By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A teenager from Michigan crashed a new Dodge Charger after he convinced a car dealer that he was an FBI agent and wanted to test drive the car, the Associated Press reports. The Ann Arbor 17-year-old, who was carrying what appeared to be a firearm on his hip, told the dealership…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Emergency responders rescued a Border Patrol agent whose car plunged into the St. Clair River in Michigan early Wednesday morning. The Detroit Free Press reports that that agent was in the water for about 50 minutes, hanging onto the seawall near a water treatment plant in Algonac before he was rescued….
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Investigators are baffled after a 34-year-old man drove his pickup truck through a Coast Guard station gate Sunday morning in Michigan and assaulted personnel after saying he had packed his vehicle with explosives, WZZM-TV reports. The man, whose identity has not yet been released, was subdued and arrested at the Grand…
By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com Legal luminaries this week celebrated the distinguished judicial career of Michigan Supreme Court Justice Michael F. Cavanagh, the longest serving appellate judge in state history. Several hundred people attended the court’s extraordinary session in Lansing on December 3rd to express their appreciation for his exceptional service to the legal profession and…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An investigation into the murder of a 14-year-old girl in suburban Detroit has prompted FBI agents and police to stop cars that leave or enter the village of Armada, the Free Press reports. The body of April Millsap was discovered near a trail as her dog stayed with her. Two joggers discovered…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Michigan congresswoman is urging President Obama to dispatch the National Guard to address a growing humanitarian crisis involving tens of thousands of children illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, Fox News reports. U.S. Rep. Candice Miller, a Republican, urged the president in a letter to address the overcrowding along the border. “I…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Border Patrol’s Marysville station in Michigan has a new agent in charge. Matt Calmes, who spent most of his 16-year career with the Border Patrol in Southwest, told a Marysville City Council that the community is the priority. “As we continue to move toward a risk-based approach – as opposed to…
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…
