Homeland Security
Driver Pulls Gun on Off-Duty Homeland Security Officer in Philadelphia
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An off-duty Homeland Security officer told police an erratic driver pointed a gun at him in Philadelphia, the Chestnut Hill Patch reports. The unidentified officer said he approached an erratically driven car to see if the driver was OK when the driver pulled out a semi-automatic handgun. The officer drove off and…
New Bipartisan Proposal Would Add Unarmed Drones to Examine Borders
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The U.S. government would rely heavily on drones to inspect the borders under a new bipartisan proposal to reform immigration, the Medill News Service reports. The unarmed drones are considered to be more effective and efficient than helicopters Critics charge the drones are anything but. “There’s been no evidence that (drones) have…
Report: ICE Agents Could Have Blown the Whistle on Bungled Fast & Furious Investigation
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com ICE agents along the Arizona border became aware that ATF was allowing illegal guns to cross the border as part of the bungled Fast & Furious investigation, the Washington Guardian reports. But ICE agents, who were concerned and talked to local ATF officials about the unusual probe, never took the complaints to…
Homeland Security Spied on Occupy Wall Street Protests in about a Dozen U.S. Cities
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A division of the Department of Homeland Security spied and kept records on the Occupy Wall Street protests, even when they were peaceful the Huffington Post reports. More than 250 records obtained by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund show the federal government was keeping close tabs on protesters. “Taken together, the…
President Obama to Name First Female Secret Service Director
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com President Obama will name Julia Pierson as director of the U.S. Secret Service, the first female to head that agency, USA Today reported. An official announcement is expected Tuesday afternoon. Pierson, 53, now serves as the service’s chief of staff, USA Today reports. Other women who head law enforcement agencies include…
Congress Blasts Homeland Security for Failing to Produce Better Method to Assess Border
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Democrats and Republicans expressed frustration this week that Homeland Security officials never made good on a promise two years ago to produce more reliable standards to assess border security, the New York Times reports. Not only did Homeland Security fail to devise an accurate method to evaluate the border, it isn’t even…