Law Enforcement Deaths Spike in 2010

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Law enforcement fatalities — which included the recent murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Arizona — jumped 40 percent in 2010 compared to last year, according to preliminary data from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The spike, from 160 deaths in 2010 compared to 117…

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FBI’s John Perren Named Deputy Assist. Director of Criminal Division at Headquarters

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — John Perren, special agent in charge of the Counterterrorism Branch at the FBI Washington Field Office, is returning to headquarters to become Deputy Assistant Director of the Criminal Division. Perren’s areas of responsibility will include violent crime, drugs, organized crime and the Southwest Border Initiative. Perren, an FBI agent…

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DEA’s Joseph Evans Who Heads Up Mexico Operation Named ticklethewire.com’s Fed Of The Year

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Joseph Evans, regional director for the DEA’s North and Central Americas Region in Mexico City, has been named ticklethewire.com’s Fed Of The Year for 2010. Faced with one of the more daunting tasks in  the DEA — battling the violent Mexican Drug Cartels — Evans is credited with developing key partnerships…

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