Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Jewish volunteer ambulances set on fire in London in apparent antisemitic attack
Police in London are investigating an arson attack on several ambulances from a Jewish volunteer service, saying they are treating it as an antisemitic hate crime. The attack early Monday took place in Golders Green, a north London suburb that is home to several synagogues and dozens of Jewish schools and restaurants. Prime Minister Keir…
Read MorePilot and copilot killed in collision between jet and fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport
Two people were killed and several others badly hurt when an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, officials said. The pilot and copilot were killed in the late Sunday night collision, which crushed the nose of the aircraft, while around 40 passengers and…
Read MoreSerial arsonist connected to five “significant” Los Angeles area fires arrested, firefighters say
An alleged serial arsonist connected to “no fewer than five significant fires” across Los Angeles was arrested this week, authorities say. Though they didn’t name the suspect or note any of the fires that they are allegedly responsible for, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said that the “alleged actions placed both civilians and firefighters at…
Read MoreTN arsonist agrees to plead guilty to bombing offices of historic civil rights center
A Tullahoma white supremacist is ready to plead guilty to a million-dollar firebombing that destroyed the administrative offices of a historic East Tennessee civil rights and social justice center in 2019. Regan D. Prater, who authorities said aligns himself with Nazi causes, drove from his home to the New Market area Highlander Center on March…
Read More4 teens suspected of terror offenses in Rotterdam synagogue explosion, Dutch prosecutors say
Four teens arrested on suspicion of setting off an explosive outside a Dutch synagogue are suspected of terror offenses, prosecutors said Monday, after they appeared before an investigating magistrate. The suspects, whose names weren’t released in line with Dutch privacy rules, are suspected of “causing an explosion, arson and attempted arson, all with a terrorist…
Read MoreMan accused of flamethrower arson attempt on Tesla shop held on bail
A Portland man accused in federal court of making threats online is now charged in state court with using a flamethrower to try to set fire to a Tesla business in South Portland and stealing from his former employer in Washington County. Multnomah County Circuit Judge Adrian Brown on Monday ordered Travis William Juhr, 41,…
Read MoreDutch police arrest four men over Rotterdam synagogue fire
Dutch police said Friday, March 13, they had arrested four young men on suspicion of setting off an explosion outside a synagogue in Rotterdam that caused a brief blaze and damage to the building. After the blast, police monitored other synagogues as a precaution and stopped a vehicle near another building driven by someone matching…
Read MoreNortheast DC apartment fire caused when man set off explosive device, court docs say
A D.C. man is facing federal charges after investigators say he set off an explosive device inside a Northeast D.C. apartment. A woman who was injured in the blast was taken to a nearby hospital, where investigators say they found shrapnel in her arm. In addition to the 12 adults and 3 children who escaped…
Read MoreSwiss bus fire killing six ‘intentional,’ police say
Six people were killed and five injured when a fire broke out on a bus in Kerzers in the canton of Fribourg on Tuesday afternoon, according to Fribourg police. Three of the injured are in critical condition. A paramedic who intervened to provide assistance was amongst those injured, along with four passengers. In an interview…
Read MorePolice seek 2 suspects after sleeping man is set on fire near New York’s Penn Station
Police were searching Tuesday for two suspects believed to have been involved in an attack near Manhattan’s Penn Station when a 37-year-old man was set on fire as he slept. New York City Police said three men approached the sleeping man around 8:40 p.m. on Monday and lit his clothing on fire before fleeing into…
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