Homeland Security News
Man allegedly armed with AK-style rifle threatens mass violence at recovery center
A man is accused of threatening mass violence against an alcohol and recovery center in Vero Beach on Thursday. At about 5:21 p.m., the Vero Beach Police Department received a 911 call about a threatening phone call made to the recovery center Thrive, located at 2300 5th Street. During the call, the suspect, identified as…
Read MoreTulsa Police arrest two in apparent swatting call
The Tulsa Police Department arrested two livestreamers in an apparent swatting call Thursday morning. According to police, officers received a call of a bomb threat near 211 North Elgin Avenue in downtown Tulsa. As officers were headed to the location, the person said he was nearby the Avery Kitchen and Bar and had a bomb…
Read MoreManifesto triggered security scare for Raffensperger
A day after a threat postponed a campaign event for Brad Raffensperger’s gubernatorial campaign, a spokesperson now says a four-page handwritten manifesto was mailed to a sheriff’s office in Mississippi before the scheduled event. The document is described as incoherent and disjointed, featuring a picture of Raffensperger with the word “BOOM” written across his forehead.…
Read MoreGunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate where authorities tried to arrest a senator
A burst of gunfire rang out Wednesday night in the Philippine Senate, where authorities have tried to arrest a senator who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for a charge of crime against humanity, an Associated Press journalist and other witnesses said. It wasn’t immediately clear what set off the gunfire or if there…
Read MoreGeorgian National Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Soliciting Hate Crimes and Planning Mass Casualty Attack in New York City
Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, Michail Chkhikvishvili, a Georgian national also known as “Commander Butcher,” was sentenced to 15 years in prison by United States District Judge Carol Bagley Amon for soliciting hate crimes and distributing instructions to make bombs and ricin. Chkhikvishvili is a leader of Maniac Murder Cult, an international racially…
Read MoreHezbollah leader urges Lebanon to withdraw from direct talks with Israel in Washington
The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group called on the government on Tuesday to withdraw from direct talks with Israel this week in Washington, calling them a concession and instead urged for indirect negotiations. Lebanon and Israel are scheduled to hold two days of talks in Washington, starting Thursday, in an attempt to end the…
Read MoreExplosive device found, detonated at Alabama dam was ‘an unprecedented threat’
A routine dive repair at a federally recognized Mobile dam led to an unexpected discovery as divers found a hidden explosive device Tuesday, according to the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System. After the grenade type-IED was located at the Converse Reservoir dam, MAWSS contacted the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office which facilitated a multi-agency response…
Read MoreMan admits to placing explosives underneath former boss’s car after being fired
A Bucks County, Pennsylvania, man has admitted to planting an explosive device underneath his former supervisor’s car in New Jersey. The U.S. attorney’s office says Michael Takacs placed the device outside the home of his former boss in Delran Township, Burlington County, last July after being fired in April. The blast sent nails and bolts…
Read MoreSuspect in custody after threats made to the St. Charles graduation ceremony
A suspect is in custody after threats were made against the St. Charles City School District’s upcoming graduation ceremony. The St. Charles Police Department told First Alert 4 that a male was taken into custody in relation to the threats. “The safety and well-being of students remains the highest priority of the St. Charles Police…
Read MoreSheinbaum denies CIA involvement in assassination of cartel operative on Mexican soil
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that reports claiming the CIA was involved in a recent targeted assassination outside Mexico City were “fictions the size of the universe.” CNN and the New York Times reported Tuesday that the CIA was involved in the targeted car bombing of a mid-level Sinaloa cartel member on March 28.…
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