By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com You know a good way to stay homeless? Try stealing a Secret Service car. UPI reports a homeless man was arrested in Washington on Friday after he tried swiping a Secret Service car that was parked near Sidwell Friends School, an exclusive private school in Upper Northwest Washington that happens to…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, is set to receive protection from the Secret Service, reports FOX News. Rival candidate Newt Gingrich has also requested protection from the service, and Mitt Romney already has it, according to FOX. Santorum asked for protection after an incident earlier this month after “Occupy” supporters heckled…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Could it be that presidential hopeful Rick Santorum wants what Mitt Romney already has? Apparently, so. ABC and Fox news report that Santorum has sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security asking for Secret Service Protection, USA Today reports. Romney is currently the only GOP candidate who has the…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com After months of campaigning, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will now have the protection of the Secret Service, reports ABC News. While there are no specific threats to the candidate, the increased crowds at Romney’s speaking events warrant the added security, according to ABC. Former Republican hopeful Herman Cain, who has…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Alabama isn’t exactly considered a hotbed of terrorism activity. But on Friday, an Uzbek national living in the U.S. pleaded in Birmingham, Ala., to providing material support to terrorist activities and threatening to kill President Obama — all as part of a federal sting. Ulugbek Kodirov, 22, of Uzbekistan, becomes…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Secret Service agent Daniel Valencia’s drunken driving ordeal in Iowa has come to an end. The WCF Courier reports that Vaencia, who had gone to Decorah, Iowa ahead of President Obama’s visit last year, was sentenced Friday to two days in jail, but credited with time served. He was off-duty when…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com The man who tried to assassinate president Ronald Reagan “would not pose a significant risk” if given more freedom from the mental hospital he resides at, a forensic psychologist testified Tuesday in federal court in D.C. The psychologist, Paul Montalbano. testified during the 11th day of proceedings which sought to determine how…
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Former Secret Service agent R. Patrick Caldwell was acquitted on Monday of bribery charges involving his body armor company and foreign officials, Reuters reports. Caldwell was accused of trying to bribe a foreign official during a sting where FBI agents posed as representatives of African leaders seeking to by arms. Reuters…
