Blaze That Tore Through Mosque in Houston Was Intentionally Set, Officials Said
A Christmas Day fire at a mosque in Texas was intentionally set.
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ATF Agent Arrested After Allegedly Brutal Assaulting Father at Football Game, Waving gun at Crowd
An ATF agent has been arrested after authorities said he brutally beat a father at a high school football game and then waved his gun at the crowd when they tried to intervene.
FBI Acknowledges It Violated Own Rules by Investigating Pipeline Protesters
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI acknowledged Tuesday that it violated its own guidelines in 2013 by investigating environmental advocates who were protesting the Keystone XL pipeline, The New York Times reports. Agents were investigating claims that some opponents planned to damage part of the existing pipeline, which sends oil from Canada to the Gulf…
What are the odds? 2 Banks Are Robbed in Houston in 30 Minutes
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Houston is no stranger to bank robberies. But two heists within 30 minutes of each other Monday? The FBI is investigating the twin robberies, which don’t appear to be connected for now. The first happened at 9:25 a.m. at Comerica Bank when three men flashed their guns and demanded cash before…
Houston-Area Investigators Accused of Stealing Valuable Comics while working embezzlement case
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two Houston-area investigators were working on an embezzlement case when authorities said the men helped themselves to hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of rare comic, the Associated Press reports. Dustin Deutsch, 41, and Lonnie Blevins, 39, are accused of stealing the vintage comics from an evidence storage unit in 2012…
Wooden Replica of Branch Davidian Compound in Waco Keeps ATF Memories Alive
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It was one of the darkest days in ATF’s history – Feb. 28, 1993. Four agents were killed that morning, instigating what would be a 51-day standoff that ended with a raging fire and the deaths of about 80 Davidians members. To remember that fateful day, an architectural firm donated a wooden…
Perrye Turner to Head FBI’s Houston Office After Stint in Louisville
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Perrye K. Turner, who most recently served as special agent in charge of the Louisville office, has been named as head of the FBI’s Houston division, Fox 26 reports. Turner started with the FBI in 1991 and was first assigned to the Birmingham Division, Huntsville Resident Agency, and in 1995, the New…
New DEA Head of Houston Division Brings Plethora of Border Experience
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Joseph Arabit, the new head of the Houston Division of the DEA, arrives with a plethora of border experience that authorities hope will help crack down on drug cartel activity between the Texas-Mexico border, KHOU.com reports. Arabit previously was in charge of the DEA office in El Paso at a time of…