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Teenager Busted for Stealing High-Powered Rifles from Parked FBI SWAT Vehicle

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A 16-year-old faces juvenile charges after stealing two high-powered rifles from the parked FBI SWAT vehicle outside an agent’s home in Andover, Mass.,  the Boston Globe reports. The teenager, whose name was not released, stole a Colt M-16-A1 rifle and an HS Precision Pro-Series 2000 Sniper Rifle overnight Wednesday. On Friday, the…

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‘Whitey’ Bulger Has ‘No Redeeming Qualities,’ Prosecutors Say Before Sentencing

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Notorious mobster James “Whitey” Bulger has “no redeeming qualities” and should die in prison, prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum Thursday, the Los Angeles Times reports. Bulger is awaiting sentencing next week after being convicted of racketeering and murder charges. “Bulger is one of the most violent and despicable criminals in Boston…

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JFK’s Assassination Transformed Secret Service into Heavy-Weight Agency

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com When JFK was assassinated, the Secret Service was in store for major changes. The Warren Commission, which was formed to investigate the Nov. 22 shooting, found what it called “certain shortcomings and lapses from high standards which the Commission believes should prevail in the field of Presidential protection.” The ill-prepared Secret Service,…

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FBI Fears Gangs Are Targeting North Carolina Police in Retaliation for Shooting

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A gang in Wilmington, N.C., appears to be retaliating against police for fatally shooting one of its members in October, the Star News reports. Police shot Brandon Devone Smith on Oct. 13 after he allegedly fired at a sheriff’s detective. A state investigation concluded the fatal shooting was justified. “Low-ranking gang members…

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