Homeland Security News
Animal rights extremist wanted for U.S. bombings caught in Wales after more than 20 years on the run
An animal rights extremist believed to be behind a pair of bombings in Northern California over two decades ago was caught in Wales on Monday, authorities said. FBI Director Christopher Wray celebrated the capture of Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, saying on Tuesday that the suspect will finally be held “accountable” for his alleged acts…
Read MoreMan charged in bomb hoax at US Embassy in London
A man was charged in connection with last week’s bomb hoax outside the U.S. Embassy in London, authorities from the U.K. said Monday. Daniel Parmenter, 43, was charged and taken into custody Monday, after appearing at Ealing Magistrates’ Court. He was arrested at his home Sunday. The legal developments come after U.K. police on Friday…
Read MoreStudent arrested for posting threats toward Luther College
A student from Illinois was arrested Monday morning after confessing to posting threatening messages targeting Luther College in Decorah. The Decorah Police Department says at 1:31 a.m., officers were notified by Luther Security of a student posting threats on Instagram. Police say the posts included references to a violent anime series and suggested to “kill…
Read MorePhilippines summons VP Duterte over threat to have Marcos killed
Philippine law officials on Tuesday summoned vice president Sara Duterte for questioning over her weekend statements that she had contracted someone to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. if she were to be killed. Duterte accused the administration of twisting her words to create a false narrative that Marcos’ life was under active threat, saying in…
Read MoreFlorida Dentist Pleads Guilty to Sending Threats to Multiple Victims, Including an Election Official
A Florida dentist pleaded guilty today to sending threats to three victims in 2019 and 2020 and to an election official in 2024. According to court documents, from September 2019 to July 2020, Richard Glenn Kantwill, 61, of Tampa, sent over 100 threats to various public figures based on their political commentary via Facebook and…
Read MoreFlorida Telecommunications and Information Technology Worker Sentenced for Conspiring to Act as Agent of Chinese Government
Ping Li, 59, of Wesley Chapel, Florida, was sentenced to 48 months in prison today for conspiring to act as an agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) without notification to the Attorney General. Li was further ordered to pay a fine of $250,000 and to serve three years of supervised release. According to…
Read MoreMassachusetts Man Pleads Guilty for Threatening to Kill Members of Jewish Community and Bomb Places of Worship
A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to threatening to kill members of the Jewish community and bomb Jewish synagogues. John Reardon, 59, of Millis, pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs by threat of force, one count of transmitting in interstate commerce a threat…
Read MoreRussia Reportedly Captures A Briton Fighting For Ukraine As Russian Troops Advance
Russia’s military captured a British national fighting with Ukrainian troops who have occupied part of Russia’s Kursk region, according to reports Monday, as Moscow began daylight drone attacks on civilian areas of Ukraine and its ground forces accelerated gains along parts of the front line. The Briton was identified by state news agency Tass and…
Read MoreThe UAE Arrests 3 Uzbek Nationals For The Killing Of An Israeli-Moldovan Rabbi
The United Arab Emirates said Monday police arrested three Uzbek nationals for the killing of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi. The statement from the country’s Interior Ministry offered no motive for the slaying of Zvi Kogan. Kogan, 28, an ultra-Orthodox rabbi who went missing on Thursday, ran a kosher grocery store in the futuristic city of Dubai,…
Read MoreDanish military says it’s staying close to Chinese ship after data cable breaches
The Danish military said on Wednesday that it was staying close to a Chinese ship currently sitting idle in Danish waters, days after two fibre-optic data telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea were severed. Chinese bulk carrier Yi Peng 3 was anchored in the Kattegat strait between Denmark and Sweden on Wednesday, with a Danish…
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