Archive for October 2023
Tributes paid to Berkshire newlyweds killed in Uganda terrorist attack
Tributes have been paid to a couple who were killed on their honeymoon in Uganda in a “cowardly terrorist attack”. A British businessman, David Barlow, his wife Celia, a South African-born hotel executive, and their Ugandan guide were driving through the Queen Elizabeth national park on Tuesday when they were attacked and killed by a…
Read MoreEuropol director says Islamist terrorism remains the biggest terror threat to Western Europe
With two deadly acts of terrorism confirmed in Western Europe in the last six days, the European Union’s top law enforcement official said she is worried about what might happen in the wake of the Hamas attack on Israel and Israel’s military response. “I am concerned,” executive director of Europol Catherine De Bolle told ABC…
Read MoreUS Marshals seek public’s help finding 2nd Morgan State shooting suspect, offer $19K reward
The U.S. Marshals Service is asking for the public’s help in locating the second suspect in the Oct. 3 shooting at Morgan State University in Baltimore. The Marshals are offering up to $10,000 as a reward for information that leads to the arrest of 18-year-old Jovon Terrell Williams, according to a news release from the…
Read MoreBaltimore prosecutor ties D.C. crime to Morgan State shooting
Baltimore’s top prosecutor on Friday blamed the District’s crime for this month’s shooting at Morgan State University after a teenage boy was arrested in connection to the incident. Baltimore police said Thursday they arrested and charged a 17-year-old boy from the District with multiple counts of attempted murder for the Oct. 3 shooting that injured…
Read MoreDrone Factory Stormed by Pro-Palestinian Protesters
A pro-Palestinian group breached the gates of a factory in England it says manufactures drones for the Israeli military, telling Newsweek it was spurred to do so following the fatal blast at the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza. Palestine Action shared images on social media on Wednesday of the protest at the UAV Tactical Systems factory…
Read More2 MS-13 gang members from Uniondale and Hempstead indicted in killings of rivals, 1 at a McDonald’s
NASSAU COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) — Nassau County police have arrested an MS-13 gang member was arrested in connection to two homicides including the murder of a 19-year-old at McDonald’s last year. 20-year-old Gerson Hernandez was charged with gang assault in connection with the fatal shooting of Hector Manuel Valencia Gomez, who was shot multiple…
Read MoreCAPTURED| Alleged Baltimore gang member wanted in drug-trafficking case arrested in NC, agents say
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — After months on the run, an alleged gang member wanted in connection to a drug trafficking investigation in Baltimore is now in custody. Jawaan Jordan was featured on Maryland’s Most Wanted this past spring. Investigators say Jordan was a member of the 1800 Boys, a Baltimore-based gang that sold heroin and fentanyl,…
Read MoreU.S., Experts Cast Doubt on Claims of Israeli Strike on Hospital
Israel, the U.S. government and independent security experts cast doubt Wednesday on Palestinian claims that an Israeli airstrike was responsible for a deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital compound, saying the preliminary evidence pointed to a local militant group. The U.S. has collected “high confidence” signals intelligence indicating that the blast at the hospital in…
Read MoreHells Angels allegedly used ‘pizza oven’ funeral home to get rid of victims’ bodies
The notorious Hells Angels biker gang allegedly used a California funeral home dubbed the “pizza oven” to get rid of bodies, federal prosecutors claim. Merl Hefferman, a member of the Sonoma County Hells Angel, told Levi Phipps, manager of Yost & Webb Funeral Home in Fresno, that he wanted to make things disappear — which…
Read MorePhilly Gang Member Who Shot 7 People in One Day Convicted
Philadelphia, PA – Jalen Mickens entered a guilty plea on Thursday, October 12, for his involvement in three separate shootings in West Philadelphia. The conviction comes as a result of a collaborative effort between the District Attorney’s Gun Violence Task Force and other law enforcement agencies. Mickens was on trial for incidents that took place…
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