By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The White House fence is about to become a lot harder to jump. After embarrassing security gaps, the Secret Service and the National Park Service are adding sharp metal spikes to the fence, The Associated Press reports. The spikes are meant to be temporary until a permanent solution is found. The…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com After several embarrassing failures to protect the White House from jumpers, the Secret Service has added sharp metal spikes to the fence, NBC News reports. “The temporary design solution for the White House complex fence is meant to improve security, while minimizing visual impacts and respecting the significance of the White…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Yet another man has jumped the White House fence. This time an unarmed man, Dominic Adesanya, hopped the fence around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Huffington Post reports. The 23-year-old man was tackled by Secret Service dogs. He was the seventh White House fence jumped this year. Other Stories of Interest County…
By Steve Neavling tickethewire.com Although President Obama recently expressed confidence in the Secret Service, his actions may speak louder. Boston.com reports that Obama and his wife were incensed with the Secret Service’s handling of what turned out to be shots fired at the White House in 2011. The news comes a little more than a…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Army veteran who climbed over a White House fence and made a mockery of security was twice interviewed by Secret Service agents earlier this summer in Virginia and Washington, the Associated Press reports. Yet during those interviews, the Secret Service determined Omar J. Gonzalez was not a security threat. The…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Local and federal authorities raided the home Thursday of the murder suspect of two district attorneys and one of their spouses, NBCDFW.com reports. Meanwhile, lawyers for suspect Eric Williams plan to ask a judge today for a trial delay, saying they need more time. It’s believed that new evidence surfaced during…
