FBI Widens Investigation of Inmate Abuse at New York State Prison System
The FBI is widening its investigation into inmate abuse in the New York state prison system following the death of a mentally ill inmate last April.
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More Than 50 Police Officers Murdered in Line of Duty in 2014
Of the 51 officers, 46 were killed by guns; four were killed by cars.
Troubled Secret Service Seeks to Hire 1,000 New Employees
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service is on a hiring spree following embarrassing scandals that threatened to undermine the effectiveness of the agency that protects the president and other high-profile officials. The agency plans to hire an additional 1,100 officers and agents, the USA Today reports. The plan is to hire 400 agents and…
Transportation Security Officers Closer to Working Without Paychecks
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com If Congress doesn’t fund Homeland Security by Friday, transportation security officers will be forced to go to work without pay. NPR reports that officers won’t get paid until lawmakers find a way to fund the department amid a budget showdown with President Obama over his immigration plan. http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2015/02/23/388338500/for-tsa-officers-congress-inaction-on-funding-could-hit-home DHS employees who…
Secret Service Agents Spent Average of Just 25 Minutes Training in 2014
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One reason the Secret Service is making so many embarrassing blunders may have something to do with the lack of training. The Fiscal Times reports that the Secret Service’s uniformed officers trained for an average of just 25 minutes in fiscal 2013, a significant decline over previous years The Secret Service…
At Least 7 Arrested for Threatening NYPD Police Following Shooting of 2 Officers
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Authorities have arrested at least seven people for allegedly threatening police after a man shot two NYPD officers in the head Saturday in retaliation for the recent deaths of black men at the hands of white cops, CNN reports. Police have been encouraging the public to report all threats so law…
Customs And Border Protection Plans to Hire 2,000 Officers to Beef Up Security
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com CBP plans to hire 2,000 officers by the end of the 2015 fiscal year, the Tucson News reports. Most of the new officers will serve along the southwest border. Some of the jobs entail checking passports at the border and enforcing immigration laws. Applicants will undergo a thorough screening process to…
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