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Steve Neavling

An investigation into the murder of a 14-year-old girl in suburban Detroit has prompted FBI agents and police to stop cars that leave or enter the village of Armada, the Free Press reports.

The body of April Millsap was discovered near a trail as her dog stayed with her. Two joggers discovered her body.

Police have declined to say how she died but the medical examiner has ruled the death a homicide.

FBI agents and police raided a home about 15 miles northeast of Armada and arrested two people on marijuana charges.

It’s unclear how investigators believe they may have been involved.

On Thursday, agents and police were questioning drivers and checking their IDs.

Steve Neavling

A man accused of robbing banks wrote error-free demand notes that prompted the FBI to dub him the “good Grammar Bandit,” the Associated Press reports.

He’s accused of robbing four banks in metro Denver in less than a week.

His letters were “perfectly typed, spelled and punctuated,” the AP wrote.

The suspect is described as black, short, slender and in his 30s.

Steve Neavling

The FBI is on the hunt for a few hundred special agents.

Buffalo Business First reports that the FBI is searching for people who speak foreign languages, people with accounting, computer science or IT skills or people with law degrees.

“From Aug. 1 to Aug. 15, posting for special agent positions will be open,” said Buffalo field office special-agent-in-charge Brian Boetig. “These are gun-toting, badge-carrying investigators, and we’ll get hundreds of thousands of applicants, who will be assigned to one of the agency’s 56 U.S. field offices, or one of 60 overseas offices.”

Boetig said a lot of help is needed.

“We’re always looking for accountants and those with law backgrounds because of the amount of health-care fraud,” he said. “People with computer and technology backgrounds are helpful because of cyber threats we face.”

Applicants must be between the ages of 23 and 37.

A Mexican man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent has been extradited to the U.S., Reuters reports.

Ivan Soto-Barraza is accused of killing Agent Brian Terry in 2010 during a gun battle near the Mexican border in Arizona.

Soto-Barraza and five others have been charged in the death. Two remain on the loose.

“This marks another step forward in our aggressive pursuit of those responsible for the murder of Agent Brian Terry, who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving his country,” said Attorney General Eric Holder in a statement.

The death of Terry drew outrage after it was discovered that one of the guns recovered at the scene was traced back to a botched trafficking probe by the ATF.

Steve Neavling

Not long from now, hundreds of Texas National Guard troops will descend on border towns in an unusual show of force.

The USA Today reports that some cities are welcoming the troops, who will arrive sporting camouflage and guns.

“If anything, [the guardsmen] will send a strong message that our border will be secure,” Rio Grande City Mayor Ruben Villarreal said. “We’ll have the manpower necessary to finally secure this area.”

Critics, including the federal government and state lawmakers, have said the troops’ presence could worsen the problem and even cause unnecessary deaths.

Gov. Rick Perry announced last week that he plans to bring in up to 1,000 troops.

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