Archive for April 12, 2024
Lawmaker Says Crash Of Semitrailer Into Public Safety Office In Texas Was ‘Intentional’
A suspect is in custody after a commercial vehicle crashed into a Texas Department of Public Safety office in a rural town west of Houston on Friday injuring multiple people. Three people were airlifted with critical injuries and three others were transported in serious condition after the vehicle, which was stolen, intentionally crashed into the…
Read MorePreviously Convicted Killer from Maryland Sentenced to 19.5 Years for Drug Trafficking in D.C. and Discharging a Machinegun
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/previously-convicted-killer-maryland-sentenced-195-years-drug-trafficking-dc-and WASHINGTON – Trenton Robinson, 28, of District Heights, Maryland, was sentenced today to 234 months in prison for his role as an enforcer for a D.C. street crew whose members distributed more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, as well as oxycodone and codeine, and used, carried, brandished, and discharged firearms during their drug trafficking…
Read MorePrincipal Drug and Weapons Supplier for MS-13 in Honduras Arrested and Extradited for Racketeering, Narcotics, and Firearms Offenses
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/principal-drug-and-weapons-supplier-ms-13-honduras-arrested-and-extradited-racketeering Superseding Indictment Unsealed Charging High-Ranking MS-13 Leaders, Including Yulan Andony Archaga Carías, the Leader of MS-13 in Honduras and One of FBI’s, DEA’s, and HSI’s Most Wanted Fugitives An indictment was unsealed today charging David Campbell, also known as Viejo Dan and Don David, 57, of Honduras, one of the principal narcotics and weapons…
Read More2 gang members sentenced to life for 2020 murder of Vietnam veteran outside Goodwill store.
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/two-gang-members-sentenced-2020-murder-vietnam-veteran-goodwill Two men associated with 5275 Slimegang Young Crew with alleged connections to YSL were found guilty in the murder of a 72-year-old Vietnam War veteran in 2020, according to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office. Fani Willis, Fulton County District Attorney, announced Thursday that on April 9, a jury found Leandre Pittman and Antonio…
Read MoreU.S. issues travel warning for Israel with Iran expected to attack any moment and fear Gaza war could spread
Israel is bracing for a worst-case scenario that U.S. officials believe could materialize within just hours — the possibility of a direct attack on Israeli soil by Iran in retaliation for a strike almost two weeks ago that killed seven Iranian military officers. Iran has vowed to take revenge for Israel killing its commanders, who…
Read MoreUK Teenager denies sharing terrorist publications
An 18-year-old man has denied disseminating terrorist publications. Alex Edwards, from Morriston in Swansea, appeared before Winchester Crown Court on Friday. The offence, alleged to have taken place on a date between 24 September and 16 November 2023, is understood to relate to an extreme right-wing homemade video. Mr Edwards, previously known as Alex Hutton,…
Read MoreGermany: 3 teens held over suspected Islamist attack plans
Three teenagers who are suspected of having planned an Islamist terrorist attack are currently in custody, German prosecutors said Friday. According to the prosecutors, the detained teenagers — two girls aged 15 and 16 and a 15-year-old boy — had “declared themselves ready” to carry out the attack. All three come from the western state…
Read MoreExodus from key town on Myanmar-Thai border as it falls to anti-junta resistance
The loss of the town robs the junta, already grappling with an economy in free fall, of vital earnings from border trade while strengthening rebel groups such as the Karen National Union (KNU) that led the assault on Myawaddy, analysts say. “I am afraid of air strikes,” said Moe Moe Thet San, a Myawaddy resident…
Read MoreLocal officials increasingly targeted for threats and harassment, new data shows
Threats and harassment against local public officials rose in 2023, according to research tracking political violence and hostility provided to NBC News. The researchers found that threats and harassment against officials including city council members, school board members, poll workers, mayors and local prosecutors increased significantly in the second half of the year. Elected or…
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