Column: Suburban Detroit’s Phantom Shooter Triggers Memories of My Days in D.C. and the Beltway Snipers
By Allan Lengel For Deadline Detroit DETROIT –– A week ago, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard in suburban Detroit spoke about some crazed person who’s been going around shooting at cars. What struck a chord with me in particular is what he said about D.C. : “We don’t want anything to develop that certainly developed…
Ex-FBI Agent Convicted of Vehicular Manslaughter and Drunken Driving
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A suburban D.C. jury on Thursday found a former FBI agent guilty of driving drunk and plowing into the side of another car, which killed a teenager and seriously injured another in Prince George’s County, Md., the Washington Post reports. Adrian Johnson, who was off duty at the time of the crash,…
Undersheriff Accused of Tipping Off Suspect in Large Marijuana Shipment
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An undersheriff in Illinois is accused of tipping off a business owner about a DEA investigation into the shipment of more than 60,000 pounds of marijuana, the Daily Herald reports. A sergeant at the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office leveled the accusations against Undersheriff Andrew Zinke, who is running for sheriff in 2014,…
ACLU Sues U.S. Customs and Border Protection Over Ban on Photographing Border Crossings
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The ACLU filed suit against the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency over a policy prohibiting the use of cameras and video recorders near U.S. crossing points, the ACLU announced on its site Thursday. The ACLU said the policy violates the constitutional rights of citizens to take pictures. The suit alleges the…
NYC Police Officer Charged in Detailed Rape, Cannibalism Plot
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The plot was as disturbing as it was precise. The FBI said they discovered detailed records of at least 100 women’s height, weight, dates of birth and bra sizes at the home of a New York police officer. Turns out, the list was part of a gruesome plot to kidnap, rape, cook…
FBI Probes Letters Designed to Scare Florida Voters from the Voting Polls
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is investigating potential voter intimidation after official-looking letters questioning people’s eligibility to vote began turning up in mailboxes in at least 28 Florida counties, NBC News reports. “We’re taking it as a serious situation,” David Couvertier, a spokesman for the FBI in Tampa, told NBC News on Wednesday. “We’re looking…
Border Patrol Agent Settles Whistleblower Retaliation Claim Over Comments About Port Angeles Station
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent who said he and his family were subjected to “ugly harassment” by federal officials in retaliation for complaining that the Port Angeles station is wasting resources reached a settlement with the agency, the Associated Press reports. Christian Sanchez settled with Border Patrol over his whistleblower retaliation claim during…