Archive for August 2023
Iran blames ISIL for shrine attack, arrests foreign nationals
Iran has blamed the ISIL (ISIS) armed group for the second attack in less than a year on a major shrine in southern Shiraz and arrested a group of foreign nationals for the assault. “The motivation of this Daeshi [ISIL-affliated] individual was to take revenge for the executions of the two terrorists of the previous…
Read MoreGreat Falls man charged with threats to federal officer, firearms crimes
A Great Falls man appeared in federal court today on charges of making threats to a federal agent and illegal possession of firearms after law enforcement officers arrested him earlier in the day, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Paul J. Valenzuela, 55, appeared for an initial appearance on a criminal complaint charging him with threats…
Read MoreAsheville police cars ‘completely destroyed’ by suspected arson; seeking public’s help
After two marked Asheville Police Department vehicles were set on fire the morning of Aug. 14, APD is asking for the public’s help in finding who set the cars ablaze. The Asheville Fire Department responded to the scene and extinguished two police cars that had been set on fire near block 30 of Lynndale Avenue…
Read MoreMan Sent To Prison For 10 Years For Setting A Fire At An Illinois Planned Parenthood Clinic
A man who set a fire at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Illinois was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison. Tyler Massengill has admitted using a homemade explosive to set a fire at the Peoria clinic in January, a few days after Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law with additional legal protections…
Read MoreFour MS-13 Gang Members Sentenced for Racketeering Conspiracy and Murder.
Four men were sentenced in Maryland for their participation in La Mara Salvatrucha, a violent international gang commonly known as MS-13. Jose Henry Hernandez-Garcia, aka Paciente, 29, of Annandale, Virginia, was sentenced today to life in prison. Agustino Eugenio Rivas Rodriguez, aka Terrible, 26, of Silver Spring, Maryland, was sentenced on Aug. 1 to 16…
Read More17-year-old arrested in Philadelphia in connection with terrorism probe
A 17-year-old teenager has been arrested in Philadelphia in connection with a terrorism probe. During a press conference on Monday, FBI Special Agent in Charge of the Philadelphia Field Office Jacqueline Maguire said the 17-year-old male was arrested Friday on state charges and was allegedly communicating with the group Katibat al Tawhid wal Jihad (KTJ).…
Read MoreTwo charged with having explosive devices
City police discovered explosive devices at a Fairview Street residence Sunday while searching for a shooting suspect. The department was called by the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office to assist in locating a person of interest in a shooting incident which had occurred earlier in their jurisdiction, according to a written statement. The suspect was located…
Read MorePolitical Leader In Ecuador Is Killed Less Than A Week After Presidential Candidate’s Assassination
The unprecedented violence shaking Ecuador claimed the life of another political leader Monday, bringing the number of politics-related slayings within the last four weeks to three, including that of a presidential candidate. The fatal shooting of Pedro Briones, a local leader of Revolución Ciudadana, the party of former President Rafael Correa, was confirmed by Luisa…
Read MoreKey TN Senate Republican proposes tougher penalties for threats of mass violence
As debate on gun confiscation has swirled across the state, Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Ferrell Haile, R-Gallatin, has worked through the summer to identify a proposal that could help prevent mass violence that Covenant families and the National Rifle Association can agree on. “We’ve threaded a needle,” Haile said in an interview. “It’s taken three…
Read MoreTop U.S. cyber official offers ‘stark warning’ of infrastructure attacks if China tensions escalate
China’s hackers have been positioning themselves to conduct destructive cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure, a top U.S. cyber official warned Saturday. Speaking at a panel at the Def Con hacker conference in Las Vegas, Jen Easterly, the director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, said, “I hope that people are taking seriously a pretty…
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