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DEA Goes After Pot Dispensaries in Seattle, Says It’s Not Signal of War Against State Pot Laws
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA has alarmed marijuana advocates after sending cease-and-desist letters to 11 dispensaries in the Seattle area, the Seattle Times reports. Although state law permits medical-marijuana dispensaries, federal law bans all forms of pot. The letters, however, don’t signal a war against state marijuana laws, according to the DEA. The dispensaries were…
Feds Arrest 3 More in Boston Marathon Bombing
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Congressional Hearings to Probe Boston Marathon Bombing And Federal Response to Attack
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The first congressional hearings begins next in the case of the Boston Marathon bombing, the National Journal reports. The House Homeland Security plans to examine the attack and federal law enforcement response. Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said the investigation also focuses on the potential security breakdown among agencies, the National Journal…
ATF Needs Permanent Director to Usher in Strong Leadership
Reno Gazette-Journal Editorial It is an article of faith among many opponents of additional restrictions on gun ownership that the U.S. “doesn’t need new gun laws; it only needs to enforce the ones we’ve already have.” For the past year, the difficulties of enforcing the nation’s gun laws have been on full display in the…
Border Patrol Raids Captured 230 Immigrants in Just 12 Hours
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It was a long, fruitful day for Border Patrol Monday. The Action 4 News reports that agents criss-crossed the Rio Grange Valley, raiding houses where 230 immigrants were found in about a half day. Border Patrol was tipped off of a suspected human smuggling operations by the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office. Agents…
More Evidence Found Against Suspect Accused of Sending Ricin-Tainted letters
Steve Neavlimg ticklethewire.com Evidence is mounting against the man accused of sending ricin-tainted letters to President Obama, a U.S. senator and a judge, the USA Today reports. Lab tests found traces of ricin on items such as a dusk mask that were in the possession of the suspect, Everett Dutschke, USA Today reported. Tests also…
While ATF Task Force Member Remains in Critical Condition, Friends and Colleagues Raise Money
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — Detroit cop Patrick Hill — part of an ATF violent crime task force — was critically wounded in a shootout with a murder suspect about four weeks ago on Detroit’s west side. On Saturday night, while he remained hospitalized in critical condition, suffering from head wounds, his fellow…
Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Seriously Injures Knee Getting into U.S. Marshals Van
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — A new motion filed on behalf of convicted felon Kwame Kilpatrick indicates that he thinks he has plenty appealable issues and is innocent of the 24 criminal counts he was convicted of in March. It also talks about how he damaged his knee while getting into a U.S….