Archive for August 2024
APD concerned over suspected arson attack tied to ‘Cop City’ protests
Police say an overnight fire at a construction site in southeast Atlanta is believed to be the latest act of arson connected to protests against the city’s planned public safety training center. The fire broke out around 2 a.m. at the site on the 2000 block of Memorial Drive. It has since been put out.…
Read MorePolice identify suspect in break-in of Trump campaign office in Virginia
Police in northern Virginia said Wednesday they were looking for a homeless man they suspect broke into an office of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said it has issued an arrest warrant for Toby Shane Kessler, 39, of no fixed address, on a burglary charge in connection with the break-in. The…
Read MoreGermany: Climate activists block four airports
Germany’s Cologne/Bonn airport announced on Thursday morning that it was temporarily suspending operations after an “unauthorized intrusion.” Police said that a hole had been cut in the perimeter fence. The airport is one of Germany’s busiest passenger hubs. Later on Thursday, Nuremberg also confirmed it was pausing operations due to a protest. Letzte Generation or…
Read MoreIndictment Charges California Man for Unlawfully Procuring Aircraft Components on Behalf of Iran
U.S.-Iranian national Jeffrey Chance Nader, 66, of Arcadia, California, was arrested on an indictment charging him with crimes related to the procurement of U.S.-manufactured aircraft components, including components used on military aircraft, in violation of U.S. economic sanctions and other federal laws. The charges were announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Assistant Attorney General…
Read MoreGrok doesn’t reject prompts depicting violent and explicit content as X owner calls it ‘the most fun AI in the world!’
The latest edition of Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok debuted a new image generation tool on Wednesday that lacked most of the safety guardrails that have become standard within the artificial intelligence industry. Grok’s new feature, which is currently limited to paid subscribers of X, led to a flood of bizarre, offensive AI-generated images of…
Read MoreU.S. Army Intelligence Analyst Pleads Guilty to Charges of Conspiracy to Obtain and Disclose National Defense Information, Export Control Violations and Bribery
Korbein Schultz, a U.S. Army soldier and intelligence analyst, pleaded guilty today to all charges against him in the indictment returned by a federal grand jury in March 2024 charging him with conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense information, exporting technical data related to defense articles without a license, conspiracy to export defense articles…
Read MoreMan gets life in Officer Holley murder after testifying to unsubstantiated gang hit, police conspiracy
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/06/04/man-given-two-life-sentences-in-murder-of-baltimore-police-officer-keona-holley-and-another-man/ Elliot Knox stood up to address a judge facing the prospect of life in prison and repeated calls from the relatives of two people he was convicted of killing to tell them why he did it. Knox spent an hour at his sentencing Tuesday reciting chilling details of the 2021 fatal shootings of Baltimore…
Read MoreBaltimore rapper YGG Tay sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on conspiracy charges
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/07/10/baltimore-rapper-ygg-tay-sentenced-25-years-conspiracy-charges/ Baltimore rapper YGG Tay, whose real name is Davante Harrison, was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to allegedly paying $10,000 to a member of the Black Guerilla Family to kill a man. Harrison, 29, of Baltimore, was charged with one count of racketeering conspiracy by the U.S. District…
Read MoreFOX45 News: Another guilty plea given in federal racketeering case linking BGF to former Safe Streets site
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/07/11/fox45-news-another-guilty-plea-given-in-federal-racketeering-case-linking-bgf-to-former-safe-streets-site/ Another man connected to a notorious Baltimore gang pleaded guilty in federal court to racketeering conspiracy Wednesday, marking the latest following the indictment of six people in 2022. David Warren pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy connected to the Black Guerilla Family gang, or BGF. Court documents indicate Warren was involved in…
Read MoreJudge removed from long-running gang and racketeering case against rapper Young Thug and others
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/07/15/judge-removed-from-long-running-gang-and-racketeering-case-against-rapper-young-thug-and-others-2/ ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the long-running racketeering and gang prosecution against Young Thug and others has been removed from the case after two defendants sought his recusal, citing a meeting the judge held with prosecutors and a state witness. Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville had put the case in…
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