Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The 1,000 National Guard troops who were deployed by Texas Gov. Rick Perry to assist with the border crisis may get the unusual authority to make arrests and apprehensions, the New York Times reports. In the past, troops who were sent by presidents were prohibited from making arrests while they helped at…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A weeklong child-prostitution sting netted 281 arrests and the rescue of 168 children nationwide, Time reports. Dubbed “Operation Cross Country VIII,” the string is part of a larger effort that has so far rescued about 3,600 children and led to the convictions of 1,450 people. “Operation Cross Country reveals that children are…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com How much heat does the federal government pack? The Justice Department plans to find out by taking an inventory of all federal agencies whose agents carry weapons and make arrests, Newsmax reports. The Bureau of Justice Statistics will collect the data. “It’s certainly proper for every agency to have an accurate accounting…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The never-ending battle to crack down on immigrant smugglers has shifted to southernmost Texas where federal agents are seeing an alarming influx of activity, Fox News reports. Border Patrol leaders are shifting resources from western states after a marked increase of arrests from Oct. 1 to May 17, when more than 148,000…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is trying to crank up its efforts against cyber crime. Over the next few weeks, the bureau is expected to announce new searches, charges and arrests of cyber criminals, Reuters reports. “There is a philosophy change. If you are going to attack Americans, we are going to hold you accountable,”…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com If the Arizona-Mexico border is any indication, fewer immigrants are dying and getting arrested. Fox News reports a 16% decline in arrests at the Arizona border and a 40% drop during the present fiscal year. Between Oct. 1 and March 1, about 42,600 immigrants were detained, compared with 50,900 during this period…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Authorities may be closer to finding the source of the heroin that is believed to have killed 46-year-old actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. The USA Today reports that authorities arrested four people in Manhattan on Tuesday evening and were questioning them over possible connections to the actor’s death Sunday. The suspects were found…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The NAACP in Florida is asking the Justice Department to investigate an unusual number of arrests at a convenience store in Miami Gardens, CBS Miami reports. Civil rights leaders are concerned about numerous arrests following police activity at the 207 Quickstop. One employee, for example, was cited for trespassing more than 60…
