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FBI Wants to Hire Someone to Score Media Coverage of Bureau
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI wants to know how it’s perceived in the media. The Washington Times reports that the FBI is hiring a contractor to categorize news stories as “positive,” “neutral” or negative.” But what the FBI plans to do with the information remains unclear. The FBI also wouldn’t divulge why it wants the…
Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Shot, Killed During Robbery While On Vacation
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An off-duty Border Patrol agent vacationing with his family was shot and killed during a robbery in Texas, the Border Patrol said Sunday. “Another one of these typical robbery things,” Willacy County Sheriff Larry Spence said. “People fishing, people drive by, turn around, come back, pull weapons and rob them. “In this…
Texas Gov. Rick Perry Said Humanitarian Crisis at Mexico Border is ‘Side Issue’
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The crippling influx of migrant children escaping violence in Central America is a “side issue” to tackling the wave of crime from undocumented immigrants, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Sunday. While most politicians in Washington expressed concerns about the 62,000 unaccompanied minors crossing the border, Perry said he is “substantially more concerned…
TSA Administrator John Pistole Opens Up About Lessons Learned, Future of Agency
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com TSA Administrator John Pistole knows his agency has made some mistakes after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. In a candid interview with the Los Angeles Times, Pistole said the TSA’s policies are constantly evolving to protect U.S. travelers. Last year, the TSA announced that it would allow passengers to carry small knives…
The 23rd Anniversary Involving the Arrest of Luchese Mafia Boss Comes and Goes
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com As anniversaries go, July 28 came and went with little notice. But Jerry Capeci, a mob expert who runs Gang Land News, noted in a story that the date marked the 23d anniversary of the day “when two young FBI agents standing at a shopping mall outside of Scranton, Pennsylvania made one of…
Weekend Series on Law Enforcement History: The Mafia Crime Families
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FBI, Police Stop Cars Entering, Leaving Michigan Village During Murder Investigation of Teen Girl
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An investigation into the murder of a 14-year-old girl in suburban Detroit has prompted FBI agents and police to stop cars that leave or enter the village of Armada, the Free Press reports. The body of April Millsap was discovered near a trail as her dog stayed with her. Two joggers discovered…
FBI Dubs Bank Robber ‘Good Grammar Bandit’ for Error-Free Demand Note
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A man accused of robbing banks wrote error-free demand notes that prompted the FBI to dub him the “good Grammar Bandit,” the Associated Press reports. He’s accused of robbing four banks in metro Denver in less than a week. His letters were “perfectly typed, spelled and punctuated,” the AP wrote. The suspect…