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FBI’s Public Face in Navy Yard Investigation Grew Up in Rural New York
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com For anyone following the investigation into the Washington Navy Yard shooting, the face of Valerie Parlave may be familiar. Parlave, assistant director in charge of the FBI Washington Field Office, is responsible for informing the public about what happened when a gunman entered Navy Yard and opened fire, the Democrat and Chronicle…
New Head of FBI Office in Boston Pledges to Continue Probing Boston Marathon Bombing
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Newly appointed chief of Boston’s FBI office, Vincent Lisi, said his office is nowhere close to being finished investigating the Boston marathon bombing shootings, The Boston Globe reports. “We owe that to the victims of the bombing,” Vincent B. Lisi, special agent in charge of the Boston FBI, told the Globe. “Our…
Obama Nominates Leslie Caldwell to Top Post in Justice Department Division
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A defense lawyer whose expertise is white-collar crime was nominated Tuesday to be assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s criminal division, the New York Times reports. President Obama nominated Leslie R. Caldwell, a former federal prosecutor who worked in the Northern District of California and the Eastern District of New York….
OIG Report: Border Patrol Lacks Proper Training, Reporting on Use of Force
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A new report suggests reforms at Border Patrol are needed to prevent excessive use of force, NBC Latino reports. Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General generated the report at the request of Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, and 15 members of Congress following media reports of an undocumented immigrant who died in…
Border Patrol Agents Came Under Rock Attack While Stopping Illegal Crossing
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. Border Patrol agents who were trying to prevent a group of undocumented immigrants from entering the U.S. over the weekend came under attack, the El Paso Times reports. The agents spotted eight people illegally crossing the border in El Paso on Sunday, sparking a rock attack. Luckily none of the agents…
FBI Investigating Why Practicing Buddhist Opened Fire at Navy Yard in D.C.
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A practicing Buddhist known as a “peaceful soul” by friends was the gunman behind the Washington Navy Yard shooting rampage Monday that claimed a dozen lives, including his own, the Washington Times reports. Now the FBI is trying to determine why Aaron Alexis would open fire at the historic Washington Navy Yard…
Editorial: Justice Department Wrong to Ignore Federal Pot Laws
The Post-Journal Editorial Marijuana is illegal under federal law. Yet Attorney General Eric Holder has decided not to interfere in any way with two states where recreational use of the drug has become permissible. Colorado and Washington decriminalized marijuana last fall. Many states allow its use for medicinal purposes, but the two western states…
ATF Team Who Sought Boston Marathon Bomber a Part of D.C. Shooting Probe
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A full-scale tactical team for the ATF, which took part in the capture of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was activated to investigate the U.S. Navy Yard shooting in Washington D.C., the Boston Globe reports. The team, based in D.C., is among five regional ATF tactical groups stationed across the nation….