Homeland Security News
Senior Russian naval officer killed in car bomb hit claimed by Kyiv
A bomb planted under a car blew up and killed a Russian serviceman in the occupied Crimean city of Sevastopol on Wednesday in what a Kyiv security source told NBC News was a Ukrainian hit on a senior naval official accused of war crimes. Russia’s Investigative Committee, which handles probes into serious crimes, said in…
Read MoreNorth Merrick man indicted for terrorism over alleged plotted Uniondale attack
A North Merrick man was indicted for terrorism and a slew of other charges on Nov. 13 after allegedly plotting to attack the Nassau County Department of Social Services building in Uniondale, District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced. James Luca, 46, allegedly attempted to detonate a homemade bomb he placed at the front doors of the…
Read MoreExplosives and timer found on suspect’s body after attack on Brazil’s top court
A man killed himself while detonating explosives after trying to enter Brazil’s Supreme Court, authorities said Wednesday, in an attack on the political heart of the country that prompted the evacuation of court staff and legislators in the capital Brasilia. Officers found explosives and a timer attached to the man’s body and are conducting an…
Read MoreMan Charged in Leak of Classified Documents About Israeli Military Plans
A C.I.A. official has been charged with disclosing classified documents that appeared to show Israel’s plans to retaliate against Iran for a missile attack earlier this year, according to court documents and people familiar with the matter. The official, Asif W. Rahman, was indicted last week in federal court in Virginia with two counts of…
Read MoreCalifornia Teenager Pleads Guilty in Florida to Making Hundreds of ‘Swatting’ Calls Across the United States
Alan W. Filion, 18, of Lancaster, California, pleaded guilty today to four counts of making interstate threats to injure the person of another. Filion faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison on each count. A sentencing date has not yet been set. “This prosecution and today’s guilty plea reaffirm the Justice Department’s commitment…
Read MoreMan arrested for breaking into ex’s home with a bomb
A man was in custody on Wednesday night for breaking into his ex girlfriend’s house with a bomb. On Wednesday, police arrested Andrew Ervin Romack after Maryland State troopers found a homemade explosive device at his ex’s house. According to police, Romack broke into the woman’s house on Monday just after 1 a.m. When officers…
Read MoreCharges: Alleged ‘sovereign citizen’ arrested with pipe bombs in vehicle in Oak Park Heights
A man arrested by Oak Park Heights police during a traffic stop early Saturday who had pipe bombs in his Chevrolet Trailblazer and told police he identified as a “sovereign citizen” has been charged in Washington County District Court. Wayne R. Lund, 46, of East Bethel, is facing felony charges of possession of an explosive/incendiary…
Read MoreServing police officer arrested on suspicion of supporting Hamas
A serving police office in South West England has been arrested on suspicion of supporting the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The officer, a constable aged in his thirties, was arrested on Tuesday in Gloucestershire by counterterrorism police, who said the suspected support “relates to activity online”. He has been taken to a police custody unit…
Read MoreOregon Man Pleads Guilty to Three Federal Hate Crimes for Defacing Synagogue
An Oregon man pleaded guilty today to three federal hate crimes after intentionally defacing a synagogue in Eugene, Oregon, on multiple occasions. Adam Edward Braun, 34, of Eugene, pleaded guilty to two counts of intentionally defacing a synagogue and one count of attempting to intentionally damage the synagogue because the synagogue was a place of…
Read MoreTwo Somali Pirates Sentenced to 30 Years Each in Prison for Armed Hostage Taking of American Journalist
Abdi Yusef Hassan, 56, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Mohamed Tahlil Mohamed, 43, of Mogadishu, Somalia, were both sentenced to 30 years in prison for hostage taking, terrorism, and firearms offenses, in connection with the 977-day hostage taking of an American journalist in Somalia. A jury in the Eastern District of New York convicted Hassan and…
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