Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A New Jersey auto mechanic was not being serious when he allegedly conspired with a New York City police officer to rape and murder a woman in a cannibalism case, his attorney said in hopes of getting his client’s bail reduced, the Associated Press reports. In fact, attorney Alice Fontier said her…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The plot was as disturbing as it was precise. The FBI said they discovered detailed records of at least 100 women’s height, weight, dates of birth and bra sizes at the home of a New York police officer. Turns out, the list was part of a gruesome plot to kidnap, rape, cook…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Bangladeshi national has been arrested for in an FBI-NYPD sting for plotting to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank in Lower Manhattan, the New York Daily News reports. Quazi Nafis, 21, was arrested Wednesday morning. He had parked a van filled with what he thought were explosives, but were actually…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com ATF will honor one of its agents who was killed trying to stop a pharmacy robbery on New Year’s Eve in New York, Newsday reports. The Aug. 23 ceremony at ATF’s national headquarters in Washington D.C. will celebrate the life of Senior Special Agent John F. Capano. His family will receive the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Obviously, this NYPD cop was on the wrong side of the line. The New York Daily News reports that the FBI is investigating whether Detective Rafael (Ray) Astacio is part of a burglary crew. He was caught last month breaking into a Long Island home. To read more click here. OTHER…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department may soon investigate whether New York City’s controversial stop-and-frisk program unfairly targets racial minorities. Opponents, who say the program is illegal because it has led to countless race-based searches, met with the department Thursday to call for its involvement, according to USA Today. Mayor Michael Bloomberg defends the…
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com One of the first missing kids featured on a milk carton may see justice after all, though 33 years after his disappearance and long after he was assumed dead, it may be small comfort to his family. Pedro Hernandez was picked up by local cops in Camden, N.J., yesterday, and “made statements…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com In case you hadn’t notice, NYPD Police Commissioner Ray Kelly is no shrinking violet. So one day after FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III testified before Congress that he hadn’t bothered to call Kelly about the latest al Qaeda/ underwear bomber plot, Kelly spoke up. FBI agents waited a week to…
