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FBI: Fake Bomb Was Left On Bus for People with Disabilities in St. Louis
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Everything about it looked real. It even spooked authorities, who believed at first they may have found an improvised explosive device on a bus that serves people with disabilities in St. Louis, KCTV 5 News reports. Turns out, the device was fake but was made to look real to scare people. “The…
Man Claims to Have Original Wire Taps Used on Mobster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com John Reznikoff wants a hefty price – nearly $4,000 – on eBay for some circuit boards, wires and digital cards. Then again, they aren’t just any computer scraps, the Connecticut resident claims. UPI.com reports that Reznikoff bought the equipment for $500 from the president of a Boston electronics recycling company, where a pallet…
Ray Kelly, Fierce Supporter of New York’s Stop-And-Frisk Policy, Still Mum on Homeland Security Post
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Is New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly in line for the top Homeland Security post? Kelly said he’s spent time in Washington D.C., but added Sunday, “I know it’s wise to keep my mouth shut at this time,” Kelly told CBS’s “Face the Nation.” But pressure is building against Kelly, whose…
Guns, Body Armor, Night Vision Equipment Stolen from FBI’s Agent’s Car
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI agent made an unsettling discovery outside of his North Carolina residence earlier this month: Someone broke into his car overnight and stole an M-16, shotgun, night vision equipment and body armor. Now the Charlotte FBI office is offering up to a $5,000 reward leading to the recovery of the stolen…
Retired FBI Agent Greg Stejskal Will Talk to U-M Football Team About Gambling
Greg Stejskal served as an FBI agent for 31 years and retired as resident agent in charge of the Ann Arbor office. By Greg Stejskal ticklethewire.com In 1982, legendary Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler asked the Ann Arbor, Mich., FBI office to talk to his team about the perils of illegal sports gambling. The…
FBI Crime Lab in Quantico, Va., Helps Track Down Terrorists Who Used IEDs
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A little-known FBI crime lab near Washington played a critical role in convicting two men who helped target American soldiers in Iraq with improvised exploding devices, the Los Angeles Times reports. Waad Ramadan Alwan and Mohanad Shareef Hammad pleaded guilty to smuggling Stinger surface-to-air missiles and money to terrorists in Iraq from…
Partner of Journalist Responsible for Reporting on NSA Leaks Was Held at London Airport
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com David Miranda, the partner of the journalist who exposed the NSA’s surveillance program through records from Edward Snowden, found himself detained at a London airport for nine hours, The New York Daily News reports. Miranda lives in Brazil with journalist Glenn Greewald, whose reports on NSA surveillance has stirred controversy around the…
Buffalo Parking Meter Mechanic Who Stole 800,000 quarters over 8 Years Will Spend 2 1/2 Years in Prison
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com James Bagarozzo spent eight years stealing quarters from parking meters in Buffalo. By the time he was arrested in December 2011, authorities said he had stolen 800,000 quarters – or $200,000. The parking meter mechanic was sentenced to 2 1/2 ears in prison Friday. “When he went to work, half of his day…