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Number of Officers Slain in 2011 is Up, FBI Says
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com There 72 law enforcement officers slain nationwide in 2011, up from 56 in 2010, according to the FBI preliminary stats released Monday. Of the total, 19 officers were killed during ambushes (14 during unprovoked attacks and five due to entrapment/premeditation situations); five were slain while investigating suspicious persons or circumstances; 11…
Secret Service Director Sullivan to Testify in Senate Hearing on Prostitution Scandal
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Senator Joe Lieberman announced a Senate inquiry into the recent Secret Service prostitution scandal on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday, reports the Washington Post. Nine Secret Service employees have been fired for misconduct during an April mission in Columbia, raising questions and triggering new rules regarding culture and conduct within the…
Search Continues for Missing Calif. FBI Agent
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Authorities have described him as suicidal and possibly armed with a handgun. That’s how they described missing FBI agent Stephen Ivens, 35, from Burbank, Calif. Authorities continued the search Monday. “There is no evidence of foul play right now, but that is why we still have a robust effort to locate…
Kidnapped Girls Saw Fugitive Adam Mayes’ Suicide
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Details continue to roll in about the kidnapping-murder-suicide of Adam Mayes, who had just been placed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List. Mayes in April had abducted a mother and her three daughters. The mother, Jo Ann Bain and the eldest daughter were found dead. The FBI says that the two…
Column: The FBI’s Struggle to Transform Into an Intelligence Agency
Henry Crumpton served as U.S. coordinator for counterterrorism from 2005 to 2007. By AMB. HENRY A. CRUMPTON Politico Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the FBI, the world’s leading law enforcement agency, has labored to transform itself into an intelligence organization — while preserving its policing pre-eminence. This challenge has proved difficult. There are major…
Attorney General Eric Holder Honors 362 Fallen Peace Officers at Annual Candlelight Vigil
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com While most of us were celebrating Mother’s Day on Sunday, Attorney General Eric Holder commemorated the service of fallen peace officers in an annual candlelight vigil, as part of National Police Week, reports the Justice Dept and PR Newswire. Each May 13, fallen officers’ newly engraved names are formally dedicated and read…
Mutilated Human Remains Dumped on Mexican Highway
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com A staggering aftermath of violence met authorities on a Mexican highway Sunday morning, on the road between Monterrey and Reynosa. Forty-nine bodies were found at the entrance to San Juan, missing their heads, hands, and feet. The Associated Press reports that “100% Zeta” was tagged with spraypaint on a nearby archway. While the…
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