Homeland Security Secretary: Stop ‘Vilifying Muslims’ and Keep Focus on Terrorists
Johnson, who in the past has criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for his anti-Muslim messages, didn’t mention anyone specific in the speech.
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FBI to Set Up New Office in Atlanta As Part of Lease Deal in 2017
The FBI is getting a new field office in Atlanta.
Obama Administration Plans to Nominate Sally Quillian Yates As Deputy AG
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Sally Quillian Yates, a U.S. attorney from Georgia, is expected to be the Obama administration’s choice for deputy attorney general, the Washington Post reports, citing U.S. officials. The deputy attorney general position is the second-highest-ranking post in the Justice Department and is in charge of day-to-day operations. When Yates became the…
Armed Security Guard Who Took Elevator Trip with President Obama Was Fired
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The highlight of Kenneth Tate’s career as a private security guard was riding an elevator with President Obama in Atlanta. That ride has cost Tate his $42,000-a-year job, the New York Times reports. President Obama was visiting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when Tate took the elevator ride. It…
Christopher Shaefer, Who Led Atlanta’s ATF Office, Is Appointed Assistant Deputy Director of Agency
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Christopher Shaefer, who served as special agent in charge of the ATF’s Atlanta office, has been promoted to the position of deputy assistant director of the federal agency, the Manteca Bulletin reports. Shaefer began his law enforcement career as an officer for the Manteca Police Department in California in 1982 before joining…
Elite FBI Team Rescues Kidnapped Man from Atlanta Apartment Late Wednesday
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In a daring rescue mission late Wednesday, the FBI saved a man being held in an Atlanta apartment. The News & Observer reports that Frank Arthur Janssen, 63, was rescued unhurt by an elite rescue team. It was unclear this morning whether arrests have been made. Janssen went missing after coming home…
J. Britt Johnson Named Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta Division
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com J. Britt Johnson, who began his career with the FBI in 1995 and spent much of his time combating violent crime, will serve as special agent in charge of the bureau’s Atlanta division, the FBI announced Monday. FBI Director James B. Comey tapped Johnson for the role. Johnson was most recently the…
Column: Santa’s Helper, a Giant Elf, a Cuban Inmate Uprising and the Salvation Army
Greg Stejskal served as an FBI agent for 31 years and retired as resident agent in charge of the Ann Arbor office. A note from Greg Stejskal: “Despite not having sold the screen rights & in an effort to make this story a Holiday classic, we’re running this story again. Happy Holidays!” By…