Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
Lafayette Man Arrested After Fake Explosive Device Found in Saint Streets Neighborhood
A Lafayette man has been arrested following an incident that prompted evacuations and a law enforcement response in the Saint Streets neighborhood on Tuesday that many neighbors described as a scary situation. According to the Lafayette Police Department, investigators arrested 43-year-old Michael Mayeux after executing a search warrant at his home on Ridgewood Drive. Mayeux…
Read MoreA cache of explosives in Sydney provoked antisemitic terrorism fears. Police now say it was faked
An explosives-filled trailer that Australian politicians earlier described as an antisemitic terrorism plot and a foiled mass casualty event was staged by criminals in a complicated hoax — and was never meant to be detonated, police said Monday. Law enforcement agencies investigating January’s discovery of the trailer on the outskirts of Sydney divulged in a…
Read More15-year-old faces attempted murder charge after explosive device found in backpack
A 15-year-old boy is being held on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder after an explosive device found in his backpack prompted an evacuation of Ponderosa High School on Tuesday. On Thursday, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said that the teenage suspect, who was not named, is being held with no bond on suspicion of: Just…
Read MoreMan arrested for alleged bomb plot after suspicious Barbourville church visit
Officers report that a Barbourville police investigation into a “suspicious” church attendee revealed alleged plans to bomb a major city. The Barbourville Police Department received reports from an area church in January that 23-year-old Maurya Bharwad was behaving strangely and “attempting to survey various rooms inside the church. Other churchgoers reported that Bharwad appeared to…
Read MoreJuvenile taken into custody after explosive device in student’s backpack prompted evacuation, sheriff’s office says
A juvenile male was taken into custody after an explosive device found in his backpack prompted an evacuation of Ponderosa High School, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday night. An explosive device found inside a student’s backpack prompted the evacuation at the school in Parker Tuesday morning, the sheriff’s office said. Just before 9:30…
Read MoreAt least 3 Serbian lawmakers injured as smoke bombs and flares thrown in parliament
At least 3 lawmakers were injured on Tuesday, one of them seriously, after chaotic scenes in Serbia’s parliament, during which smoke bombs and flares were thrown. Lawmakers were scheduled to vote on a law that would increase funding for university education, but opposition parties insisted the session was illegal and should first confirm the resignation…
Read MoreWoman caught trying to plant explosive devices at Tesla dealership
A woman in Colorado has been arrested after police caught her with explosives at a Tesla dealership, police said. The 40-year-old suspect, Lucy Grace Nelson, was arrested on Monday after the Loveland Police Department launched an “extensive investigation” on Jan. 29 following a series of vandalizations with incendiary devices at the Tesla Dealership in Loveland,…
Read MoreRancher reportedly killed by cartel-made improvised explosive near southern border
A ranch owner has reportedly been killed by an Improvised Explosive Device near the southern border. The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) sent out a warning Tuesday after a Texas rancher was killed by an improvised explosive device near Brownsville. The TDA is urging farmers and ranchers who travel to Mexico or operate near the…
Read MoreChatham County man sentenced to prison for stalking woman, exploding a bomb at her home
A Chatham County man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges that include planting and exploding a bomb that badly damaged a woman’s home. Stephen Glosser, 38, of Savannah, was sentenced to 240 months in prison after pleading guilty to Stalking and Use of an Explosive to Commit…
Read MoreItaly prosecutors open terrorism probe into Greek oil tanker blasts
Italian authorities opened a terrorism investigation into explosions last weekend that damaged an oil tanker off northern Italy, in the latest of four such incidents in the Mediterranean and Baltic seas in the past month, the chief prosecutor of the city of Genoa has said. Two explosions blew a hole below the waterline of the…
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