By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Speaking at the memorial service of slain New York City Police Officer Wenjian Liu on Sunday, FBI Director James Comey said he was perplexed by the increase in police officer deaths in 2014, Fox News reports. “One hundred and fifteen were killed last year,” Comey said at the service in Brooklyn….
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A man who threatened on a video to kill police and FBI agents was fatally shot by police after they said they feared for their lives, the Associated Press reports. Authorities said police were planning to executive a search warrant after the video surfaced. Police spotted the man near his suburban…
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…
By The Oregonian Editorial Board Portland Mayor Charlie Hales, who reportedly has not yet established a position on the matter, recently scheduled a 90-minute hearing to discuss “withdrawal from JTTF involvement.” The Dec. 18 discussion, perhaps fittingly, will occur in the midst of a holiday season devoted to ritual. Portland City Council seems to revisit the city’s…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Police killings are underreported and occur more often than federal agencies have reported, the Wall Street Journal reports. Between 2007 and 2012, more than 550 homicides by cops were not included in federal statistics. The Journal examined figures from the nation’s 105 largest police departments to find that at least 1,800…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Soon after a grand jury declined to indict a white New York City cop in the death of Eric Garner, a black man who was selling cigarettes, the Justice Department will conduct its own civil rights investigation. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said during a press conference today that…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Cities nationwide that are under investigation for alleged civil rights violations are still eligible to receive surplus military equipment, the Justice Department reports, according to the Associated Press. The discovery raises questions about the controversial Pentagon program following the militarized law enforcement response in Ferguson, Mo. The Pentagon responded that it…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating a Missouri police officer’s use of a stun gun to subdue a 17-year-old during a traffic stop. The Associated Press reports that the stun gun left Bryce Masters in critical condition. The incident happened in the suburban Kansas City community of Independence. Police said the officer resorted…
