Jack Tocco By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — Giacomo “Black Jack” Tocco, the reputed head of the Detroit Mafia for more than three decades, who kept a relatively low profile — more so than infamous mob brothers Vito and Anthony Giacalone — died Monday night at age 87, mob expert Scott Burnstein of the Oakland…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI plans to interview a 12-year-old boy who went missing before turning up in the basement of his home in a strange case that has gotten international attention, the Free Press reports. The forensic interview of Charlie Bothuell is scheduled for today. “Based on the outcome of this interview, the Detroit…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — Just in case you were wondering, the answer is Yes. FBI Director James B. Comey, who was in Detroit Tuesday to visit with the local agents and law enforcement folks, told reporters that he keeps in touch with the man he replaced, Robert S. Mueller III. “He’s been a…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com TSA officers discovered a pink lipstick stun gun in a woman’s baggage at Detroit Metropolitan Airpot on Sunday after spotting something suspicious at the x-ray machine, WXYZ reports. Turned out, the woman was carrying a 5-inch stun gun disguised as a bejeweled lip stick container. The woman was cited but permitted to…
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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com DETROIT — It’s not easy making friends in one of America’s most dangerous cities. Since becoming chief of the Detroit Police Department in July, James Craig has become a thorn in the side of criminal enterprises after making five highly publicized drug sweeps and averaging 35 weekly raids. The Detroit Free Press…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Saying the FBI has unfairly targeted fans of a Michigan rap group as criminal gang members, attorneys for Insane Clown Posse filed suit against the bureau Wednesday, the New York Times reports. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit claims the gang designation was unwarranted and has lead to harassment…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com DETROIT — The FBI is searching for bone fragments and other human remains at an industrial area on Detroit’s east side, WXYZ reports. Crews in HAZMAT suits searched the area Thursday and plan to resume today. WXYZ conjectured that it’s possible that human body parts were being sold but provided no evidence…
