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FBI Honors Cleveland’s Deputy Police Chief for Helping Crack Murder Cases
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Cleveland Deputy Police Chief Ed Tomba refused to give up on a cold case involving the murder of a 14-year-old girl. The chief even visited victim’s mother, Yvonne Pointer, assuring her that authorities weren’t throwing in the towel, Cleveland.com reports. Sure enough, the case broke earlier this year after re-testing old DNA…
Accused Serial Bank Robber Thanks FBI In Court
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An accused serial bank robber who led authorities on a two-hour manhunt took time out of his court appearance Wednesday to thank the FBI, the News-Democrat reports. “The FBI has been very nice to me,” Carl Frederick Kieffer told U.S. Magistrate Stephen Williams during an initial appearance on federal bank robbery charges….
Charleston NAACP Asks Justice Department to Probe Excessive Force Against Black Men
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Charleston civil rights supporters are calling for an investigation into a “troubling and outrageous trend” lethal police force against black men, the Post and Courier reports. Don Scott, president of the city’s NAACP, said Saturday’s shooting of a black man is one of four police-involved shootings since March 2012. Scott said officers…
DEA Agent Involved in Fatal Shooting
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A DEA agent fatally shot a man at an Indianapolis apartment complex early Thursday morning, WISHTV.com reports. DEA agents were trying to serve a search warrant on the west-side apartment when the shooting happened. More details weren’t available this morning.
Justice Department Gives Agent Permission to Publish Book Critical of Agency
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department has switched its position and said an ATF agent may publish a book about the agency’s bungled gun smuggling sting operation “Fast and Furious,” the Associated Press reports. The department said it was notifying the ACLU, which is representing ATF agent John Dodson, that the book could be published….
Man Impersonates DEA Agent For Special Access to Clubs
Benjamin William Mejias wanted special access to Orlando-area strip clubs and nightclubs. To do so, the 41-year-old convicted felon posed as a DEA agent, even wearing a shirt with the bureau’s initials and carrying fake badges, ABC News reports. Meijas is in the Orange County Jail on federal charges of impersonating a federal agent and…
Justice Department Memo Suggests Leakers Face Firing Squad?
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Leak information and you face a firing squad from the Justice Department. So suggests a page of the ATF’s online manual, some employees complained, reports the Washington Times. With the recent mass shootings and leaks, some ATF employees were offended, saying the agency already fosters a hostile environment for whistleblowers. ATF authorities…
