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FBI to Media: Please Stop Identifying Mass Shooters
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has taken the unusual step of urging the media to stop identifying mass shooters, KSAT.com reports. The campaign, called “Don’t Name Them,” comes after researchers at Texas State University found that fame and past mass casualties often motivated shooters. “When the media covers it, it unfortunately puts ideas in people’s…
TSA Offers $15,000 for Ways to Improve Frustrating Screening Lines at Airports
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Security comes at a cost. Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, passengers have complained about long wait times and intrusive searches. Now the TSA is offering $15,000 for the best ideas for improving those frustrating screening lines, the Los Angeles Times reports. The challenge, said TSA spokesman Ross Feinstein, “is about leveraging…
Harold Shaw Named SAC of Intelligence in FBI’s New York Office
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Harold H. Shaw has been named special agent in charge of the Intelligence Division at the New York Field Office. Since April 2013, he has served as a section chief and deputy director for law enforcement at the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center (CTC) as a liaison between the FBI and the CIA,…
FBI Agent Who Combats Child Porn Charged with Assaulting Teen at Missouri Home
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent who works on a task force to combat child porn in Missouri has been charged with assault for allegedly choking a 13-year-old boy until he became unconscious, the Riverfront Times reports. Special Agent Scott Armstrong, 37, is due back in court Tuesday after pleading not guilty to misdemeanor third-degree…
Man Who Killed 6, Seriously Injured Rep. Giffords Planned More Serious Follow-Up Attack
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The man who killed six people and severely wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords planned a second attack that could have been more deadly, according to newly released FBI records obtained by the Los Angeles Times. FBI agents searching the Tucson, Ariz., residence of Jared Lee Loughner found a small safe containing bomb-making components….
Republicans Blame Environmental Protections on Curtailing Flow of Illegal Immigration
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Republicans are complaining that environmental laws intended to protect land and wildlife are hampering efforts to stop the flow of illegal immigrants, The Hill reports. About 800 miles along the Mexico-U.S. border – or 40% of the land – is controlled and protected by the Interior Department. The federal land protections are restricting…
Editorial: Extending Arrest Power to Guard Troops Is Unnecessary
By Editorial Board Beaumont Enterprise If there’s anything worse than Gov. Rick Perry sending 1,000 National Guard troops to the Mexican border to boost his presidential hopes, it’s Sen. Ted Cruz calling for them to have federal arrest powers – to boost his presidential hopes. That’s a bad idea, and someone like Cruz who says…
Parker: Law Enforcement Fatalities Up in First Half of the Year
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The number of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty went up 31% during the first half of 2014, compared to…