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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…
Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Crashes Into El Paso Bike Rider, Killing Him
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Anthony Aragon saw the bicyclist on his right and prepared to carefully pass him. But the off-duty Border Patrol agent said the bicyclist veered into his lane, causing him to strike 47-year-old Floyd Hancock in New Mexico on Saturday morning, the El Paso Times reports. Aragon jumped out of his car and…
FBI Targeted Suspected Spy Pretending to Date Him
By Scott Daugherty The Virginian-Pilot © August 17, 2013 Step one to building an attempted-espionage case: Respond to your target’s personal ad on Craigslist. Step two: Pose as a single woman interested in a relationship and exchange dozens of emails. Step three: Go on a couple of dates at Town Center. That was how the…
Parker: Release of Camarena’s Killer Threatens U.S.-Mexican Law Enforcement Relations
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com Both the U. S. and Mexican governments face some difficult policy questions in light of the surprise release from jail last week of…
Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office Targeted in FBI Raid Targeting Past Administration
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents seized unspecified files and other records from the Philadelphia Sheriff”s Office on Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation into the former administration, the USA Today reports. That administration was led by John Green, who resigned in January 2011 following allegations of corruption and mismanagement. A spokesman for Sheriff Jewell…
Overcoming Gender Equality at Border Patrol Long Way to Go
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jodi Butts, a law enforcement officer since 1998, said the challenges facing women in the field are numerous. Now a military police officer in the U.S. Army, Butts said women must work harder to be accepted. As law enforcement officers we face a multitude of challenges every day. Whether it’s dealing with…
NAACP: Launch Federal Investigation of Racist Rodeo Clown
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The NAACP isn’t clowning around. The group is outraged after a rodeo clown at the Missouri State Fair donned a mask of President Obama while an announcer riled up the crowed by suggesting that the bull should run down the clown, Opposing Views reports. “The activities at the Missouri State Fair targeting…