Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Homeland Security arrested more than 600 suspected gang members in what is being called the largest gang crackdown ever by the agency, the Associated Press reports. The operation, dubbed “Project Southbound,” involved Ice agents and local authorities in 179 cities, leading the arrest of 638 suspected gang members between March and April….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com FBI agents fatally opened fire on a man in his SUV in a busy shopping area in Maryland, the Associated Press reports. The Friday shooting occurred near Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club in Owings Mills during rush hour while agent were conducting a drug investigation. The SUV was riddled with bullet holes. The…
A diplomat accused of bludgeoning his family to death in their suburban Maryland Home in 1976 was added to the FBI’s list of “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.” The Associated Press reports that William Bradford “Brad” Bishop Jr., who worked for the State Department at the time, is suspected of killing his mother, wife and three…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A new FBI headquarters in Maryland would inject an estimated $2 billion and 11,000 jobs into the economy, the Associated Press reports. Top officials are scheduled to promote moving the FBI office to Prince George’s County. Scheduled to attend are Gov. Martin O’Malley, Rep. Steny Hoyer and Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Ben…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Dan Bongino’s book about his time as a high-level Secret Service agent under President Obama is taking off and has reached the New York Times bestseller list. “Life Inside the Bubble: Why a Top-Ranked Secret Service Agent Walked Away From It All” tells the story of Washington insiders shielding the president from…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A 12-year Secret Service agent who resigned in 2011 to run for a Senate seat in Maryland has written a book about his career. Dan Bongino’s “Life Inside the Bubble: Why a Top-Ranked Secret Service Agent Walked Away from it All” hit the bookshelves Tuesday, offering a look at the staffers, acolytes,…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Maryland official hope they soon land the new FBI headquarters, saying the site is perfectly located, News4 reports. The site at Greenbelt has quick access to Metro and the Beltway, and it has about 80 acres to develop. The FBI has said it requires about 50 acres for a new headquarters. “We…
By Andrea Peterson Washington Post WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Philadelphia ruled Tuesday that the government must obtain a warrant to attach a GPS unit to a car. The case involved alleged pharmacy burglaries in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland: the authorities suspected a trio of brothers and slapped a magnetic GPS unit…
