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FBI Reaches 1M Followers on Twitter, Continues to Combat Crime with Social Media
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI announced Tuesday that it has reached 1 million followers on Twitter. That’s quite an achievement for a federal agency that uses social media to help capture suspects, locate missing children and warn of dangers. As we pass one million followers, we #thankyou for connecting to learn more about your…
Rob 2 or More Banks in California And You Get a Nickname Courtesy of a Special Agent
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Plain Jane Bandit. Gone Plaid Bandit. Grandma Bandit. Anyone who robs two more more banks in Los Angeles gets a nickname, Vanity Fair reports. The idea is to help people keep track of the numerous bank robbers that are on the loose. The practice began in the 1980s when Los Angeles…
CNN: U.S. Increasing Security at More Than 9,500 Federal Buildings
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In the wake of the attack in Canada, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said he’s ordering more security for more than 9,500 federal government buildings, CNN reported. CNN reports that Johnson said the new security measures are a precautionary guard against “continued public calls by terrorist organizations for attacks…
College Friend of Suspected Boston Marathon Bomber Convicted of Lying to FBI Task Force in Boston Marathon Probe
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com After an eight-day trial, a Boston federal jury Tuesday convicted a college friend of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, of making false statements to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. Robel Phillipos, 21, of Cambridge, Mass., was found guilty of making false statements on April 20 and April 25 in…
Attorney General Eric Holder Tells Thousands of Cops That Many Departments Need to Address Community Tension and Trust
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ORLANDO, Fla. — Eric Holder delivered his last speech as Attorney General on Monday before the annual International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in Orlando. He’s stepping down from the job. During his speech before thousands of law enforcement folks, Holder mentioned Ferguson, Mo., and the need for police to…
Seattle Times Outraged After Discovering FBI Created Bogus News Site to Capture Suspect
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI created a bogus Seattle Times web page and posted a fake news story in an attempt to plant software on the computer of a juvenile suspected of making bomb threats at a high school in 2007, the Seattle Times reports. The discovery by the ACLU was revealed on Twitter…
Could Loretta Lynch Become First Black Woman to Become Attorney General? She’s a Top Candidate
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The leading candidate to replace Attorney General Eric Holder appears to be Loretta Lynch, the head prosecutor in Brooklyn, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The news comes after another top candidate withdrew her name. Others being considered are General Donald Verrilli and Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, according to the…