FBI Weighs Use of Video Technology to Help Identify Suspects, Crime Scenes

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI is considering video recognition technology that would help quickly identify suspects, even when a portion of the suspect is captured on camera, NextGov.com reports. “Think of it as automated police lineups for the YouTube generation,” NextGov.com wrote. The idea is to match up footage with a technology called, “motion picture…

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Did Secret Service Agent Kill JFK? New Documentary Explores the Questions

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A new documentary, “JFK: The Smoking Gun,” explores the theory that an under-qualified Secret Service agent delivered the shot that killed President John F. Kennedy, the Toronto reports. The documentary, which aired Sunday on Discovery, is based on the work of retired Australian police detective Colin McLaren, who said, “This is not…

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LAX Gunman a “Pissed-Off Patriot” Who Wanted to Kill TSA Officers

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The gunman behind the deadly rampage at Los International Airport planned to kill multiple TSA officers to “instill fear in your traitorous minds” when he unloaded his .223-caliber assault rifle, the Associated Press reports. Gunman Paul Ciancia, an unemployed motorcycle mechanic, is heavily sedated after he was shot several times. But he…

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