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JFK’s Assassination Transformed Secret Service into Heavy-Weight Agency
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When JFK was assassinated, the Secret Service was in store for major changes. The Warren Commission, which was formed to investigate the Nov. 22 shooting, found what it called “certain shortcomings and lapses from high standards which the Commission believes should prevail in the field of Presidential protection.” The ill-prepared Secret Service,…
Thief Swipes 2 High-Powered Rifles from FBI SWAT Vehicle
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com You never know what you’ll find when breaking into a car. For one thief, it was two high-powered rifles. The Boston Globe reports that a Colt M16-A1 Rifle and an HS Precision Pro-Series 2000 Sniper Rifle were stolen from an FBI SWAT vehicle parked in a residential area, where the agent wasn’t…
FBI Fears Gangs Are Targeting North Carolina Police in Retaliation for Shooting
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A gang in Wilmington, N.C., appears to be retaliating against police for fatally shooting one of its members in October, the Star News reports. Police shot Brandon Devone Smith on Oct. 13 after he allegedly fired at a sheriff’s detective. A state investigation concluded the fatal shooting was justified. “Low-ranking gang members…
Thrown Rock Downs Border Patrol Helicopter in Lower Rio Grande Valley
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A rock launched from the ground struck a Border Patrol helicopter, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in a vacant lot, the Associated Press reports. Whoever threw the rock could not be found, CBP said in a statement. The two-member crew of the American Eurocopter AS350 were not injured when…
Former Secret Service Agent Recalls the Day JFK Was Shot 50 Years Ago
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Clint Hill remembers running toward the back of the limousine where President John F. Kennedy was just shot. Hill was a Secret Service agent who was in the motorcade surrounding the president and first lady on Nov. 22, 1963. “I think about it every day,” Hill told a crowd Tuesday night at…
Illicit Drug Site Silk Road Has Relaunched and Pokes Fun at Federal Law Enforcement
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Just a month after the FBI arrested its founder, the black market site Silk Road is back up, the Daily Caller reports. The notorious site, where people could buy drugs, guns and even hit men, relaunched Wednesday with more protections for its customers, who use a currency called Bitcoin to avoid being…
Former College Student on FBI’s ‘Most Wanted’ List for Spying on Suspected Cheating Lovers
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com For just $89, a former San Diego college student has been selling malicious software that spies on suspected cheating lovers. Although Carlos Enrique Perez-Melara likely didn’t make a lot of money, he was one of five people recently added to the FBI’s list of most wanted cyber-criminals, the San Francisco Chronicle reports….
Border Patrol May Ignore Recommendation to Stop Shooting Rock-Throwers
Steve Neavling tickleticklethewire.com Despite a government-commissioned review recommending an end to the practice of shooting rock-throwers, Border Patrol agents may continue anyway, the Associated Press reports. CBP responded that the recommendation was “very restrictive.” The review came from the Police Executive Research Forum, a nonprofit that advises law enforcement agencies, the AP wrote. Border Patrol…