{"id":2372285,"date":"2024-11-22T16:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T21:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/diplomatic-security-service-agents-stop-serial-killer-only-to-be-ignored-by-leadership-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T16:55:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T21:55:52","slug":"diplomatic-security-service-agents-stop-serial-killer-only-to-be-ignored-by-leadership-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/diplomatic-security-service-agents-stop-serial-killer-only-to-be-ignored-by-leadership-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Diplomatic Security Service agents stop serial killer, only to be ignored by leadership &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdiplomatic-security-service-agents-stop-serial-killer-only-to-be-ignored-by-leadership-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2372285&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Diplomatic Security Service\u200c (DSS) agents recently apprehended \u200bserial killer Ramon Rivera after he \u200bkilled three individuals \u2062in a stabbing spree in New York \u2063City. Despite their\u200b crucial role \u2062in detaining Rivera near the United Nations and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-earthquake-leaves-thousands-without-homes-in-china-amid-record-cold\/\" title=\"Record cold in China has left thousands homeless after a massive earthquake\">providing emergency aid<\/a>\u200b to one of the victims, DSS leadership reportedly failed to acknowledge their efforts. The New \u2062York \u200cPolice Department has been credited \u200bfor Rivera&#8217;s \u200bcapture, while DSS agents, who were part of a protective detail for \u200ca foreign \u2062official, received\u200c no recognition from their superiors.\u2063 This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/corrupt-reporters-like-olivia-nuzzi-are-destroying-democracy\/\" title=\"Corrupt &#039;Reporters&#039; Like Olivia Nuzzi Are Destroying Democracy\">incident highlights broader issues<\/a> within the DSS, including high stress levels and a lack of support and acknowledgement \u200cfor agents, who\u2063 feel underappreciated for their courage in critical situations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Diplomatic Security Service agents stop serial killer, only to be ignored by leadership<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Ramon Rivera, 53, has been charged with murdering three innocent bystanders in a stabbing spree across New York City on Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>But the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>can report that Rivera&rsquo;s attacks only ended when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/state=department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">State Department<\/a> Diplomatic Security Service agents detained him near United Nations headquarters. While the New York Police Department has claimed sole responsibility for catching Rivera, it was DSS agents assigned to a protective detail for United Kingdom foreign secretary David Lammy who stopped Rivera and held him until NYPD officers arrived. The agents also provided emergency aid to a 36-year-old victim of the attacker, who later died in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, however, sources say that the courage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">generally early career stage agents responsible<\/a> has gone unnoticed by DSS leadership. No supervisors attended the scene and no public recognition of the agents involved was provided by DSS or the State Department. Asked about this apparent failure of leadership, a State Department spokesperson simply stated to the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>that &ldquo;DSS special agents provided aid to the stabbed woman until EMS arrived; they also detained the alleged attacker until NYPD uniformed officers made their arrest.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The problem here is twofold.<\/p>\n<p>First, agents who acted with courage and care outside the normal conduct of their duties have not been recognized for doing so. As the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/1421771\/agents-say-diplomatic-security-service-riven-by-mismanagement-and-failing-key-missions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">previously reported<\/a>, DSS today is characterized by extremely high protective detail workloads and associated burnout. In turn, the least these agents deserved was recognition from their leadership. Instead, one source with direct knowledge of the events told the<em> Washington Examiner<\/em> that when it came to DSS engagement with agents at the scene, &ldquo;It was total chaos.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Second, this example of DSS leadership disinterest for the welfare of lower ranking agents is only the tip of the iceberg. As the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/2867083\/diplomatic-security-service-management-cuts-standards-and-drains-budgets-on-vegas-trips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">previously reported<\/a>, senior leaders such as Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security Gentry Smith and DSS Director Carlos Matus have preferred to take junket trips to Las Vegas and divert resources to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives before the welfare and efficacy of their organization. DSS is renowned in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-union-on-bidens-vaccine-mandate-we-cannot-afford-to-lose-employees-during-largest-border-crisis-in-nations-history\/\" title=\"Border Patrol Union on Biden&#039;s Vaccine Mandate: &#039;We Cannot Afford to Lose Employees&#039; During &#039;Largest Border Crisis in Nation&#039;s History&#039;\u00a0\">federal law enforcement community<\/a> as an organization where &ldquo;grunt agents&rdquo; bear the burden of unpopular assignments while supervisors take office jobs or authorized leave. This extends to DSS leadership in New York City. The DSS field office in the Big Apple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/1421771\/agents-say-diplomatic-security-service-riven-by-mismanagement-and-failing-key-missions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">failed<\/a> to make a single law enforcement investigation arrest in 2022 (as compared to 100+ arrests in preceding years).<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other leadership failures include a major, evolving counterintelligence concern involving a senior DSS agent and Iran, and the DSS&rsquo;s  inability to match the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-says-it-will-ignore-attempts-by-us-to-contact-it-as-kim-jong-uns-sister-warns-biden-against-causing-a-stink-if-the-us-wants-to-sleep-in-peace\/\" title=\"North Korea Says it Will Ignore Attempts by US to Contact it as Kim Jong Un\u2019s Sister Warns Biden Against \u2018Causing a Stink\u2019 if the US Wants to \u201cSleep in Peace\u201d\">diplomatic outreach<\/a> of local law enforcement partners such as the NYPD and LAPD in garnering permission for DSS agents to carry firearms at the recent Paris Olympic Games. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3103500\/police-guns-paris-olympics-not-those-protecting-team-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">undermined the ability <\/a>of DSS agents to effectively protect Team USA athletes at the games.<\/p>\n<p>As President-elect Donald Trump and Secretary of State-designee Marco Rubio move to take office in January, reforming this once proud organization should be foremost on their agenda.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DSS agents capture serial killer, but leadership ignores them<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2724,"featured_media":2372286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/XV-1024x568.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16097,45534,5191,45535],"class_list":["post-2372285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-law-enforcement","tag-diplomatic-security-service","tag-leadership","tag-serial-killer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/XV-1024x568.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2724"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2372285"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2372294,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2372285\/revisions\/2372294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2372286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2372285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2372285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2372285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}