Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The number of ATF cases recommended for prosecution dropped by a third since 2004, according to data compiled by Syracuse University, the Washington Times reports. Federal investigators and gun law experts said the decline is attributed to a policy change in the Obama administration, which has changed its focus to regulatory-type cases….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A little-known FBI crime lab near Washington played a critical role in convicting two men who helped target American soldiers in Iraq with improvised exploding devices, the Los Angeles Times reports. Waad Ramadan Alwan and Mohanad Shareef Hammad pleaded guilty to smuggling Stinger surface-to-air missiles and money to terrorists in Iraq from…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s crime lab has come under intense scrutiny after a Justice Department review showed the bureau bungled up to tens of thousands of cases, the Huffington Post reports. Flawed forensic work means many innocent people are likely behind bars, the Huffington Post wrote. The errors were first exposed in a Washington…
In Indiana a pilot program could help pave the way for cracking more gun-related crimes. IndyChannel.com INDIANAPOLIS — A new program that collects DNA evidence from firearms is already on its way to putting more criminals behind bars, police said. The Marion County Crime Lab has several gun cases investigated under the new DNA pilot…
