Weekend Series on History of Crime: The Attempted Assassination of President Reagan 29 Years Ago
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Where Does the Secret Service Draw the Line?
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. Secret is expected to do everything within its power to protect the vice president of the United States. But where does it draw the line? Perhaps when it comes to Super Soaker attacks. The Washington Post’s Reliable Source column reports that on Saturday Vice President Joe Biden…
Secret Service Subdue 2 Men Who Got in Way of Presidential Motorcade
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — In this town, there’s a few simple rules. One of them is very very simple: Don’t get in the way of Presidential motorcade. The Secret Service takes that pretty seriously. On Thursday night, U.S. Secret Service police subdued two men who failed to get out of the way of…
Infamous John Hinckley Has More Freedom But Secret Service Still Has Interest
John Hinckley, who shot President Reagan in 1981, is a still a household name after all these years. He’s got more freedom these days. But when he leaves St. Elizabeths Hospital in D.C., he carries a GPS-enabled cellphone so hospital officials and the Secret Service can keep tabs on his whereabouts, the Washington Post reports….
Former Secret Service Agent Alfred Wong Who Supervised Installation of Taping System in Nixon White House Dies at Age 91
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Alfred Wong, a former Secret Service official who reportedly oversaw the installation of the taping system at the Nixon White House, and whose job at one point was to prevent the White House from being bugged, died last week of mesothelioma, a form of cancer, the Washington Post reported….
Secret Service Probes Presidential Death Threats on Twitter Tied to Healthcare Debate
white house photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. Secret Service is looking into two death threats against President Obama that surfaced on Twitter regarding the historic health care vote in the House, according to the Daily Telegraph of Australia. “We are aware of the comments and are taking the appropriate investigative action,”…
Secret Service’s Computers Only Fully Operational 60 Percent of Time
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Here’s one secret the Secret Service would rather keep secret. ABC’s Jason Ryan reports that “a classified review of the United States Secret Service’s computer technology found that the agency’s computers were fully operational only 60 percent of the time because of outdated systems and a reliance on a computer mainframe…
Ex-High Ranking Secret Service Agent Among Those Busted in FBI Sting Involving 22 Executives
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — A former high ranking Secret Service agent was among 22 executives of military and law enforcement supply companies indicted this week in an FBI sting involving foreign bribery and sale of small arms, amunition and protective gear to Africa. Patrick Caldwell, the chief executive officer of Florida-based Protective Products…