Archive for January 2024
Fire at Decatur gender clinic was intentional, being investigated as hate crime
The Decatur Fire Department confirmed on Jan. 26 that a fire at a gender clinic inside a historic building was intentionally set. As first reported by Decaturish, records show that fire investigators are probing whether an arsonist targeted a gender-affirming medical clinic at the historic Blair Building on Oct. 30, 2023. The city denied our…
Read MoreCarroll County firefighter arrested, charged with setting fires
Authorities arrested a volunteer Carroll County firefighter in connection with a string of fires over the last year in Eldersburg and Liberty Reservoir areas. Allison Nicole Creutzer, 20, of Eldersburg, was charged with intentionally setting fire to grass, brush and woodland, three counts of second-degree malicious burning and one misdemeanor count of calling in a…
Read MoreMassachusetts man facing charges for alleged threats to Attleboro synagogue
A Massachusetts man is facing charges after allegedly making threats to an Attleboro synagogue. The rabbi at the synagogue says she is grateful the police were able to work so quickly to find the man responsible, but unfortunately, this isn’t the first time they’ve dealt with this. Police say 59-year-old John Reardon made a threatening…
Read MorePhoenix man arrested, accused of online death threats against president, vice president
A man was arrested Wednesday in Phoenix and accused of making online death threats against President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and now faces several federal charges. David Michael Hanson, 41, reportedly used a social media platform in November and December of 2023 to post threats to murder the president and vice president…
Read MorePhilippine troops kill 9 suspected militants, including 2 involved in Sunday Mass bombing
Philippine troops killed nine suspected Muslim militants in the volatile south, including two key suspects in a bomb attack last month that left four Christian worshippers dead, the army said Saturday. Four army scout rangers were slightly wounded in Thursday’s operation against the Dawlah Islamiyah, a small outfit aligned with the Islamic State group, in…
Read MoreThree US troops killed in Jordan drone strike linked to Iran
Three U.S. service members were killed and at least 34 wounded in a drone attack by Iran-backed militants on U.S. troops in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, President Joe Biden and U.S. officials said on Sunday. It is the first deadly strike against U.S. forces since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in October, and marks…
Read More2 critically injured, 4 others hurt in series of stabbings, hit-and-run crashes, Prince George’s Co. police say
A woman is in custody after being considered a person of interest in a series of stabbings and hit-and-run crashes that left at least six people injured, some of them critically, on Thursday evening, according to police in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The series of violent crimes, that appear to be random, took place Thursday…
Read MoreUs Warned Iran That Isis-K Was Preparing Attack Ahead Of Deadly Kerman Blasts, A Us Official Says
The U.S. government privately warned Iran that the Islamic State group’s affiliate in Afghanistan was preparing to carry out a terrorist attack before bombings in Kerman earlier this month that killed 95 people, a U.S. official said Thursday. The official, who was not authorized to comment and insisted on anonymity to discuss the intelligence, said…
Read MoreKuwait arrests three to foil alleged terror plot against Shiite places of worship
Three men have been arrested in Kuwait and referred to prosecutors for allegedly being part of a terrorist group that attempted to attack Shiite places of worship, state news agency Kuna said on Friday. Security personnel monitored the cell’s movements and arrested three people described as members of a terrorist organisation, Kuna said. The men…
Read MoreBremerton ‘cyber-terrorist’ convicted for massive swatting, extortion scheme
A Bremerton 21-year-old pleaded guilty Thursday in Tacoma to four felonies related to a massive swatting scheme spanning nine states. Ashton Connor Garcia pleaded guilty to two counts of extortion and two counts of threats and hoaxes regarding explosives, according to U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. From early June 2022 through March 2023, documents say…
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