was no crash,” Clancy said at a Senate Appropriations Homeland Security subcommittee hearing, CNN reports. “The video shows the vehicle entering…
Video Shows Border Patrol Agent’s Questionable Handling of Motorist
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A video has surfaced showing a Border Patrol agent potentially mishandling a driver who refused to say where he was going and declined a search. “What is your reasonable suspicion?” asked Rick Herbert, who was in the car with his 4-year-old son. The agent grabbed Herbet by the arm. “Hey, dude,…
FBI Special Agent Fired Amid Allegations of Stealing Cash While on Drug Task Force
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A special agent for the FBI has been fired and is under investigation for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars while working on a drug task force in Riverside, Calif., ABC7 reports. Scott Bowman, who joined the bureau in 2005, was escorted out of FBI headquarters in early February and fired. He…