Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
Police: Las Vegas teen arrested after supporting Hamas online, researching bombs
A Las Vegas teenager “on a path to violence” was arrested Saturday and charged as an adult after “showing interest in foreign terrorist groups” including Hamas and researching mass shootings and firearm purchases, according to authorities. Dylan Amanonce, 18, faces two felony counts of attempting to provide material support for terrorism. He was 17 when,…
Read More2 men arrested in explosion at Harvard University and accused of setting off firework in medical building, FBI says
Two Massachusetts men arrested in connection with an explosion Saturday at Harvard University are accused of detonating a firework inside a laboratory locker in a medical building, federal authorities said Tuesday. Logan David Patterson, 18, of Bourne, and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 20, of Plymouth, were charged with conspiracy to damage by means of fire or…
Read MoreCollier County teen accused of making explosive device he planned to use on Halloween night
A 15-year-old boy was arrested Friday evening after Collier County deputies said they found materials to make an explosive device in his garage. Collier County deputies arrested Enzo Vargas-Giraldo on Friday night at his home on Palmetto Ridge Drive after the bomb squad and FBI searched his home and found materials to make an explosive…
Read MoreSearch for suspects continues after explosion at Harvard Medical School
Investigators are still searching for two suspects following an explosion at Harvard Medical School early Saturday that appeared to be intentional. Harvard Medical School students were shocked to wake up to an email this weekend notifying them of an explosion inside one of their campus buildings on Longwood Avenue. It happened around 3 a.m. Saturday…
Read MoreMonterey County man arrested after police seize IED materials, ghost guns
A Monterey County man has been arrested after authorities said they found unregistered “ghost” guns along with materials to manufacture improvised explosive devices during searches of two homes earlier this week. According to the Marina Police Department, 21-year-old Ryan James Keating of Marina was arrested and booked into the Monterey County Jail on Tuesday. Police…
Read MoreUK bombmaker found with cocktail of explosive substances in homemade laboratory convicted
A self-proclaimed “nerdy kid” who tried building his own bombs in his mother’s back garden has been found guilty today after prosecutors proved he wasn’t just a scientist experimenting at home – and had in fact committed a serious criminal offence. Harry Whittaker, 32, of Caddington in Bedfordshire, claimed he just had an interest in…
Read MoreSLO man charged with hate crime after threatening to bomb synagogues, police say
A San Luis Obispo man was arrested on Friday after he allegedly threatened to bomb “every synagogue in a 20-mile radius.” The San Luis Obispo Police Department was notified by the Western States Information Network, a law enforcement entity that provides criminal intelligence to law enforcement, that Elijah King, 36, made a threatening post on…
Read MoreModesto man charged for firearms and explosives found near middle school
A man was arrested in Modesto on Oct. 20 by the Modesto Police Department for multiple charges, including two counts of possessing explosive devices near a pubic school. The Modesto Narcotics Enforcement Team and the Stanislaus County Probation Department served a search warrant on the 1000 block of Floyd Avenue, located across the street from…
Read MoreDover man found with improvised explosive device after police welfare check
A man was arrested and charged with multiple felonies in Dover after a welfare check led police to find suspected drugs and an improvised explosive device in his truck. Delaware State Police say on Oct. 22, officers were in the area of Forrest Ave. for an unrelated investigation, when they saw a man asleep in…
Read MoreAt least three killed in explosion at northern Ukraine train station
At least four people have been killed and 12 others injured in an explosion at a railway station in Ovruch in northern Ukraine. Local media said a Kharkiv resident detonated an explosive device during a document check, killing a female border guard and two civilians. The bomber later died in an ambulance, the State Border…
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