Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com What’s it like protecting the border? The U.S. Border Patrol in Arizona is hosting a Citizens Academy beginning Oct. 15 to give residents and community leaders an inside look at the agency. The idea is to provider a greater sense of Border Patrol’s mission and its duties. Leaders warned that participants should…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The man who killed six people and severely wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords planned a second attack that could have been more deadly, according to newly released FBI records obtained by the Los Angeles Times. FBI agents searching the Tucson, Ariz., residence of Jared Lee Loughner found a small safe containing bomb-making components….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI has arrested four American men after setting up a sting featuring a fake sex-slave auction in Arizona, the Wall Street Journal reports. Agents set up the sting after the men expressed an interest in buying sex slaves through an online Malaysian slave trading organization that the FBI had been investigating….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two Border Patrol agents were on duty when their vehicle rolled over in Arizona, killing one of them and injuring another. The Arizona Daily Star reports that tread separation contributed to the accident at 7:40 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 10 about eight miles east of Benson. The agents were rushed to the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent opened fire, shooting two U.S. citizens, after a truck tried to ram him, KVOA.com reports. The incident happened shortly after 12:15 a.m. Monday at the Tohono O’odham Indian Nation in Arizona. According to the agency, the agent was standing near his marked car when the driver of a…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Fisher said his agency is unfairly criticized for using excessive force, the Associated Press reports. Fisher said it’s a mischaracterization to describe his employees as “indiscriminately” opening fire on immigrants. “If you are like me, there’s nothing more terrifying than fighting for your life when you’re alone…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is standing behind an agent who is accused of committing perjury. The Arizona Daily Star reports that the FBI stands “firmly behind” Agent Brian Grehoski, who is accused of lying during testimony in a hearing on campaign finance allegations. FBI spokesman Manuel Johnson said he’s unaware of any internal investigations…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol employees already make big sacrifices for their job. But Tucson News Now reports that Border Patrol workers in Tucson, Ariz., recently donated more than $335,000 to charities as part of the Arizona Combined Federal Campaign. The charities ranged from helping children with cancer to supporting local food banks. But 30…
