By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An off-duty Border Patrol agent was killed and another injured in a two-car accident Thursday morning near Laredo, Texas. The San Antonio Express-News reports that the agents were driving near the Cotulla station at 1:40 a.m. when a car traveling the wrong way crashed into them. The collision killed a six-year…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department outlined new changes that will make it easier for agents and employees of the FBI to blow the whistle on misconduct within the bureau, the Wall Street Journal reports. The idea is to ensure complaints are handled swiftly and fairly. President Obama directed the rule change in 2012…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Perpetrators wearing “FBI” vests and badges around their neck tried to kidnap women in two separate incidents in Buffalo, the Buffalo News reports. The fake agents handcuffed the victims. Police stopped an SUV in which the perpetrators and a victim were riding. The Buffalo News wrote that the victim believed she…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Customs and Border Protection pledged to become more transparent and accountable when it comes to agents using deadly force, but the USA Today reports that the agency is struggling to meet that promise. At least 46 people – 16 of whom were Americans – have been killed by Border Patrol agents and…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI Agents Association issued a statement on the deaths of FBI agents Christopher Lorek and Stephen Shaw, who died in an accident while training off the coast of Virginia Beach. The two were members of the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team. FBIAA President Konrad Motyka stated: “Our thoughts and prayers…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan, who served under two presidents, steps down on Friday after a long reign at the head of the agency. Sullivan, who had been director since 2006, had a successful run as director, but his tenure was not without heartburn. He had to deal with the couple…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Incidents like this remind us of the dangers of being in law enforcement. Three Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were shot and wounded Thursday morning around 4 a.m. while executing a search warrant in Petaluma, outside of San Francisco, reported KABC. The agents suffered non-life threatening wounds, the station reported. The…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It would seem like common sense that if you’re a Secret Service agent and you’re on the road, you shouldn’t booze it up too much and bring prostitutes back to the hotel. Well, obviously some Secret Service agents needed a little more guidance and common sense. So after the Colombia-prostitute scandal,…
