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Border Patrol Chief: Agency is Unfairly Criticized for Using Excessive Force
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Fisher said his agency is unfairly criticized for using excessive force, the Associated Press reports. Fisher said it’s a mischaracterization to describe his employees as “indiscriminately” opening fire on immigrants. “If you are like me, there’s nothing more terrifying than fighting for your life when you’re alone…
Details Emerge on Man Who Went on Killing Spree Because He Thought He Had AIDS
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Andrew Cunanan was out for revenge. Although he had never been tested, he believed he had AIDS he wanted to seek revenge against anyone who could have given him the disease. ABC WLS obtained new details from the killing spree, which included world-famous designer Gianni Versace and Chicago real estate tycoon Lee…
Washington Times Editorial: ATF Breaks Law to Enforce It
By Washington Times Editorial Board When President Obama rewrote inconvenient parts of his very own Obamacare law, he undermined more than health care. The attitude of “we can do what we want” trickles down to the lowliest federal agencies. That’s what several federal judges are saying about the schemes of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,…
Nearly 2 Weeks Later, FBI Asked to Help Investigate Disappearance of Malaysia Jet
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Nearly two weeks after a Malaysia Airlines jet went missing, the FBI has finally been asked to help. CBS News reports that Malaysian investigators and the FBI are trying to restore files that were deleted from the home flight simulator of the pilot aboard the plane. Investigators said Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah…
Hoping to Save on Fare, Man Impersonates Secret Service Agent
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It’s one way to avoid paying fare. A man is accused of impersonating a Secret Service agent on a the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail in hopes of not being asked to pay, Boston.com reports. The Secret Service is investigating. “We’re aware of the incident and we are investigating it,” Special…
Should Border Patrol Agents Wear Body Cameras? ACLU Says Yes
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ACLU is urging CBP to require its agents to wear body cameras to improve accountability and transparency, Valley Central reports. In the past four years, CBP agents have killed about 19 people. “We know there is a lack of oversight, accountability and training at the same time and that should be…
Homeland Security Details Takedown on Web Exploitation Ring That Victimized 250+ Children
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Homeland Security Department helped bring down an international child exploitation ring involving as many as 27,000 people victimizing at least 251 children online, the New York Daily News reports. DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson called the bust “one of the largest-known online child exploitation operations in history.” Authorities alleges that a Louisiana…
Report Cites Slow Response, Communications Breakdown During LAX Shooting Rampage
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Paramedics and others took too long to respond to last year’s shooting rampage at the Los Angeles International Airport, according to an independent report. The report indicates that paramedics took 33 minutes to get to Transportation Security Agency officer Gerardo Hernandez, 39, who was killed in the shooting. He died between two…