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  • A U.S. Border Patrol agent who called the patrol's station in Port Angeles a "black hole" where there is little work to do and "no purpose, no mission," is now back at work.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • A U.S. Border Patrol agent who called the patrol's station in Port Angeles a "black hole" where there is little work to do and "no purpose, no mission," is now back at work.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Border Patrol agent says Port Angeles 'Black Hole' A U.S. Border Patrol agent who called the patrol's station in Port Angeles a "black hole" where there is little work to do and "no purpose, no mission," is now back at work.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • An "extensive log" of the patrol's radio connections was produced, so the radios were working.

    Insanity of the Afghan endgame Peter Preston 2010

  • The patrol's results are mixed: villagers seemed willing to work with U.S. forces, but the U.S. convoy inadvertently cut power to the district when one of its trucks knocked over a power line on its way back to base.

    The Guardian: Taliban's Civilian Casualties Are Petraeus's Problem 2010

  • Finally, last Thursday, the Catsouras family got another bit of good news: the California Supreme Court denied the highway patrol's appeal.

    One Step Closer 2010

  • The 12-foot high white crosses with 6-foot horizontal crossbars are affixed with the patrol's beehive logo and a biography of the deceased trooper.

    Utah Memorial Crosses Struck Down By Court Of Appeals In Denver 2010

  • The CNN anchor's new 8,240 square feet home at 84 West Third Street between Sullivan and Thompson Streets — which he purchased in September — boasts "its original spiral staircases, brass fire poles, overhead beams used to dry hoses and walls covered with murals marking the fire patrol's history" as well as a "bust of Mercury, the Roman god of speed, atop the firehouse's main door."

    Anderson Cooper's Firehouse: CNN Anchor Buys $4.3 Million New York Home (PHOTOS) 2010

  • Benavides had been assigned to the patrol's border division air operations unit as a pilot.

    Speed patrol pilot's plane crashes 2010

  • The CNN anchor's new 8,240 square feet home at 84 West Third Street between Sullivan and Thompson Streets — which he purchased in September — boasts "its original spiral staircases, brass fire poles, overhead beams used to dry hoses and walls covered with murals marking the fire patrol's history" as well as a "bust of Mercury, the Roman god of speed, atop the firehouse's main door."

    Anderson Cooper's Firehouse: CNN Anchor Buys $4.3 Million New York Home (PHOTOS) 2010

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