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Robert J. Shields Becomes Head of FBI’s Milwaukee Office
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Robert J. Shields, who began his FBI career as a special agent in Chicago, is the newest head of the FBI’s Milwaukee office. The Associated Press reports that Shields, who most recently served as chief inspector at FBI headquarters, officially began his job Monday. He replaces Teresa Carlson, who was moved to…
Hapless Traveler on Crutches or Drug Peddler? Man Blows Cover with Fake Cast That Contained Kilo of Cocaine
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com At first glance, Daniel Ramirez looked like a hapless taveller on crutches. But when the 21-year-old was on a train traveling from California to Chicago, DEA task force officers said he looked nervous and suspicious, The Smoking Gun reports. More alarming, his cast was “uneven in texture, size and shaping not consistent…
Chicago Tribune Editorial: Should ATF Headquarters Be Named for Eliot Ness
By the Chicago Tribune Editorial Page Chicago We all know crime fighter Eliot Ness brought down Chicago mobster Al Capone, right? Not quite. Ness spent the best years of his life in a hunt to put Capone behind bars, but he had less to do with the final outcome than legend has it. Ness retired…
With Terrorism And Other Crimes, Chicago’s FBI Struggles to Find Resources to Combat Violent Crime in Chicago
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As the FBI’s Chicago office continues to make terrorism a top priority, the bureau is facing pressure to help quell violence in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reports. But Robert Holley, the special agent in charge in Chicago, said his office lacks the staff to adequately combat violent crime. In addition to terrorism,…
Head of Chicago’s FBI Looks For Ways to Help Crack Down on Violent Crimes
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Answering calls to help crack down on Chicago’s violent crime rate, the new head of Chicago’s FBI office said Monday that he plans to find new ways for his agents to lend a hand, the Associated Press reports. But that won’t be easy. In one of his first interviews since taking the…
FBI Reports ‘Solid New Leads’ in Mysterious 1966 Kidnapping of Chicago Baby
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The unsolved case of a baby stolen from his mother in Chicago nearly a half century ago is a nagging mystery to many. Now the FBI says it has “solid new leads” in the 1966 case, ABC News reports. The parents, Chester and Dora Fronczak, thought they found their son Paul in…
Counterterrorism Expert Named as Head of FBI’s Chicago Office
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Robert Holley, one of the FBI’s premier counterterrorism experts, was tapped to head the bureau’s Chicago office, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The 55-year-old will join the Chicago office as the new Special Agent in Charge in October, the Sun-Times wrote. Holley worked in Chicago in the past as the office’s lead counterterrorism…