Archive for August 2023
Montgomery County bomb squad called to Department of Energy in Germantown
State and federal authorities are investigating a suspicious vehicle at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in Germantown, Maryland Thursday morning. The Montgomery County Police and Fire Rescue Bomb Squad responded to a call from DOE security after a bomb detection dog alerted on a gray Subaru just before 9 a.m. There is a heavy police presence…
Read MoreSuspect in California bar shooting that left 3 dead was targeting his wife, sources say
A gunman who opened fire at a beloved California bar popular with bikers, leaving three people dead, is a former law enforcement officer who targeted his wife, authorities said Thursday. The shooter was identified as John Snowling, who retired as a sergeant from the Ventura Police Department in 2014, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said. Snowling…
Read MoreWhat Is Wagner? Inside Prigozhin’s Secret War Company
Since the beginning of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Wagner paramilitary group has emerged from the shadows to become a potent political and cultural force in Russia—and one with the potential to derail the Kremlin’s long-term plans. Prigozhin initially built a fighting unit of well-armed men to defend his business interests, which chiefly revolved…
Read MoreWagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin listed in Russian plane crash with no survivors
Russia’s most powerful mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board a plane which crashed on Wednesday evening north of Moscow with no survivors, the Russian authorities said, two months to the day after he led an abortive mutiny against the army top brass. There was no official comment from the Kremlin or the Defence Ministry on…
Read MoreColorado man accused of killing 10 at supermarket in 2021 is competent for trial, prosecutors say
A Colorado man charged with killing 10 people at a Boulder supermarket in 2021 is competent to proceed toward a trial, prosecutors said Wednesday. The district attorney’s office announced Wednesday that experts at the state mental hospital say Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa no longer has a mental disability that prevents him from helping in his defense and…
Read MoreMercenary chief who staged mutiny in Russia is listed as a passenger on a plane that crashed, state media says
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russian mercenary group Wagner, was on the passenger list of a plane that crashed north of Moscow, according to Russian state media. The official Russian news agency TASS said the Federal Air Transport Agency has launched an investigation into the crash of an Embraer aircraft, which occurred in the Tver…
Read MoreMaryland Man Sentenced on Felony Charge for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
A Baltimore man was sentenced in the District of Columbia today on a felony charge related to his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to…
Read MoreMan who went after BLM demonstrators with bladed claw glove and car convicted
A Queens, New York, man was convicted on multiple counts of attempted murder for attacking peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstrators in 2020, according to prosecutors. Frank Cavalluzzi, 57, was found guilty last week on nine counts of attempted murder in the second degree, nine counts of attempted assault in the first degree, seven counts of menacing…
Read MoreTwo doomsday preppers ‘planned to build nuclear dirty bomb’
A pair of British doomsday preppers who Austrian police claim had ‘planned to build a nuclear dirty bomb’ were found with a massive arsenal of weapons at their home. The pair, who have not been named in local media, face up to five years in jail after being charged with nuclear offences following their arrest…
Read MoreTrial begins for three men accused in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
A trial for the last three men to face charges in a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer began on Wednesday in state court, where they are accused of terrorism and firearms crimes. Eric Molitor and brothers William and Michael Null each face one count of providing material support for terrorist acts and…
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