By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A video has surfaced showing a Border Patrol agent potentially mishandling a driver who refused to say where he was going and declined a search. “What is your reasonable suspicion?” asked Rick Herbert, who was in the car with his 4-year-old son. The agent grabbed Herbet by the arm. “Hey, dude,…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A special agent for the FBI has been fired and is under investigation for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars while working on a drug task force in Riverside, Calif., ABC7 reports. Scott Bowman, who joined the bureau in 2005, was escorted out of FBI headquarters in early February and fired. He…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI directed a local police department to drop criminal charges against a suspect in 2012 to avoid the public finding out about a secret device to track people, CNN reports. The device, called the “Stringray,” allows investigators to find suspects by tracking their cell phones. The technology mimics a cell…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The national outcry over cop-involved shootings may mean more accountability in Wisconsin. Gov. Scott Walker said he may change his mind and include in the budget enough money to hire five state Justice Department staffers to investigate the officer-involved deaths, the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel reports. “If DOJ feels as though additional…
