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Secret Service Prepares for Logistical Challenge of Protecting Pope Francis in U.S.
It’s a complicated, logistical challenge for the Secret Service – protecting Pope Francis during his visit to the U.S.
FBI Opens Investigation into Fatal Shooting of Man Carrying Air Rifle
Jermaine McBean was listening to music through earbuds and carrying an air rifle when a sheriff’s deputy fatally shot him in 2013.
Gunmen Abduct Family, Force Husband to Rob Bank
Armed gunmen abducted a Tennessee family from their home Tuesday and forced the husband to rob a bank, the FBI said.
Ex-FBI Agent Who Stole Heroin From Evidence to Be Sentenced Today
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former FBI agent who stole heroin from criminal investigations to feed his addiction should be sentenced to seven to nine years in prison, prosecutors plan to urge a judge, the Washington Post reports. Former agent Matthew Lowry, who worked in the Washington field office, spoiled drug case and forced prosecutors…
Check Out Secret Service’s Most Telling Code Names
The Secret Service has come up with some interesting code names of the people they are paid to protect.
Liquid Meth Is No. 1 Drug Crossing Border Because of Cheaper Ingredients
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Forget marijuana and cocaine. The No. 1 drug entering the U.S. from the Southwest border is liquid methamphetamine, KSAT.com reports. “The Mexican cartels have figured out a very effective way to massively produce very low cost, inexpensive methamphetamine year-round,” said Wendell Campbell, spokesperson for the DEA’s Houston division. One reason it…
Gun Used to Murder Woman in San Francisco Was Stolen from Federal Agent
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A man accused of killing a 32-year-old woman on San Francisco’s waterfront used a gun stolen from a federal agent’s car, sources close to the investigation told the SFGate.com. The gun was a .40-caliber pistol, but it did not appear to be the agent’s official gun. Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez was charged…
Subway Breaks Ties with Jared Fogle Following Child-Porn Investigation
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Subway has ended its 15-year relationship with its pitchman Jared Fogle following an FBI raid at his Indiana home. The investigation of Fogle is centered around child pornography accusations, just two months after his friend was arrested on charges of possessing hundreds of vile videos, the New York Daily News reports. …