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Homeland Security Warns That Recreational Drones Could Be Used in Domestic Attacks
Store-bought drones are becoming very popular to even amateur photographers and videographers.
FBI’s Sophisticated Database to Catch Serial Killers, Rapists Is Squandered
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI built a sophisticated database to help catch serial killers and rapists but hardly anyone used it since its launch more than three decades ago, Newsweek reports. The idea was to help local, state and federal law enforcement discern behavioral patterns, like the type of knife used or how a…
Head of FBI’s Boston Office to Retire And Join Private Sector After 2 Years at Helm
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The head of the FBI in Boston is retiring after 26 years of service with the agency. Vincent B. Lisi, who was appointed to run the Boston field office two years ago, plans to join the private sector as a director of security, his spokeswoman told the Boston Globe. “Vince has…
DOJ Report: FBI Struggles to Hire Enough Cyber Security Experts Because of Low Pay
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has struggled to hire enough computer scientists to crackdown on cyber security threats because of low pay, according to a Justice Department report. Reuters reports that the FBI has hired just 52 of 134 computer scientists authorized under the Justice Department’s Next Generation Cyber Initiative that began in 2012….
FBI Director James Comey Announces 3 Key Leadership Appointments
FBI Director James B. Comey has made three key leadership appointments, including a new special agent in charge of the FBI Baltimore Division.
San Diego Union-Tribune: Advocates of Marijuana Legalization Miss Mark
A recent example of the logical abandon of today’s backers of legal marijuana is the plan to defund the Drug Enforcement Administration’s program to eradicate illegal marijuana (DEA/CESP), an $18 million program that eliminates millions of plants a year and arrests thousands of criminals, many of whom were brought here to labor for Mexican drug cartels controlling the marijuana black market.
DEA Gets New Leader of Philadelphia Field Division; Pledges Fight Against Heroin
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A 23-year veteran of the DEA has been named as the next head of the Philadelphia Field Division. Philly.com reports that Gary Tuggle will oversee the city and five regional officers in Pennsylvania and Delaware, replacing Don Dongilli, who retired last year. Tuggle’s career began as a Baltimore City police officer…