Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Nebraska man who tried to use Molotov cocktail to damage ICE building is sentenced to prison
A federal judge sentenced a Grand Island man to prison for trying to damage a federal property with a Molotov cocktail. Eulisis Martin, 35, will spend five years behind bars. Martin spray-painted the words “Kill ICE” on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in June 2025. He then lit and threw the explosive, but it…
Read MoreSouthern Sons hate group members charged with vandalism and arson
Three men were arrested by police for their alleged involvement in a hate group, the Southern Sons. Tristan Somerson, Alexander Hare, and David Pagava are facing charges stemming from actions taken in September. They reportedly desecrated the grave of a Jewish army veteran at Northlake Memorial Gardens Cemetery and later burned a pride flag belonging…
Read MoreTacoma man accused of stabbing multiple roommates, setting fire in sober living home
A Tacoma man is facing charges of attempted murder and arson after he stabbed three people and intentionally set fires inside a clean-and-sober home, triggering a fast-moving blaze that trapped residents and left one victim critically injured. Andrew Cole Keen has been handed three charges of 2nd-degree attempted murder and one charge of 1st-degree arson…
Read MoreInvestigation continues in Pueblo after ‘suspected homemade explosive’ device was left outside fire station
The Pueblo Police Department says it is continuing to investigate after a “suspected homemade explosive device” was left outside Fire Station 1 downtown on Tuesday. Station 1 first contacted the Pueblo Police Department after firefighters found a suspicious package, thought to be a pipe bomb, at the time of its discovery. In a Facebook Post…
Read MoreSLED releases video of fiery ambush against Greenville officer
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) said it is investigating after an officer was hurt in a fiery ambush in Greenville. Officials said ambush took place at the Greenville County Law Enforcement Center (LEC) around 1:49 a.m. on Sunday. According to SLED, the suspect 42-year-old David William Lane drove up next to an officer…
Read MoreFort Worth teen arrested in arson case also linked to school threats, extremist organization
Fort Worth police and the public became extremely concerned about threats circulating on social media earlier last week. One video included a man in a hockey mask in front of a Nazi flag, saying he was going to cause mass violence. The videos also said they were going to target multiple North Texas schools. 17-year-old…
Read MoreSuspect in Mississippi synagogue fire allegedly laughed about the attack, FBI says
Federal officials on Monday charged a man with setting fire to the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, claiming that the suspect did so because of the building’s “Jewish ties.” According to an FBI affidavit, the building sustained “extensive” damage, rendering it “inoperable for an indefinite period of time.” The suspect, identified by the FBI as…
Read MoreSuspect arrested after a fire destroys historic Mississippi synagogue once bombed by the KKK
A suspect has been arrested after a fire tore through a prominent Jackson, Mississippi, synagogue – the state’s largest Jewish house of worship – early Saturday, leaving the congregation forced to rebuild from the ashes once again. Investigators have not yet determined a motive for the fire at Beth Israel Congregation, which remains under investigation,…
Read MoreMan charged in connection to alleged Hanukkah car arson in Melbourne’s south-east
A Richmond man has been charged after an alleged arson attack on a car with a Hanukkah decoration on Christmas morning in Melbourne’s south-east. A local rabbi’s car — adorned with a “Happy Chanukah” sign — was destroyed in the incident about 3am on Christmas Day, with his family fleeing their St Kilda East home…
Read More45,000 homes in Berlin without power after politically motivated attack by ‘left-wing extremists’
Around 45,000 households were left without electricity in southwest Berlin after high-voltage power lines were damaged by a fire, which authorities have described as a politically motivated attack by far-left extremists. Though power has been restored in some areas, thousands could be left without power until Thursday after what authorities say was a politically motivated…
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