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DEA Office Evacuated, Employees Quarantined After Suspicious Letter Found
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A threatening letter containing black powder prompted the evacuation of the DEA’s office in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood Thursday, the New York Daily News reports. The DEA evacuated a floor of its offices and quarantined three employees after the letter was opened at 9:15 a.m. Police, firefighters, medics and the FBI responded…
Attorney General Eric Holder Expresses Sympathy for Black Americans Who Distrust Law Enforcement
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Attorney General Eric Holder understands why many black Americans distrust police , he said in Ferguson where protesters have been rallying since an officer shot an unarmed black teen, Fox News reports. Holder met with about 50 community members to talk about law enforcement issues. Holder said his trip was meant to…
AG Eric Holder Pledges to Bring Justice in Case of Beheaded Journalist
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The extremist from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria will be held accountable for beheading American journalist James Foley, Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday, CBS DC reports. “Those who would perpetrate such acts need to understand something,” Holder said. “We have long memories and our reach is very wide and…
CBP Offers Citizens Up-Close Look at Monitoring Border, Keeping U.S. Safe
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com What’s it like protecting the border? The U.S. Border Patrol in Arizona is hosting a Citizens Academy beginning Oct. 15 to give residents and community leaders an inside look at the agency. The idea is to provider a greater sense of Border Patrol’s mission and its duties. Leaders warned that participants should…
DEA Cracks Down on Painkillers by Making it More Difficult to Get Them at Pharmacy
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA is cracking down on narcotic painkiller abuse by restricting how patients can receive the medication, the Wall Street Journal reports. The DEA plans to reclassify hydrocodone combination drugs like Vicodin, a move that will require people to receive a new prescription for painkillers every 90 days. Currently, painkiller users can…
FBI Confirms Authenticity of Video Showing Beheading of American Journalist
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A video purporting to show the beheading of American journalist James Foley is real, the FBI said Wednesday. “The FBI on Wednesday morning told the Foley family they believe the video is authentic,” according to GlobalPost, a Boston-based online publication that employed Foley as a freelancer, the Huffington Post reports. FBI Director…
Border Patrol Finds 9 Immigrants in Back of U-Haul Truck at Arizona Checkpoint
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents in Arizona found nine immigrants locked inside the cargo area of a U-Haul, AzFamily.com reports. Agent searched the trucks after becoming suspicious of the driver and passenger at a checkpoint near Amado. Inside were eight adults and one juvenile who had no fresh air or ability to escape. An…
Homeland Security Warns about Today’s ‘National Day of Rage’ Over Ferguson Shooting
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The activist group Anonymous has hatched plans for nationwide protests in Ferguson following the shooting death of Michael Brown, and Homeland Security is worried enough to issue a warning about the potential ramifications, the Caller reports. The group is calling for a “National Day of Rage” today. The bulletin was issued but…