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Washington State Gun Store That ‘Lost’ or had Stolen Nearly 2,500 Guns Stayed Open for 8 Years
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It took eight years for the ATF to shut down a gun store in Washington state that had nearly 2,500 guns stolen or lost, Raw Story reports.To put that into perspective, there were fewer than 200 combined guns missing at the state’s other 1,093 stores. “Stunning,” James Zammillo, a former ATF deputy…
On This Day in 1973: FBI Chief Patrick Gray Quits in Wake of Watergate Scandal
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Patrick Gray was the acting head of the FBI when he was pressured to resign on April 28, 1973, in the wake of the President Nixon Watergate scandal, the Guardian reports. Gray’s resignation came after news that he had burned incriminating documents tied to convicted Watergate conspirator Howard Hunt. Gray was in…
Weekend Series on Crime: Going Undercover as a Mexican Drug Lord
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Obama Task Force to Address Poor Handling of Sexual Assaults on College Campuses
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com What started as a complaint from two students about how the University of North Carolina handled their sexual assaults has spread across the nation’s colleges and attracted the attention of President Obama. The USA Today reports that Annie E. Clark and Andrea Pino were so outraged that university officials blamed them for…
Federal Crackdown Leads to Arrests of 55 Suspected Members of Violent Crips Gang
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The longtime San Diego gang is known for its ruthless violence, from execution-style murders to the shooting of a pregnant woman. Now U-T San Diego reports that federal authorities nabbed most of the 55 suspected members of the West Coast Crips in pre-dawn raids Thursday, changing them with crimes spanning from murder…
Accused Murderer in Shootings Outside Jewish Centers Was FBI Snitch Given New Name
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Frazier Glenn Cross is not only an accused murderer and racist. He’s also a rat with a lot to hide. ABC News reports that Cross, who is suspected of murder in the shootings of three people outside of Jewish centers, was given a new name, social security number and place to live…
AG Holder to Young Women, People of Color: ‘Consider Careers’ With Justice Department
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com While the Justice Department is more integrated than ever, it still lags behind when it comes to women and people of color, Attorney General Eric Holder said in a speech aimed at young people. “Consider careers here at at the United States Department of Justice,” Holder said during the speech, speaking to…