Border Patrol Agent Accused of Being a Serial Killer After Woman’s Daring Escape
A supervisory Border Patrol agent accused of being a serial killer was tracked down after a sex worker’s daring escape at gunpoint in Laredo, Tex.
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FBI Investigating Border Patrol-Involved Shooting That Killed Woman
The FBI is investigating an alleged Border Patrol-involved shooting in Rio Bravo that left one woman dead.
Veteran ATF Agent Dies During Training Exercise in Texas
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com ATF Agent Paul “Scott” Ragsdale of Rockwall, 41, died Thursday from an apparent heart attack during training in Coppell, Tex., NBC 5 News reports. He was a senior operation officer in the Dallas Division and joined ATF 16 years ago Rockwall was learning arrest techniques when he suffered an apparent cardiac…
Border Patrol Agent Fatally Shoots Woman Illegally Crossing the Border
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent shot and killed a woman crossing the border illegally near Laredo, Tex., on Wednesday after the officer came under attack, federal authorities said, according to a report in the New York Times: The officer was searching for “illegal activity” in a culvert on a residential street in…
FBI Tracked Record 30 Mass Shootings in 2017
The FBI reported 30 active shootings in 2017, more than any year on record, according to a recently released report by the bureau.
Building a Border Wall in Rio Grande Valley Is Fraught with Challenges, Potential Lawsuits
Building a wall along the busiest stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border – the Rio Grande Valley – has proven to be much trickier than Donald Trump suggested during his presidential campaign.
Austin Serial Bomber Described Self as ‘Psychopath’ with No Remorse
The Austin serial bomber who terrorized the Texas capital in a spate of explosions that killed two people and wounded five others described himself in a cell phone recording as a “psychopath” who felt no remorse.
Police: Serial Bombing Suspect Was Troubled But Not Motivated by Hate
The unemployed 23-year-old who blew himself up after authorities said he was behind a spate of violent explosions that terrorized the Texas capital for three weeks was not motivated by hate, according to interim Austin Police Chief Brian Manley.