By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com A friend named Carolyne was a victim of a vicious and brutal crime last week. Such a crime is especially distressing when its victim is such a gifted and empathic person who has dedicated her life to making a difference in the lives of kids at risk. Her advice and guidance…
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. He is the author of the book “Carving Out the Rule of Law: The History of the United States Attorney’s Office in Eastern Michigan 1815–2008″. By…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Authorities are dumbfounded after more dry ice explosions at a Los Angeles Airport on Monday night, the Los Angeles Times reports. Investigators are trying to determine how someone placed four dry ice bombs – two of which detonated – at restricted areas. The devices apparently were found outside the terminal near planes, according…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — They may not have fit the stereotype of Hollywood, but a federal jury in Norfolk, Va., nonetheless convicted five men from Somalia of engaging in piracy for their attack in April on the USS Nicholas, authorities said. It was believed to be the first piracy trial conviction in the…
