Posts by MCAC(Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center)
Las Vegas teen arrested for terroristic threats linked to ISIS, explosive components found at home
On Nov. 28, 2023, Las Vegas police identified a terroristic threat made on a social media platform. The threat involved a suspect claiming he was planning an attack in Las Vegas in furtherance to support the Islamic State terrorist organization, also known as ISIS. Upon discovering this threat, a joint investigation between the FBI Joint…
Read MoreHouse explodes as police in Arlington, Virginia, try to execute search warrant, police say
A house exploded in Arlington, Virginia, as police were attempting to execute a search warrant, authorities said Monday. Police were sent to the home around 4:45 p.m. after receiving a report about someone firing a flare gun 30 to 40 times from inside the house into the neighborhood, the Arlington County Police Department said in…
Read MoreDoctor accused of making antisemitic threat, setting fire to a home in Montgomery County
A Montgomery County, Pennsylvania doctor is accused of making an antisemitic threat and setting fire to a home connected to her ex-boyfriend. Dr. Amy Cohen, a 35-year-old resident of Forrest Avenue in Narberth, is facing a host of charges, including attempted murder, arson, and ethnic intimidation. The home allegedly belongs to the grandmother of Cohen’s…
Read MoreFlorida man arrested in Austin after allegedly threatening ‘mass casualty event’ at Tesla event
A 28-year-old Florida man was arrested in Austin the day before Tesla’s Cybertruck delivery event after allegedly planning to “shoot up Elon Musk and the plant,” according to an arrest affidavit. The document states that the Senior Manager of Security Operations with Tesla filed a Suspicious Activity report regarding threatening messages that were sent on…
Read MoreFormer career US diplomat charged with secretly spying for Cuban intelligence for decades
A former career American diplomat was charged with serving as a secret agent for communist Cuba going back decades in what prosecutors portrayed as one of the most brazen and long-running betrayals in the history of the U.S. foreign service. Manuel Rocha wept as he sat handcuffed in Miami federal court on charges that he…
Read More3 commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea, US warship downs 3 drones
Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck three commercial ships Sunday in the Red Sea, while a U.S. warship shot down three drones in self-defense during the hourslong assault, the U.S. military said. The Iranian-backed Houthis claimed two of the attacks. The strikes marked an escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the…
Read MoreISIS claims deadly blast at Catholic mass in southern Philippines
ISIS has claimed responsibility for a deadly explosion that ripped through a Catholic mass service at a university gym in the southern Philippines on Sunday. At least four people were killed and dozens of others were injured in the blast at the Mindanao State University in Marawi City, according to authorities. In a communique, ISIS…
Read MoreKnifeman kills German tourist, wounds others near France’s Eiffel Tower
A man armed with a knife and a hammer killed a German tourist and left two people, including a British man, wounded near the Eiffel Tower in Paris late on Saturday in what President Emmanuel Macron called “a terrorist attack”. A 26-year-old suspect, a French national arrested after the attack, had pledged allegiance to Islamic…
Read More4 dead, 3 injured and suspect dead in Queens stabbing and fire, officials say
Four people are dead, including two children, and one person was critically injured in a stabbing in Far Rockaway, Queens, on Sunday morning, police said. Two police officers were injured responding to the home, where a fire also broke out, and the suspect is dead. An 11-year-old girl, 12-year-old boy, 44-year-old woman and man in…
Read MoreProtester critically injured after setting self on fire outside Israeli consulate in Atlanta
A protester was in critical condition Friday after setting themself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta, authorities said. A security guard who tried to intervene was also injured. A Palestinian flag found at the scene was part of the protest, Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said at a news conference. He added that…
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