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Border Patrol Agents: Government Making It Impossible to Nab Drug Dealers
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents said the federal government is making it impossible to make drug busts, a move that has contributed to a “morale crisis,” the Los Angeles Times reports. “We lack the political will to enforce the law and allow our agency to be effective,” said National Border Patrol Council spokesman…
New York Man Accused of Stabbing FBI Agent Facing Attempted Murder Charges
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A New York man accused of attacking an FBI agent with a large kitchen knife has been charged with attempted murder of a federal employee, CNN reports. Fareed Mumini, 21, allegedly tried to stab the agent several times during a search of a Staten Island home in connection to a terrorism…
FBI Joins Investigation of Mass Shooting at Historic Black Church in South Carolina
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is joining the investigation into the mass shooting at historic black church in Charleston, S.C., late Wednesday. The Associated Press reports that the shooting was being called a hate crime, one reason the FBI was asked to help. FBI Special Agent in Charge David Thomas attended a news conference…
LA Times: Border Patrol Needs to Be Held More Accountable
By Editorial Board Los Angeles Times Two years ago, a scathing independent report by law enforcement experts found that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency had failed to fully investigate all 67 uses of deadly force, including 19 killings, by its agents from January 2010 through October 2012, most occurring along the southwest border…
Obama’s Nominee to Lead TSA Gets Advances After Senate Committee Approval
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com President Obama’s nominee to lead the TSA was approved by a Senate committee following the enforcement of the Commerce Committee less than two week earlier, Bloomberg reports. The Senate Homeland Security Committee approved Coast Guard Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger on a voice vote. The nomination comes at a strenuous period for…
FBI Investigates St. Louis Cardinals for Allegedly Hacking into Astros’ Network
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The St. Louis Cardinals are under investigation by the FBI for allegedly hacking the computer network of the Houston Astros to steal player information, The Washington Post reports. A federal law enforcement official said the investigation is “ongoing” and that there is “a lot of working going into” it. It would…
FBI: Suspect in Muhammad Cartoon Contest Shooting Planned a Super Bowl Attack
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The man accused of helping attack a Muhammad drawing contest in Texas also planned to attack the Super Bowl, investigators said. Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem, 43, who was arrested last week on charge connected to the Garland attack, is being held in jail without bond, Cleveland.com reports. He is accused of…
Is Texas Trying to Create Own Border Patrol? Governor to Spend $800M
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The new Republican governor of Texas is spending a whopping $800 million for border security over the next two years, raising questions about his intentions. The Associated Press reports that Gov. Greg Abbott more than doubled the amount spent by his predecessor, Rick Perry. Included on the shopping list is a$7.5-million…