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Homeland Security Loaning Drones to Local Police at Increasing Rate
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A North Dakota farm is not where you’d expect to see a Predator drone. But Homeland Security loaned the drones – up to $34 million in value – to local authorities who wanted to spy on a farmer who was engaged in a standoff with police. Since the August 2011 incident, the Washington…
Special Agent in FBI’s Buffalo Office Accused of Flashing a Truck Driver
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A truck driver says a special agent with the FBI’s Buffalo office was driving without pants and making lewd gestures Friday, the Buffalo News reports. If convicted, the agent, John A. Yervelli, 48, faces up to 30 days behind bars. According to a police report, a car driven by Yervelli “pulled up…
FBI Headquarters Sits on Prime Real Estate That Could Fetch Money for New Facility
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI’s headquarters may be a crumbling eyesore, but it sits on prime real estate – midway between the White House and the U.S. Capitol. With tight budgets, the federal government is hoping it can land big bucks for the space underneath the J. Edgar Hoover building to help offset the costs of…
Former FBI Agent, Wife Face Prison Today in Investment Fraud Case That Targeted Seniors
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A former FBI agent and his wife face prison time Tuesday for preying on seniors in an investment fraud case, the Associated Press reports. John and Sara Graves, of Fredericksburg, Va., were convicted in April of mail fraud, conspiracy and four counts of wire fraud. Prosecutors said the couple opened an investment…
Hate Crimes Drop Nationwide in 2011, But More Attacks Against Gays, Lesbians
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Fewer people reported hate crimes in 2011, but those based on sexual orientation rose, the FBI said Monday. Reported hate crimes dropped 6%, to about 6,200, according to the recently released Hate Crime Statistics. About half the hate crimes were racially motivated and predominately targeted African Americans. In a press release, the…
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FBI Agent Jarrod Petrelli Dead at 34
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Jarrod M. Petrelli died young, and he died suddenly. The St. Louis FBI agent, who was 34, about to turn 35, died at a training conference in Florida, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The paper reported that he died last week of natural causes. He worked violent gangs during his four…
Husband Kills TSA Baggage Inspector in Murder Suicide at Cleveland Airport Parking Lot
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com A bagage inspector for the Transportation Security Administration was fatally shot by her husband Sunday morning in a murder-suicide at the Cleveland airport, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported. The shooting took place in the employee parking lot of the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, the paper reported. The paper identified the TSA…