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California FBI Agent ’s Death Ruled a Suicide
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agent Stephen Ivens who went missing two months ago from his Burbank, Calif., home and was found dead Monday in a wooded area, committed suicide, authorities have ruled, according to the Associated Press reports. Ivens went missing in May, prompting a furious search. Investigators said Ivens was despondent and had feared…
Fears Raised Among Faith Community After Two Attacks
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Concerned about copycat attacks, the Department of Homeland Security is urging suburban mosques to be extra vigilant for suspicious people, the Daily Herald reports. The call comes in response to the weekend shootings at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin that killed six people and the arson of a mosque in Joplin, Mo….
Foley Named to Head FBI Office in Detroit
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Robert Foley III, a 16-year FBI veteran with a background of cracking down on corruption, will take charge of the agency’s Detroit Division to replace Andrew Arena, who retired in May, the FBI announced. Foley was named special agent in charge of an office that has been busy investigating public corruption cases,…
‘Plain Jane Bandit’ Suspect Caught in California After 8 Burglary Attempts
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com She was brazen and elusive. But now the woman that authorities call the “Plain Jane Bandit” is behind bars for allegedly robbing six banks and trying to rob two others, the New York Daily News reports. Spotted by people who saw her on surveillance tapes, Sylvia Helen Garcia, 38, was arrested near…
Notorious Mobster ‘Whitey’ Bulger to Testify in Own Murder Trial
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com James “Whitey” Bulger, the notorious Boston mobster, plans to take the witness stand in his trial in March and explain that he received immunity while helping the FBI, his attorney said Monday, the Boston Globe reports. Prosecutors say the Justice Department offered no deal to clear Bulger of charges that he participated…
But they weren’t ready to do it then
I have no idea if the oil fouled clothing was related to the ExxonMobil pipeline disaster cleanup. But it’s a healthy notice. Average Arkansas are concerned and they are watching. The states cannot force the federal government to change their law. This is something federal law will have to accommodate.” Lanny Swerdlow, a Palm Springs…
FBI Director Mueller to Visit Colorado and Talk to Agents Investigating Shooting Case
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The big guy, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III is set to come to Colorado Tuesday, the Denver Post reported. The paper reports that his mission, at least in part, will be to talk to agents working on the mass shooting at the Batman movie in Aurora and thank them for…
Former US Attorney Probes University Response to Shooter
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Robert Miller, former U.S. Attorney for Colorado, has begun conducting an internal review of the University of Colorado’s actions and procedures related to the deadly Aurora Theater shootings, according to the Denver Business Journal. James Holmes dropped out of the school’s graduate neuroscience program June 10. Holmes’ school counselor, Dr. Lynne Fenton,…