By Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial Board During a widely lauded speech at Georgetown University last week, FBI Director James B. Comey proved that he’s no J. Edgar Hoover. Instead of glossing over unpleasant truths about the relationship between minority communities and the police, Mr. Comey seized on the opportunity to acknowledge the reality of racial bias…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Ron Bergrin bragged in an e-mail that he could easily destroy an FBI agent for her role in getting his cousin convicted and then sentenced for racketeering and homicide, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. “She thinks she’s living in a safe place, a place where nobody can find out where she lives…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It was just Scott S. Smith’s third day as special agent in charge of the FBI’s Pittsburgh office when a student slashed and stabbed classmates in a hallway at Franklin Regional High School last week. “It was a horrific incident,” Smith told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for a story. “Behind the scenes, though,…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s Pittsburgh office has a new special agent in charge. On Monday, the FBI named Scott S. Smith, a veteran agent with ties to northern Ohio, as the office’s new leader, replacing Doug Perdue, a two-year veteran of the post who is embarking on an assignment in Washington D.C., the Pittsburgh…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In an era of school shootings, sophomore Alex Hribal brought knives. The 16-year-old boy used two 8-inch knives during a vicious attack Wednesday morning at a high school near Pittsburgh, PA, stabbing and slashing 21 fellow students and a security guard, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports. “When I saw a kid bleeding…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating whether a Pittsburgh police detective was out of control when he pulled a Taser on a man in Pittsburgh over the weekend, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. The incident captured a national audience after a cell phone video caught Detective Frank Rende walking up to a man and…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A fugitive who shot at FBI agents while he was barricaded in a house his near Pittsburgh was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison Tuesday, the Associated Press reports. Frank Perez Jr. fired at least 20 shots from two pistols and a 12-gauge shotgun while an FBI SWAT team surrounded his…
Shoshanna Utchenik ticklethewire.com Bob Craig, retired FBI agent and father of four, is remembered for being a stand-up agent in the field and a regular guy at home. Fellow agents applauded him for his “tremendous intellect,” and essential role in busting up the Pittsburgh Mafia when he first came to town in the late 70’s,…
