Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
‘Boom’: Pokémon cards help police identify Harford County man charged with using explosives
Officials say Pokémon cards helped police and fire investigators identify a man who is charged with detonating explosive devices in Aberdeen. The Office of the State Fire Marshal said Jeremiah Burnette, 34, of Aberdeen, has been charged with possessing and using an explosive device. At around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, Aberdeen police officers responded to…
Read MoreKansas Man Facing Federal Charges For Making Online Threats Toward Nashville Pride Event
A Kansas man has been indicted for making online threats to commit acts of violence at an upcoming Nashville Pride event, announced United States Attorney Henry C. Leventis. An indictment unsealed this morning charges Joshua Hensley, aka Josh Echo, 25, of Hoisington, Kansas, with two counts of transmitting an interstate threat related to the upcoming…
Read More27-year-old man killed by homemade explosive, sheriff’s office says
Mississippi authorities said a man died Thursday after a homemade device exploded in his home. The George County Sheriff’s Department said deputies responded to a home in the Bexley community around 5:30 p.m. for the report of an unresponsive man in the yard. When deputies arrived, they found a 27-year-old man dead from “significant wounds…
Read MoreFinancial analyst jailed after creating bomb factory in a lock-up
A financial analyst from Surrey has been jailed for eight years for terrorism offences after he was caught with a bomb-factory in a lock-up when he took his laptop in for repair. Asad Bhatti, 50, from Redhill, who worked for Legal and General as a senior financial analyst, combined Islam and conspiracy theories to come…
Read More[CA] Kern High School District Employee Charged with Federal Explosive Offenses
A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment today against Angelo Jackson Mendiver, 26, of Bakersfield, an employee of the Kern High School District, charging him with conspiring to commit offenses against the United States; engaging in manufacturing and dealing in explosive materials; two counts of mailing an explosive device; improper storage of explosives; and…
Read MorePrince George’s County resident finds old ammo box with potential explosives
The Prince George’s County Fire and EMS Department said it had to use a robot to disarm a potential explosive device that was turned in to officials. According to a tweet from the department, a concerned citizen brought an old ammo box with potential dynamite inside to Station 840 on Brandywine Road in Prince George’s…
Read MoreLas Cruces man pipe bomb arrest unrelated to 2015 unresolved church bombings
An arrest outside of a church in Las Cruces raised questions about an unsolved case involving two bombings at a church almost eight years ago. Deputies arrested 40-year-old Nathan Wallace. A deputy said Wallace had materials that were used to make a pipe bomb. Wallace was found near East Mesa Baptist Church is located at…
Read MoreExplosive devices found in Girardville apartment
A discovery inside of a Schuylkill County apartment prompted a large response from police and the bomb squad on Wednesday. An explosive device was found in an apartment on West Main Street in Girardville, said the Rangers Hose fire company. Firefighters evacuated and blocked off the area, and state police and the bomb squad safely…
Read MoreU.S.-Canadian border crossing shut down after driver claims to have explosive device
The driver of vehicle with a sign indicating there was an explosive device on board led Maine State Police on a chase on Interstate 95 to the Canadian border on Monday, officials said. A trooper fired shots after the motorist attempted to maneuver the truck toward the Canadian port of entry in Woodstock, New Brunswick,…
Read MoreBelgium, Iran Conduct Prisoner Swap In Oman, Freeing Aid Worker And Diplomat Convicted In Bomb Plot
Belgium and Iran conducted a prisoner exchange Friday in Oman, with officials saying Tehran released a Belgian aid worker in exchange for an Iranian diplomat convicted of attempting to bomb a meeting of exiles in France. The initial announcement by Oman’s Foreign Ministry did not identify the prisoners being swapped. Later Friday, Belgian Prime Minister…
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