Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Molotov cocktail attacks in northeast Minneapolis leads to arson charges
A Fridley man faces arson charges after authorities believe he threw a Molotov cocktail-style explosive at an ice cream shop in northeast Minneapolis – twice. Firomsa Ahmed Umar, 30, is charged with two counts of first-degree arson after alleged attacks that occurred on Oct. 19 and 20. According to charges filed in Hennepin County, Minneapolis…
Read MoreRingleader behind arson attack and kidnap plot was ‘groomed’ by Russian chatbot, court told
The ringleader behind an arson attack and plot to kidnap a billionaire Russian dissident had been “groomed” by a chatbot, operated by Wagner mercenaries, a court was told. The Old Bailey heard the fire at an industrial estate in Leyton, East London, on 20 March 2024, caused an estimated £1m of damage, including to vital…
Read More129-year-old church in small Missouri city ravaged by fire: arson suspected
A 129-year-old church in the small community of Leeton in southeast Johnson County, western Missouri, was heavily damaged Monday night in a fire that investigators say was intentionally set, according to the fire department. Fire crews from the Johnson County Fire Protection District and the Warrensburg Fire Department responded shortly after 9:15 p.m. to the…
Read MoreSix arrested after anti-immigrant protest in Dublin turns violent
Six people have been arrested after protesters clashed with Irish police in Dublin during anti-immigration demonstrations sparked by the alleged sexual assault of a young girl. Hundreds of protesters gathered on Tuesday night outside the CityWest Hotel, which houses asylum seekers in Saggart, west Dublin. Police were attacked with glass bottles, bricks and fireworks, and…
Read MoreWind turbine ‘completely destroyed’ after arson attack in Northern Ireland
A Co Down wind turbine has been destroyed following an arson attack in the early hours of Thursday morning. Police said the turbine on the Ardglass Road was targeted. They said the turbine was deliberately set alight at around 3.30am on the morning of Thursday 16 October, completely destroying the structure from the inside. A…
Read MoreMan suspected of starting Palisades Fire indicted on federal charges; faces 45 years in prison
The man accused of starting a fire that eventually became the deadly blaze that devastated the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles earlier this year has been indicted by a federal grand jury, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, was charged in a three-count indictment with one count of destruction of property by…
Read MorePennsylvania man pleads guilty in arson attack at governor’s mansion while Shapiro’s family slept
A man who scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and used beer bottles filled with gasoline to ignite the occupied Pennsylvania governor’s mansion pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted murder and other charges. Cody Balmer, 38, also entered pleas to terrorism, 22 counts of arson, aggravated arson, burglary, aggravated…
Read MoreThree Italian police killed in apparently deliberate farmhouse explosion during eviction attempt
Three members of Italy’s military police, the carabinieri, were killed and another 13 officers injured in an explosion as law enforcement attempted to carry out an eviction near the northeastern city of Verona, authorities said on Tuesday. Two middle-aged brothers and their sister were detained in connection to the blast in the town of Castel…
Read More29-year-old man accused of starting blaze that turned into destructive Palisades Fire
A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of igniting a fire that eventually turned into the destructive Palisades Fire, federal and local law enforcement authorities announced Wednesday. Jonathan Rinderknecht, a former resident of Pacific Palisades, was taken into custody Tuesday near his Florida home for destruction of property by means of fire, according to Acting…
Read MoreSuspected arson attack at East Sussex mosque investigated as hate crime
A suspected arson attack on a mosque in an English seaside town is being investigated by police as a hate crime. The front entrance to the mosque in Peacehaven, East Sussex, was damaged and a car parked outside was entirely burnt out after the incident on Saturday night, which has been condemned by political figures…
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