By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The number of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty went up 31% during the first half of 2014, compared to the same time period last year. Of the 67 officers killed, 26 were in traffic-related incidents, 25 were killed by gunfire, and 16 due to job-related illnesses and…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The DEA is trying to crack down on the latest synthetic drug craze that is responsible for at least 19 deaths nationwide, KGUN9-TV report. The drug is called “N-bomb” and has similar hallucinatory effects of LSD. But users are buying the drug from amateur chemists who are selling the product online. “It’s…
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 The state and justice departments have no intention of investigating complaints of human rights violations and other misconduct by DEA agents in Honduras, the Washington Times reports. At issue is the May 2012 deaths of four Honduran villagers during an anti-drug operation along the Carribean coast. Some lawmakers and human-rights groups have…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Firearms killed more than 550 children ages 12 and under between 2006 and 2010, the Associated Press reports, citing FBI records. The number of deaths which do not include accidental shootings, have been relatively consistent throughout the five-year period – about 112 annually. Those deaths are getting closer scrutiny following the shooting…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Law enforcement fatalities — which included the recent murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Arizona — jumped 40 percent in 2010 compared to last year, according to preliminary data from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The spike, from 160 deaths in 2010 compared to 117…
