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Police: Teens Involved in Car Burglary Ring That Also Targeted FBI Vehicle
As many as 15 teenagers are believed to have been involved in a ring of car burglaries in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that also targeted FBI vehicles.
Ex-Louisiana Cop Admits He Lied about Striking Woman in Civil Rights Case
A former Louisiana police officer who used excessive force on a woman in 2012 has pleaded guilty to violating her civil rights and lying to the FBI.
American Muslim Arrested in Detroit Had Apparent Ties to Anwar al-Awlaki
An American Muslim arrested in Detroit has apparent connections to an al-Qaida leader who radicalized the so-called underwear bomber.
Stay-at-Home Mom Exposes Culture of Secret Service Corruption
A stay-at-home home in Dallas forked over $100,000 in legal fees for thousands of Secret Service records that “expose a culture of corruption.”
Petition Circulated for Border Patrol Agent Who Was Killed Protecting Family
The National Border Patrol Council is pressing for a fallen colleague’s death to be considered “in the line of duty.”
Denver Post: Time for DEA to Stop Stalling on Reclassifying Marijuana
Colorado’s now years-long experiment with legal medical and recreational cannabis markets has been mostly positive and fascinating, and yet the federal government has been slow to rethink its decades-long prohibitionist position.
NYT Editorial: Justice Department Too Slow to Apply Mercy
President Obama last week commuted the prison terms of 214 federal inmates who were sent to prison under draconian, ’80s-era laws that have since been revised.