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Is it End of the Line for Ex-FBI Agent Jody Weis as Head of Chicago Police?
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Could it be the end of the line for ex-FBI agent Jody Weis, the first outsider to head up the Chicago Police Department in nearly 50 years? The Chicago Tribune reports that his three-year, $310,000 a year contract as police chief expires on Tuesday, and Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel had pledged to…
2 Philly Cops to Plead Guilty in DEA Undercover Case
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Two of three Philly cops busted in an undercover DEA sting last summer are expected to plead guilty Monday, the Philadelphia Daily News reported. Cops Robert Snyder, 30, of South Philadelphia, and James Venziale, 32, of the Far Northeast, are scheduled to enter pleas before U.S. District Judge Harvey Bartle III,…
FBI Helping Long Island Police in Possible Serial Killer Case
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI is assisting police in Long Island into what may end up being a serial killer case. Four female bodies have been found in recent days on a Long Island Beach. FBI spokesman Richard Kolko said in a statement Wednesday that the bureau “has offered assistance in the case. This…
Bad Few Days in Maryland Suburban County: County Exec and Wife Arrested; 3 Cops Indicted
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON –– As far as image goes, the past few days have not been good ones for Prince George’s County, a Maryland suburb of Washington. On Friday, the FBI arrested the County Executive Jack Johnson and his wife, Leslie, a county council member, on charges of trying to destroy and hide…
FBI Agents Who Fatally Shot Detroit Imam Weren’t Interviewed Until More than 6 Months Later
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The Detroit Free Press reports some puzzling matters surrounding the death of Detroit imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah, who was shot and killed by four FBI agents during a raid in a suburban warehouse in Dearborn in October 2009. The paper reports that the four FBI agents were not interviewed by investigators…
Suburban D.C. Cop Sentenced in Not-So Smart Scheme to Break Into ATM Machine
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com This was not the smartest of schemes. And because of that, U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte on Monday sentenced former Prince George’s County Police officer Eddie Lee Smith, Jr., 42, of Maryland to two years and six months in prison. He was also ordered to pay $10,170.94 in restitution for…
Attys for New Orleans Cops to Meet With Justice to Discuss Death Penalty Issue
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Attorneys for four current and ex-cops charged in the civilian Post-Katrina shootings on the Danziger Bridge will try and dissuade the Justice Department from seeking the death penalty, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported. The paper reports that attorneys are scheduled to meet with Justice Department officials Tuesday to discuss the matter….