Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Person of interest in custody after mosque fire near Clifton Park, Baltimore police say
A fire heavily damaged a mosque in Northeast Baltimore on Sunday evening, and police have charged a man, reportedly a member of the mosque, with setting it. The fire started around 5 p.m. at the mosque located on Harford Road near Gorsuch Avenue, about a block away from Clifton Park. Federal Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and…
Read MorePerson of interest in custody after mosque fire near Clifton Park, Baltimore police say
A person of interest is in custody after a fire at a mosque near Clifton Park, Baltimore police said. City police told WBAL-TV 11 News that officers responded after 5 p.m. Sunday for reports of a fire on Harford Road. The fire department was called and crews put out the fire. No injuries were reported.…
Read MoreFBI offering $20,000 reward in search for suspect in downtown Atlanta ICE building arson attack
The FBI is now offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information about an arson attack that officials say targeted the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in downtown Atlanta. On Wednesday afternoon, investigators shared surveillance footage of a man the FBI said a suspect in the incident. Investigators believe the man fled southbound…
Read MoreFrance arrests man believed to be connected to town hall fire in Limoges
French security forces arrested a man on Tuesday believed to be connected to the ultra-left over the burning down of a historic town hall in central France during rioting at the weekend on the sidelines of nationwide protests. Anti-terror police have also been called in to investigate the suspected arson on the town hall in…
Read MoreStudent protesters attack government buildings in Albania
Thousands of students have taken to the streets in the Albanian capital of Tirana, attacking several government buildings on the second day of violent anti-government protests. The demonstration began outside the ministry of education on Tuesday, as students called for better university conditions and job prospects. Wednesday saw part of the education ministry’s building set…
Read MoreLas Vegas Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Tesla Collision Center Arson
A Las Vegas man who admitted to using a firearm and Molotov cocktails to destroy and damage vehicles and property at a Tesla-branded repair facility in March 2025, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey to 60 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. The government recommended a…
Read MoreHackers heat French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food
Hackers raised the temperature of refrigerators and freezers at hundreds of French supermarkets to as high as 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) overnight, causing fires and spoiling food. The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Monday that a “large-scale” attack was “affecting connected refrigerators in several major food retailers across France”, leading to food losses…
Read MoreGermany detains fourth person over Starlink fire in Poland, RMF FM reports
Police have detained two more people in connection with a fire at a Starlink station in Poland last month, private broadcaster RMF FM reported on Tuesday, citing anonymous sources, bringing the total to four. Earlier on Tuesday RMF said that German police had detained a woman in Berlin in the case. It then reported the…
Read MoreMan Pleads Guilty to Throwing Molotov Cocktails at LA Federal Building
A Koreatown man pleaded guilty Monday to throwing Molotov cocktails at security officers inside a federal building in downtown Los Angeles, an attack he indicated was motivated by anti-illegal immigration enforcement sentiment. Jose Francisco Jovel, 54, entered a plea to one count of assault on a person assisting federal officers/employees and one count of possession…
Read MoreMelbourne schoolboy burned in alleged botched arson received orders on WhatsApp
A schoolboy is fighting for life after setting himself alight in a botched alleged arson attack received his orders via WhatsApp, the ABC can reveal. Vision shows two other people leaving the 13-year-old boy for dead after two vehicles were set alight on Woolwich Way in Taylors Hill, in Melbourne’s north-west, on Monday morning. The…
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