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Border Patrol Beefs Up Security After Claim That Agent Kidnapped
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A claim that a Border Patrol agent was kidnapped by a Mexican cartel has prompted the agency to increase safety in some border towns, UPI reports. As new safety measures are taken, Border Patrol officials said no agents are missing from the Rio Grande Valley sector, but they are still trying…
President George W. Bush Paved Way for Weakened Secret Service
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service’s ability to carry out its duties to protect the president was compromised by the expansion of duties in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the Washington Post reports. That explains the recent string of embarrassing security lapses, the Post reported, citing interviews and government documents….
Ogden Editorial: Secret Service Needs New Leader Who Won’t Tolerate Inefficiency
Ogden Newspapers Editorial Board Unless the Secret Service is shaken up at the very top, the agency charged with protecting the president and other top officials will not correct problems that threaten its mission, an investigation has concluded. After scandal after scandal – including lapses in which the president was put at risk – a…
Number of Weapons Seized at Airports This Year Increased 20% Over Last Year
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The number of weapons seized at airports this year have increased 20% over last year, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. TSA agents have confiscated 2,164 guns as of Christmas, which marks the seventh consecutive year of increases in the number of weapons seized. So what’s the deal? Haven’t people been warned enough…
At Least 7 Arrested for Threatening NYPD Police Following Shooting of 2 Officers
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Authorities have arrested at least seven people for allegedly threatening police after a man shot two NYPD officers in the head Saturday in retaliation for the recent deaths of black men at the hands of white cops, CNN reports. Police have been encouraging the public to report all threats so law…
Gambling Case Postponed While Judge Decides Wether FBI Overstepped Authority
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A federal judge has postponed an illegal Internet gambling trial to determine whether FBI agents went beyond the law when they entered Las Vegas hotel suites without a warrant and obtained information from the computers of the suspects, the Associated Press reports. The Jan. 12 trial date was vacated pending a…
Wanted Felon Dies After Being Shot with Stun Gun by Border Patrol Agents
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A 40-year-old man is dead after he was shot by a border inspector with a stun gun at the busy border crossing of San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, the Associated Press reports. Police said the incident happened after a man leaped over a counter and attacked an inspector while being escorted…