Archive for September 2024
Suspect arrested after allegedly setting fires and driving into shops in Germany
A man has been arrested after allegedly setting two fires in the western German city of Essen that left 30 people injured and driving a van into two shops, authorities said Sunday. Emergency services were alerted to two fires in residential buildings in quick succession shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday, police said. The injured people…
Read MoreTokyo police to set up specialist section for lone wolf terrorists
Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) plans to set up a section specializing in investigating lone wolves who carry out terrorist attacks independently without any ties to any organization, according to informed sources. This will be the first time for such a section to be established in a Japanese police department, the sources said. The MPD…
Read MoreQueens DA staffer tried to make a bomb to blow up migrant shelter: police
A paralegal at a New York City district attorney’s office has been arrested after he attempted to make an explosive to bomb a migrant shelter located across from his apartment, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday. Police said Derek Klever, a 27-year-old who worked as a trial preparation assistant at the Queens District Attorney’s…
Read MoreIsrael killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut strike, group confirms
The leader of the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his underground headquarters in Beirut on Friday, Israel and Hezbollah confirmed. Nasrallah, who had led the powerful group for more than 30 years and was a hugely influential figure in the region, died when Israeli fighter jets struck…
Read MoreFOX45: ‘In the line of fire’: Maryland child care worker unknowingly assigned MS-13 murder suspect
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/09/26/fox45-in-the-line-of-fire-maryland-child-care-worker-unknowingly-assigned-ms-13-murder-suspect/ A Baltimore County caregiver says Maryland Child Protective Services put her “in the line of fire” and didn’t tell her. Angela Studivant, for five years, worked as a Child Care Specialist at The Children’s Home in Catonsville. During that time, she says she cared for Walter Martinez, the MS-13 gang member who murdered 20-year-old…
Read MoreAfter Joppatowne shooting, a delegate wants to change how schools are informed of students’ criminal charges
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/09/26/joppatowne-student-criminal-charges-mike-griffith/ In the wake of several high-profile crimes related to Harford County schools, including a fatal shooting at Joppatowne High School this month, officials are navigating — and proposing changes to — the way police and schools can legally communicate with each other about student victims and offenders. Current state law prohibits police from informing…
Read MoreJury reaches verdict, convicts David Linthicum on all counts
Jurors in the trial of David Linthicum reached a guilty verdict on all counts Thursday. The jury deliberated for a total of five hours across two days before finding Linthicum guilty of attempted first-degree murder of three Baltimore County police officers and a detective, as well as armed carjacking and firearms charges connected to the…
Read MoreBenghazi ‘mastermind’ Ahmed Abu Khatallah resentenced to 28 years in prison
Ahmed Abu Khatallah, the Libyan militia leader convicted for his role in the deadly 2012 terrorist attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, was resentenced Thursday to 28 years in prison, despite federal prosecutors seeking at least 60 years to life. The new sentence comes more than two years after a federal appeals court in…
Read MoreMali, Burkina Faso and Niger juntas investigate French journalist for jihadist analysis
Prosecutors in junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have launched investigations against French journalist and researcher Wassim Nasr, accusing him of being an “apologist for terrorism” over his analysis of jihadist attacks. Nasr, who works for the broadcaster France 24, is also a security expert who regularly comments on an Islamist insurgency that took root…
Read MoreChicago terrorist loses attempt to avoid extradition to India for role in Mumbai Massacre
A convicted Chicago terrorist has lost his latest, and nearly-final, attempt to avoid extradition to India, where he faces the death penalty. Tahawwur Rana was already convicted in Chicago for his role in the 2008 Mumbai Massacre, and now the one-time Chicago travel and immigration agent has learned he will not get a final appellate…
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