Homeland Security News
Oklahoma man accused of targeting television news weather radar
An Oklahoma man is accused of vandalizing a TV station’s weather radar, police said Thursday, in what the station says could be an attack inspired by an anti-government militia group. Anthony Tyler Mitchell, 39, has been booked on suspicion of felony malicious injury to property, burglary and damage to critical infrastructure, Oklahoma City Police Capt.…
Read MoreDes Moines Bomb Squad detonates improvised explosive device found on Waveland Golf Course
A member of the Des Moines Police Department Bomb Squad detonated an improvised explosive device that was found Thursday at Waveland Golf Course. KCCI received multiple tips early Thursday afternoon from people at the Des Moines municipal course, saying they had been told to leave the grounds. Des Moines police confirmed to KCCI that a…
Read MoreThree Zizians face trial together in Maryland amid sprawling federal investigation
Three members of a violent cultlike group, including its alleged ringleader, will be tried together on charges of trespassing, gun and drug possession after police discovered them camping in box trucks in rural western Maryland. The group known as Zizians, which attracted a fringe contingent of computer scientists who connected online over their shared anarchist…
Read MoreAbu Shabab forces emerge as new militia in Gaza to challenge Hamas’ control
The Popular Forces, a new Palestinian militia in Gaza, aims to challenge Hamas and its rule. However, scepticism surrounds the group over its ability to assert itself, as well as its leader Yasser Abu Shabab and his criminal past. A 300-member-strong Palestinian militia has emerged in Gaza, aiming to liberate the Strip from Hamas —…
Read MoreGermany: Police detain man in anti-terror raids
Police in Germany detained a man and searched a number of properties on Wednesday, across the western state of North Rhine-Wesphalia in connection with plans to carry out an Islamist terror attack. Police said they swooped on six properties in the cities of Essen, Dortmund, Düsseldorf and Soest with the raids being conducted as part…
Read More17-year-old arrested on terrorism and weapons charges, accused of threatening statements
A 17-year-old resident of Halfmoon was arrested by State Police on June 17, 2025, for making a threat of mass harm, with assistance from the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. The arrest followed an investigation into concerning online statements made by the teen, which led to a search of…
Read MoreMan accused of terrorism plot claims he was lonely
A man accused of buying a gun for a terror attack told jurors he was “lonely and isolated” when viewing extreme right-wing material in his bedroom. Alfie Coleman was arrested in an MI5 sting moments after sourcing a Makarov pistol and 188 rounds of ammunition in September 2023. He was a white supremacist who “idolised…
Read MoreMan arrested in Armagh in connection with IED investigation
Police in Northern Ireland have arrested a man in south Armagh in connection with the discovery of an attempted improvised explosive device. The discovery was made following the search of a house in Keady in which police recovered and made safe an improvised explosive device. The man, aged in his 40s, was arrested on suspicion…
Read MoreMother and son charged in arson that destroyed Walker County Public Defender’s Office
Jasper Police have charged two individuals in connection with an arson fire that destroyed the Walker County Public Defender’s Office. Police say 19-year-old Joseph Cole Whitten and his mother, 42-year-old Amanda Jo Kolarchick, face charges of second-degree theft of property, third-degree burglary, and third-degree arson. Court documents reveal that Whitten was arrested shortly after 7…
Read MoreUK faces rising and unpredictable threat from Iran, report warns
The UK faces a “rising” and unpredictable threat from Iran and the government must do more to counter it, Parliament’s intelligence and security committee has warned. The call comes as it publishes the results of a major inquiry which examined Iranian state assassinations and kidnap, espionage, cyber attacks and the country’s nuclear programme. The committee,…
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