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![Justice Department Study: Ambush Attacks on Police Remain Steady, But Are Increasingly Deadly](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/badge-police.jpg)
Justice Department Study: Ambush Attacks on Police Remain Steady, But Are Increasingly Deadly
The number of ambush attacks against law enforcement remains steady – with about 200 a year – but more police are getting killed as a result, a Justice Department study found.
![Millions of Firearms Purchase Records Languish in ATF Facility, Hampering Investigations](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/guns-.jpg)
Millions of Firearms Purchase Records Languish in ATF Facility, Hampering Investigations
Firearm purchase records are an important resource for law enforcement because the documents can help trace guns used in crimes.
![TSA Inspector Helps Save Drive from Car Before It Bust into Flames in Michigan](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/tsa_logo.jpg)
TSA Inspector Helps Save Drive from Car Before It Bust into Flames in Michigan
A TSA inspector was driving by an accident scene when she spotted a car leaking gasoline.
![ATF Acting Director Tom Brandon to the Troops: ‘My Title is Changing, My Duties Are Not’](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/tom-brandon.jpg)
ATF Acting Director Tom Brandon to the Troops: ‘My Title is Changing, My Duties Are Not’
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Tom Brandon, will no longer be the acting director of ATF as of Wednesday. He’ll be deputy director. But Brandon wants the troops to know: “My title is changing, my duties are not.” By law, Brandon can’t hold that interim title of acting director for longer than 210 days. It runs…
![Parker: The Continuing Rapid Rise of Seizures and Overdose Fatalities Involving Fentanyl](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/rossparker.png)
Parker: The Continuing Rapid Rise of Seizures and Overdose Fatalities Involving Fentanyl
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) issued an alert this week about the continuing rapid rise of seizures and overdose fatalities…
![White House Disagrees with FBI Director That Increased Police Scrutiny Causing Spike in Crimes](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/iStock_000005690921XSmall.jpg)
White House Disagrees with FBI Director That Increased Police Scrutiny Causing Spike in Crimes
The White House disagreed with FBI Director James Comey’s assertion that increased police scrutiny may have led to a rise in violent crimes in some cities
![High-Level Sources Told Secret Service Director about Leak of Rep. Chaffetz’s Personnel File](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Joseph_P._Clancy2.jpg)
High-Level Sources Told Secret Service Director about Leak of Rep. Chaffetz’s Personnel File
Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy knew about the improper leaking of Rep. Jason Chaffetz’s personnel file at least a week before the information became public, the Inspector General of the Homeland Security found.