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FBI, ATF Join Abortion Clinic Arson Investigation in Fla.
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Federal investigators are looking into a suspicious early-Sunday blaze at a Florida abortion clinic which has seen violence in the past, reports the Associated Press. The fire occurred at American Family Planning in the panhandle town of Pensacola, Fla. this weekend and largely destroyed the two-story building, but no people were…
John Hinckley Jr. Appeared to be Stalking Pres. Carter in 1980 — About 6 Mos. Before He Shot Reagan, Files Show
By Dan Whittle Murfreesboro Post When former President Jimmy Carter came to Nashville back in October 1980, a stalker followed him with the probable intent of shooting the president, according to recently released government documents. “John Hinckley Jr. was in Nashville the same day (Oct. 9, 1980) Jimmy Carter was at Opryland Hotel and making…
FBI and Locals Search for Murder Suspect at Large in the Wild
Update: Monday, Jan. 2 — The Associated Press reported that authorities believe they have found the body of the suspect, Benjamin Colton Barnes, 24. To read more click here. By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The search is on in the depths of the wilderness in Washington state for a man wanted in the shooting death…
US Military Man Charged With Trying to Bring Explosives on Plane
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A member of the US military has been charged after being detained at a Texas airport over the weekend for attempting to board a plane with explosives wrapped in military-grade wrapping, the Associated Press reports. Trey Scott Atwater was stopped by security at the Midland International Airport around 9 a.m. on…
Colorado Asks DEA to Reclassify Marijuana
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Barbara Grohl, head of the Colorado Department of Revenue, has written a letter asking the DEA to loosen federal controls on marijuana and recognize its “potential medicinal value,” the Denver Post reports. The letter, written on Dec. 22, is the result of a law passed last year; that legislation required the…
Customs and Border Protection Gets New Leader
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A new leader has been named to the nation’s largest uniformed federal law enforcement agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, reports the website AllGov.com. David V. Aguilar has been named the head of the agency. The move came after after Senate Republicans refused to hold a hearing on President Barack Obama’s…
Off-Duty ATF Agent Shot and Killed During Struggle With Long Island Robbery Suspect
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com An off-duty ATF agent was shot and killed Saturday afternoon in Nassau County in Long Island, N.Y. while struggling with a robbery suspect outside a pharmacy where the agent was going to pick up his father’s cancer medication, according to authorities and the Associated Press. Agent John Capano, a 23-year veteran…
Happy New Year!!!! from ticklethewire.com
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~Benjamin Franklin Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right. – Oprah Winfrey “What you do for Jewish New Year is you go down to Times Square……