Homeland Security News
Shasta County man sentenced to 35 years to life for Molotov cocktail attack
Blue Firecloud Abreu was sentenced to 35 years to life in prison on Friday afternoon in a Shasta County courtroom. The Shasta County District Attorney said Abreu was found guilty of three felony charges, including assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a flammable device, and attempted arson of property. The district attorney said these…
Read MoreIsrael kills a Hamas commander in Lebanon, further testing ceasefire
Israel killed a commander of the Palestinian militant group Hamas in an airstrike on southern Lebanon on Friday, further testing a ceasefire that halted last year’s war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah group. The Israeli military said the targeted militant, Hassan Farhat, was behind a rocket attack on the city of Safed last year that…
Read MoreMan who killed 10 in Buffalo mass shooting wants death penalty trial relocated to NYC
A white gunman who killed 10 Black people in a Buffalo, New York, supermarket is requesting to move his death penalty trial to New York City to be judged by a racially diverse jury, according to his attorney’s court filing. Payton Gendron’s attorneys filed the request Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Western…
Read MoreDriver of car in Amsterdam explosion may have been attempting suicide, police say
Dutch police said they believed the driver of a car that caught fire on Thursday following an explosion in central Amsterdam may have been attempting to commit suicide. Police arrested the man, a 50-year old Dutchman, on suspicion of arson. Nobody was hurt in the incident except the suspect. “Police detectives are keeping all scenarios…
Read More6 people injured in ‘senseless’ DC stabbing, suspect in custody: Police
Six people were injured after a man who was in an “altered mental state” from an unknown substance began stabbing people in a Washington, D.C., neighborhood, police said. The suspect, who also stabbed himself in the incident, is in custody, police said. The incident was reported around 3:22 p.m. on Thursday in the area of…
Read MoreArrest of two men in west London linked to Hezbollah
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences as part of a proactive investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command. Detectives arrested a 39-year-old man [A] on Tuesday, 1 April at an address in north west London on suspicion of being a member of a proscribed organisation, preparation for acts of terrorism and…
Read MoreMan who hates big pharmacies allegedly guns down Walgreens worker: Police
A man who said he hates big pharmacies allegedly gunned down a Walgreens worker in California, according to police. Suspect Narciso Gallardo Fernandez had a handgun in his pocket when he went into a Walgreens in Madera, shooting out a security camera before he allegedly shot and killed employee Erick Velasquez around 9:30 p.m. Monday,…
Read MoreDR Congo spares three convicted US coup accomplices of capital punishment
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has downgraded the death sentences of three United States citizens convicted for taking part in a failed coup attempt last year, reducing their punishments to life imprisonment. Tshisekedi issued the commutation on Tuesday, according to presidential spokesperson Tina Salam, six months after the US nationals…
Read MoreHigh Ranking MS-13 Leader and Fugitive Wanted for Multiple Murders Found and Arrested in Long Island
Last night, a high-ranking leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, was arrested in New York for his alleged role in a conspiracy responsible for 11 murders. Joel Vargas-Escobar, also known as Momia, was indicted the District of Nevada and charged with racketeering conspiracy that involved 11 murders. Vargas-Escobar is also charged with…
Read MoreTerrorism suspect linked to 7/7 bombings set to be released from prison
A British terrorist linked to the 7/7 bombings is set to be freed despite remaining a “risk to national security”. Haroon Aswat, 50 – who was jailed for 20 years for plotting to form an extremist training camp – has been assessed by police as continuing to be a security risk. However, a High Court…
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