By The New York Daily News Editorial Page The pettiness was appalling as FBI Director Robert Mueller explained why the feds had left Police Commissioner Ray Kelly out of the loop on the underwear bomb plot. “As I told Ray, he’s always welcome to call,” Mueller said. Question, Mr. G-man: Must Kelly say, “Pretty please,”…
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com The disappearance of 6-year- old New York boy Etan Patz 33 years ago has never been resolved nor forgotten. The New York Times reports 40 police and FBI investigators swarmed a SoHo art storage space on Thursday morning, ready to disassemble the 13 by 62 foot space brick by brick in search…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The graphic is errie. The New York Daily News reports that the FBI and NYPD are trying to find the source of a a graphic posted on terrorism websites that says: “Al Qaeda coming soon again in New York.” The Daily News reported that authorities are trying to determine…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Two members of the Folk Nation Gang remain at large in Brooklyn after NYPD detectives and FBI agents arrested a number of other members early Tuesday morning, the FBI said. One of the fugitives, standing 6′ tall at about 200 pounds, is Devon Rodney, 24, a leader of the violent gang,…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A New York cop plans on pleading guilty to charges relating to allegations that he falsely arrested an innocent black man and later made racist remarks about the incident, reports the New York Post. Michael Daragjati was arrested by the FBI this fall on civil rights violations. He has been in…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com A shootout involving undercover DEA, NYPD and the State Police task force left one suspect wounded in upper Manhattan, reports the New York Post. At 10 p.m., the officers spotted a group of armed men about to rob a known drug dealer when they tried to bust the thieves, the Post…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com After all the efforts by law enforcement to forge a lasting cooperation — particularly in the post-9/11 era — some in the Muslim community in America remain skeptical. The Associated Press reports Muslim groups in New York are discouraging people from going to the New York police with concerns about terrorism, and…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com And now for one of those black eyes that all police departments hate. Reuters reports that 8 New York cops were arrested Tuesday on fed charges for allegedly helping run a run a gun-smuggling ring in the city. Four others were also charged in the case. Reuters reported that the U.S….
