Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Pagosa Springs man suspected of throwing Molotov cocktail into courthouse
A Pagosa Springs man suspected of setting fire to the Archuleta County Courthouse allegedly chucked a Molotov cocktail through a window late at night, according to an arrest affidavit. Security camera footage captured William Wayne Bryant, 71, tossing the incendiary device through a side window, then running from the scene, according to the affidavit. The…
Read MoreMan charged with murder, arson in fire that killed 4 people, including pregnant woman and her son, on Chicago’s West Side
A man has been charged with arson and murder in connection with a fire that killed four people – including a pregnant woman, her sister, and her son – last month in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago. Cook County prosecutors said 23-year-old Lontray Clark set the fire after learning his ex-girlfriend…
Read MoreMother and son charged in arson that destroyed Walker County Public Defender’s Office
Jasper Police have charged two individuals in connection with an arson fire that destroyed the Walker County Public Defender’s Office. Police say 19-year-old Joseph Cole Whitten and his mother, 42-year-old Amanda Jo Kolarchick, face charges of second-degree theft of property, third-degree burglary, and third-degree arson. Court documents reveal that Whitten was arrested shortly after 7…
Read MoreUK court convicts 3 men over arson attack authorities say was organized by Russian intelligence
A British jury convicted three men on Tuesday of arson in an attack on an east London warehouse that was storing equipment destined for Ukraine. Authorities said Russian intelligence was behind the plot. Prosecutors said the March 20, 2024, attack was planned by agents of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, acting on behalf of Russian military…
Read MoreArsonist sets fire to door at Australian synagogue with worshippers inside; no injuries reported
An arsonist set fire to the door of a Melbourne synagogue and forced the congregation to flee on Friday, seven months after criminals destroyed a synagogue in the same Australian city with an accelerant-fueled blaze that left a worshipper injured. A man doused the double front doors of the downtown East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation and…
Read MoreArson attack on a Ukrainian restaurant in Estonia was ordered by Russian intelligence, a court says
An arson attack on a restaurant and supermarket in Estonia last year were ordered by Russian intelligence, an Estonian court said Wednesday. The attack was one in a series across Europe tracked by The Associated Press and linked to Russia by Western officials. The goal, they asserted, is to sow division in Western societies and…
Read MoreFormer classmate of firefighter ambush suspect details past extremist views
As the investigation into the deadly firefighter ambush in Idaho over the weekend continues, police are still trying to piece together why suspect Wess Roley allegedly instigated the attack, a source familiar told ABC News. Law enforcement officials identified Roley as the suspected gunman after he was found dead on Canfield Mountain with a shotgun…
Read More82-year-old woman dies from injuries suffered in Boulder Molotov cocktail attack: Prosecutors
An 82-year-old woman hurt in the Molotov cocktail attack in Boulder, Colorado, has died, prosecutors announced, as they updated an attempted murder charge to a murder charge. Karen Diamond “died tragically as a result of the severe injuries that she suffered” in the June 1 attack, the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office said. “The family…
Read MoreSuspect in deadly Idaho ambush previously wanted to be a firefighter: Sheriff
The gunman suspected of fatally ambushing firefighters responding to a blaze in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Sunday has been identified as a 20-year-old man who once wanted to be a firefighter, according to law enforcement officials. Wess Roley, 20, who was found dead after an hourslong, multi-agency manhunt in the area, has been identified as…
Read More2 Idaho firefighters killed in ambush, dead man found with gun near Canfield Mountain
Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said that the deceased man found on Canfield Mountain is believed to be the sole suspect in the deadly shooting. During a press conference, Sheriff Norris said that based on all the information collected, authorities believe there was only one shooter involved. The timeline of the incident began around 1:21…
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