By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is trying to determine who fired shots at a Border Patrol helicopter on Friday, forcing the crew to make an emergency landing near the Mexican border. The helicopter was carrying at least one Border Patrol agent during an operational mission along the Rio Grande near Laredo, Texas, when it…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent is recovering from traumatic injuries after his ATV plunged over a ledge near the Rio Grande in Sanderson, Texas. Agents from the Office of Air and Marine boarded a helicopter and rescued the agent soon after the crash. “The safety of our officers and agents is critical….
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents are finding success with surveillance balloons that hover high above the Rio Grande and can zoom in on a license plate from miles away, the Valley Morning Star reports. Border Patrol officials said more balloons are possible to keep more eyes in the sky. The balloons are stationed…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating a tense encounter between the U.S. Border Patrol and an armed militia man, the Valley Morning Star reports. An agent is accused of firing several shorts at what turned out to be a militia member on private property. The incident happened while Border Patrol agents were chasing…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com National Guard troops continue to arrive in Texas on the orders of Gov. Rick Perry to help crackdown on the border crisis, but so far, there’s not much for them to do, the Washington Post reports. The troops, who are wearing body armor and carrying pistols, were spotted fighting boredom as…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The primary responsibility of Texas game wardens used to be pretty routine – crack down on drunken boaters and investigate fishing tournament cheaters. Now a team of them is patrolling the Rio Grande in search of suspected smugglers and undocumented immigrants, trading in their white cowboy hats for camouflage, the New York…
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent saved the lives of two men who were struggling to swim across the Rio Grande River in Texas, KSAT.com reports. The rescue happened after three people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally jumped into the river in an attempt to get back…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley Sector has a new leader. Chief Patrol Agent Kevin W. Oaks took over the helm Sunday, replacing Rosendo Hinojoa, who retired in January, the Brownsville Herald reports. Oaks will be responsible for more than 3,000 Border Patrol agents and nine stations. “I look forward to working with…
