Man Triggers Security Scare at White House, Says He Had Nuclear Weapon
A man who triggered a security scare outside the White House warned authorities that he had a component of a nuclear weapon and indicated it was a “threat to the president.”
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FBI Investigates Threats Against Pizza Shop Following Fake News about Sex Slaves
The FBI’s investigation into Russian interference during the U.S. presidential election has widened to include reviewing continuing threats against a Washington D.C. pizza shop that has been targeted by right-wing conspiracy theorists.
Planning Officials Worried about Feds’ Plan for Parking at FBI’s New Headquarters
The search for a site for a new FBI headquarters may have hit yet another snag after the General Services Administration dramatically increased the number of parking spaces needed.
Ex-Federal Prosecutor Publishes 5th Novel, This Time About a Rape on a Prestigious Michigan College Campus
Allison Leotta By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com For 12 years, Allison Leotta, a Detroit area native and Michigan State University grad, worked as a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, dealing with sex crimes and domestic violence. These days, she’s a novelist, who writes with authority on crime. Once described in the Providence Journal…
Matt Gorham Named Special Agent in Charge of Counterterrorism at the Washington Field Office
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Matt Gorham, deputy assistant director for the Critical Incident Response Group for the FBI, has been named special agent in charge of the Counterterrorism Division at the bureau’s Washington Field Office. Gorham joined the FBI in 1995 and was first assigned to the Pittsburgh Division, where he worked a variety of…
FBI Closer to Finding New Headquarters After GSA Launches Search for Builder
After numerous delays, the FBI is finally one step closer to finding a new headquarters in the Washington D.C. area.
FBI: Man Who Threatened to Kill Police May Have Ties to Domestic Terrorism
The FBI suspects that a Washington man who is in federal custody for allegedly threatening to kill law enforcement officers has links to domestic terrorism.
What Took D.C. So Long to Respond to the Problem of Synthetic Drugs?
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Washington, like a lot of other major cities, has had to deal with the plague of synthetic drugs for years. But the city has been slow to respond, writes Jeffrey Anderson in the D.C. City Paper. Anderson writes about authorities charging Nebiyu Jamal Fanta, who worked at the Benning Market & Dollar Plus…