Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is trying to determine whether police stole cash from three suspects accused of robbing a King County credit union in California in March, the Monterey Herald reports. The FBI confirmed to the Herald that agent are investigating “several police officers assigned to the King City Police Department regarding their handling…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two former Border Patrol agents were sentenced to at least 30 years in prison for operating a massive human smuggling ring, the Associated Press reports. Federal District Judge John A. Houston sentenced Raul Villarreal, the ring leader, to 35 years in prison Friday; his brother Fidel Villarreal was sentenced to 30 years…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Protesters furious over foreclosure attempts tried to storm the entrances of the Justice Department on Monday, leading to 17 arrests , the Washington Post reports. About 100 protesters participated, and some were tased during the event. After the arrests, about half the protesters stuck around as police prepared to make additional arrests….
By Annie Gowen, Sari Horwitz and and David A. Fahrenthold Washington Post WATERTOWN, Mass. — Police arrested the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing here Friday night after a day-long manhunt led them to the wounded man hiding in a back yard. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, was found after a resident in Watertown saw blood…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating one of its own after he allegedly used his badge to avoid arrest for drunken driving in Georgia, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports. Fort Oglethorpe police say Special Agent Ken Hillman received special treatment after getting pulled over for drinking and driving. For the first time, the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An Illinois man complained to local police nearly two weeks ago that two people impersonating FBI agents came into his South Elgin home and examined the contents of his computer. Now the homeowner, L. John Toth, 51, has been charged with making a false police report, The Courier-News reports. Turns out, those…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com DETROIT –– Four Detroit-area police officers are facing federal charges of public corruption following an FBI probe. Details of the charges, which were unclear this morning, will be available today when the federal complaints are unsealed. The FBI declined to comment on the Highland Park Police Department case, other than to…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A San Antonio Police officer faces federal charges after his own department arrested him on accusations of planting false evidence and demanding cash from a crime victim, KHOU.com reports. The joint sting operation by the police department and FBI led to Officer Curtis W. Lundy’s arrest Thursday . The incident happened on…
