Border Patrol Agent Narrowly Escapes Serious Injury from Runaway Truck
A Border Patrol agent was nearly struck by a car driven by a suspected smuggler at a checkpoint, narrowly escaping serious injury at a checkpoint near Casa Grande, Ariz.
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FBI Investigates Border Patrol-Involved Shooting in South Central Arizona
The FBI is investigating a shooting involving Border Patrol agents in south central Arizona.
Border Patrol Agent Recovering After Being Struck by Football-Sized Rock
The attack last week happened as agents were investigating a report of five people smuggling drugs across the border.
Arizona Rancher Who Assaulted Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to Jail
An Arizona rancher who was convicted of assaulting a Border Patrol agent has been sentenced to eight months in prison.
Complaints Paint Disquieting Portrait of Border Patrol Misconduct
Drivers routinely complain about misconduct at Border Patrol checkpoints near the Mexican border, according to newly released information, the New York Times reports. Among the complaints are verbal abuse, racial profiling and improper use of guns. The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona has accumulated 6,000 pages of complaints, statistics and other records related to…
Deliberations Begin in Trial of 2 Charged in Killing Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry
A jury began deliberations in the trial of two men accused of killing a Border Patrol agent during a shootout in the Arizona desert in 2010.
Southwestern Ranchers Say Border Patrol Won’t Protect Them from Smugglers, Others
Southwester ranchers are complaining that Border Patrol isn’t doing enough to protect them from smugglers and others who illegally cross the Mexican border.
Over-the-Top Flirting Raises Suspicions, Leads Border Patrol to $134K Worth of Cocaine
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A jet-setting model thought she’d distract Border Patrol officers by flirting with them, but her actions were so over-the-top that they raised suspicions and ultimately led to her arrest. Fox News Latino reports that they found $134,000 worth of cocaine insider the 39-year-old woman’s Mercedes at an Arizona border crossing. Anett…