Border Patrol Agent Found Dead

Last night, after you get pass my loud and out of control sound effects (I am having fun experimenting with them), my radio show went beyond its normal one hour length, finishing at the 1 hour, 56 minutes, and 21 seconds mark. The reason for the long show was a caller that engaged me in conversation that was both fascinating, and made for good radio. You'll have to listen to the archive at Political Pistachio Radio to see what I mean. His name is Tim, and he is a contributor to the site: A Newt One. Anyhow, at one point of the show he asked me if I had heard about the Border Patrol agent found dead near the Salton Sea not too far from me here in Southern California. I hadn't heard about it yet, but after investigating, this is what I know, so far, about this incident:

A U.S. Border Patrol Agent, Richard Goldstein, 37, was found dead drowned in the Coachella Canal near Niland, California just east of the Salton Sea, and about 40 miles north of the Mexican Border. His SUV was still idling, and his K-9 partner was loose, but sitting next to the vehicle. The body was found on Friday, and the incident is now being investigated as a homicide. Investigators are looking into possible connections between the agent's death and the known criminal activities in the area. The area the agent was located is a hot spot for drug smuggling, and illegal alien smuggling. A few years back an agent was involved in a shooting in the area with smugglers.

Goldstein was based at the Indio station which is in the desert east of Palm Springs. He served with the Border Patrol for five years. He was a resident of the area and is survived by a wife and two children.

A search for him had been initiated on Friday when Goldstein did not report in. A fellow Border Patrol agent discovered the body floating in the canal. The canal is mostly lined with concrete, and delivers Colorado River water to farms in the area.

If this turns out to be a homicide, and if the death of the agent was at the hands of illegals, drug runners, or Mexican Supremacists, the story will be buried and forgotten; unlike when an agent uses force to control a foreign-born law breaker, at which time the story becomes front page news and the agents are accused of abuse of power and unnecessary force.

My prayers are with this agent's family, and I applaud all of the heroes of the Border Patrol that put their life on the line to protect the sovereignty of our nation.

And this may be just another piece of proof that a large portion of illegals are not here to be law abiding citizens. Where the illegals go, their crime follows them. In this case, the crime may be murder.