White House Disagrees with FBI Director That Increased Police Scrutiny Causing Spike in Crimes
The White House disagreed with FBI Director James Comey’s assertion that increased police scrutiny may have led to a rise in violent crimes in some cities
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Secret Service Director Apologizes After Agency Disrupts Childhood Cancer Vigil
After the Secret Service disrupted a cancer vigil over the weekend, the agency’s director apologized Monday.
Man Who Hopped White Fence Killed by Sheriff’s Deputy in Pennsylvania Courthouse
A 34-year-old man who hopped a White House fence because he wanted to pass a message to President Obama was killed Tuesday by deputy sheriff after allegedly swinging a knife at a courthouse in Pennsylvania.
Secret Service Adding Metal Spikes to White House Fence to Stop Would-Be Intruders
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The White House fence is about to become a lot harder to jump. After embarrassing security gaps, the Secret Service and the National Park Service are adding sharp metal spikes to the fence, The Associated Press reports. The spikes are meant to be temporary until a permanent solution is found. The…
Secret Service Adds Sharp Spikes to White House Fence to Stop Jumpers
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com After several embarrassing failures to protect the White House from jumpers, the Secret Service has added sharp metal spikes to the fence, NBC News reports. “The temporary design solution for the White House complex fence is meant to improve security, while minimizing visual impacts and respecting the significance of the White…
Another Secret Service Embarrassment: Child Breaches White House Fence
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com In the latest embarrassment for the embattled Secret Service, a 4-year-old managed to breach the White House fence in broad daylight Sunday, forcing a lockdown. The Weekly Standard reports that an unidentified child climbed under the fence. “4 year old child climbed under temporary bike rack along PA Ave. Child was…
Despite Recent Mishaps, Secret Service Teaches Obama Daughter to Drive
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service had a recent mishap behind the wheel at the White House, but that hasn’t stopped the agency from teaching President Obama’s oldest daughter how to drive, The New York Daily News reports. “The Secret Service (taught her) actually, because they wouldn’t let me in the car with her,”…
House Committee Subpoenas 2 Secret Service Agents Over Crash
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Two Secret Service agents have been subpoenaed for more information on an incident involving a pair of agents involved in a drunken accident outside of a White House barricade, The Huffington Post reports. A House of Representatives committee said earlier this week that the subpoenas were necessary because the Secret Service…