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Does Border Patrol Overreact to Assaults by Migrants? Question Reignited After Deadly Encounter
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Border Patrol has been under fierce criticism for its use of force. That criticism is only expected to get louder after a Border Patrol agent trying to avert an illegal crossing at the Mexican border Tuesday shot and killed a man after being struck in the head with a rock, the…
Head of FBI’s Office in Seattle Resigns Abruptly; She Had Long-Standing Sexual Discrimination Claims
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Laura M. Laughlin, head of the FBI’s office in Seattle for a decade, resigned abruptly Monday. The Seattle Times reports that Laughlin retirement was anything but routine. Laughlin, who joined the FBI in 1985, filed suit for sexual discrimination againt the bureau in 2011, claiming she was passed up for at least…
Mystery Behind Disappearance of Civil Rights Activist in Wounded Knee Is Revealed in FBI Records
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has finally confirmed that a civil rights activist who disappeared while supporting Native Americans in South Dakota four decades was murdered, the Buffalo News reports. Roy Robinson went missing after arriving at Wounded Knee to support the American Indian Movement’s fight against the federal government. The discovery wasn’t easy for…
Justice Department Reveals Disturbing Treatment of Rape Victims in Montana County
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An alarming letter from the Department of Justice accuses Missoula County, Montana prosecutors of all but ignoring sexual assault cases. Buzzfeed reports that the Missoula County Attorney’s Office only took action on 17 of 85 police reports of sexual assaults of adult women between January 2008 and May 2012. “[Female] sexual assault…
Homeland Security Plans to Build National Database from License-Plate Readers
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security hopes to build a national database based on information gathered from license-plate readers, the Washington Post reports. The idea is to help locate and arrest “absconders and criminal aliens” while also reducing surveillance hours. DHS spokesman Gillian Christensen emphasized that the database would “only be accessed in conjunction with ongoing…
TSA Supervisor Accused of Third Theft from Passengers at North Carolina Airport
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A recently fired TSA supervisor at Charlotte Douglas Airport is accused for the third time of stealing from travelers. WSOC TV reports that Angel Caban is under fire against after he was terminated last month following allegations that he stole gift cards and iPads from the North Carolina’s airport lost and found….
Accused Craigslist Murderer Says She Killed At Least 22 Others As Part of Satanic Cult
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It was an unsettling confession. Miranda Barbour, 19, who is charged with murder stemming from a Craigslist ad in Pennsylvania, told authorities she killed at least 22 others as part of a satanic cult, Reuters reports. The FBI said Sunday it was working with local police. Barbour made the confessions during a…
Montana Fights to Keep New FBI Office from Closing, Moving to North Dakota
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Montana Gov. Steve Bullock is urging the FBI to reconsider plans to move a field office from the state to North Dakota. “When the FBI was looking to set-up an office in the area, Sidney community leaders recognized the importance of having these resources in the area and stepped up to offer…