Archive for August 2023
Mother’s Discovery Leads to Arrest: Explosive Devices Uncovered in Leesburg
Authorities have taken a significant step towards ensuring public safety as an arrest was made in connection with the discovery of explosive devices in Leesburg. Twenty-two year old Luke Scott Pratt, the defendant, faces charges of manufacturing explosive devices with the intent to cause harm, in violation of Florida State Statute 790.161(j). The Lake County…
Read MoreStaged videos fuel religious hate and misogyny in India
In a video shared and watched by millions of people in India, a man is seen attacking a person who is wearing a black burka and holding a child. He then forcibly removes the burka to reveal a man. The message accompanying the clip warns in Hindi that people should “be aware” of criminals using…
Read MoreNazi symbols and child pornography found in German police chats
Another group within Germany’s security structures has been found to be inclined toward Nazi imagery. Recklinghausen officials are concerned by this incident, the second in recent months. Prosecutors in Germany have uncovered illegal content including Nazi symbols in chat messages involving five officers from three different police districts. The discovery was made after searches in…
Read MoreEcuador arrests 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate
Ecuador’s transformation into a major drug trafficking hub and the ensuing three-year surge of violence is weighing on the nation following the killing of a presidential candidate whose life’s work was to fight crime and corruption. Six Colombian men were arrested Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of Fernando Villavicencio a day earlier in…
Read MorePutnam County man held without bond after attempting to make a bomb
A Putnam County man is being held without bond after officials confirmed he was attempting to make a bomb. On August 7, Levi Flatt was seen on video stating “Hey ATF, let me know if this legal. Uh, A pound of Tannerite, a pipe bomb, and a wine bottle full of diesel.” Detectives contacted ATF…
Read MoreMolotov cocktail thrown at Swedish embassy in Beirut amid Quran-burning tensions
An assailant threw a Molotov cocktail at Sweden’s embassy in Beirut, causing no casualties, Stockholm’s foreign minister and a diplomatic source said Thursday, amid anger over recent Quran desecrations. “We confirm that there was a Molotov cocktail thrown at the facade of our embassy last evening, which did not explode,” a diplomatic source at the…
Read MoreWhite supremacist accused of threatening jury, witnesses in trial of Pittsburgh synagogue gunman
A self-proclaimed white supremacist was arrested Thursday on charges that he made online threats toward the jury and witnesses at the trial of a man who killed 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue, the U.S. Justice Department said. Hardy Carroll Lloyd of Follansbee, West Virginia, is accused of sending threatening social media posts and emails…
Read MoreMaryland man pleads guilty in Palm Beach County antisemitic flyers case
A man accused of tossing antisemitic flyers onto Palm Beach County properties earlier this year pleaded guilty Tuesday to three criminal charges. Nicholas Byshiem, 33, of Maryland pleaded guilty to a charge of resisting arrest without violence in the city of Atlantis for an incident in January, as well as misdemeanor charges of dumping litter…
Read MoreAnti-Corruption Ecuadorian Presidential Candidate Assassinated At Campaign Event
An Ecuadorian presidential candidate known for speaking up against cartels and corruption was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital, amid a startling wave of gang-driven violence in the South American country. President Guillermo Lasso confirmed the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio and suggested organized crime was behind his slaying, less than…
Read MoreAn update: Social media threats & a hit list of local cops – Nevada
A Sparks man is accused of posting threats, even keeping a ‘hit list’ of local police. Word of this disturbing case first came late last week after a Storey County deputy made a traffic stop on Geiger Grade. It turns out he’s been under investigation for threatening posts on social media, and Storey County authorities…
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