Archive for January 2024
Swedish police destroy object outside Israeli embassy in Stockholm
A “dangerous object” found outside the Israeli embassy in Stockholm has been destroyed, Swedish police say. The incident – labelled an “attempted attack” by the Israeli ambassador – saw officers cordon off a wide area nearby.Police told the BBC it was too early to give further details on the object. They said no-one had been…
Read MoreUCF student arrested for alleged threat to shoot 3 Jewish students during school event
The University of Central Florida Police Department is investigating an alleged threat made during a UCF Office of Student Involvement-approved pro-Israel free expression event on Tuesday. According to UCFPD, a Palestinian-American student named Seif Asi approached a table of Jewish students participating in the event and engaged in a one to two-minute “heated conversation.” Once…
Read MoreJan. 6 rioter who ‘blind-side tackled’ Capitol officer is sentenced to more than 6 years in prison
A Donald Trump supporter who “blind-side tackled” a U.S. Capitol Police officer from behind on Jan. 6 and flipped him over a ledge was sentenced to more than six years in prison Tuesday. Ralph Celentano, a New York man who thought Trump was the greatest president in American history, was sentenced to 78 months in…
Read MoreNorthridge Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Stalking Charge and Admits to Threatening Mass Shooting of Synagogues
A San Fernando Valley man pleaded guilty today to a federal charge of stalking and admitted to engaging in a 14-month campaign in which he threatened a victim and threatened to shoot synagogues and “exterminate” Jewish people and Asian Americans. Andre Morrow Lackner, 35, of Northridge, pleaded guilty to one count of stalking. According to…
Read MoreMan awaits sentencing on hate crimes conviction; co-defendants’ cases pending
A Thurmont man is scheduled to be sentenced in April after being convicted last week of hate crimes, trespassing and harassment for threatening a same-sex couple who lived near him. After a three-day jury trial, Michael David Burns, 53, was convicted Friday of 10 counts, including three counts of trespassing, two counts of disorderly conduct,…
Read MoreStudent, father arrested, RPGs found after threat to Rancho Bernardo High School
A high school student and his father were arrested after police served a search warrant in response to the teen threatening to shoot up Rancho Bernardo High School. San Diego Police confirmed to NBC 7 that the Rancho Bernardo High School campus is safe and has been swept for any explosive devices. Police received several…
Read MoreOhio man gets 18 years for firebombing church over drag shows
Aimenn D. Penny didn’t apologize for firebombing a Geauga County church last year. Instead, he justified sacrificing his future for hate. The 20-year-old, standing calmly in an orange prison jumpsuit during his sentencing hearing Monday in U.S. District Court, maintained his attack was a protest against the LGBTQ+ community and drag shows, an effort “to…
Read MoreNYC brothers were stockpiling arsenal of bombs, ghost guns with hit list: Indictment
Two New York City brothers were accused Monday of stockpiling an arsenal of explosive devices and ghost guns in their family’s home, where authorities say they also found anarchist propaganda and a hit list that mentioned but didn’t name cops, judges, politicians and celebrities. Andrew and Angelo Hatziagelis were indicted on 130 counts of an…
Read MoreJustice Dept indicts 3 in international murder-for-hire plot targeting Iranian dissident living in Maryland
Three men stand accused of devising a murder-for-hire plot in the U.S. against an Iranian dissident and a woman with whom the dissident fled, according to a recently unsealed federal indictment. Justice Department prosecutors alleged Naji Sharifi Zindashti, working from Iran, orchestrated the international scheme over two years, from 2020 to 2021. They said in…
Read MoreIsrael says 3 Palestinian terror suspects killed in rare raid inside West Bank hospital
Undercover Israeli agents, some disguised as medical staff, raided a West Bank hospital Tuesday and shot dead three Palestinians whom the army alleged were Hamas militants planning a terror attack, according to Palestinian and Israeli officials. The raid in Jenin was the first such operation in eight years, and it drew quick condemnation from the…
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