Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
45,000 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…
Read MoreTwo dead and church gutted by fire in ‘unprecedented’ New Year’s violence in the Netherlands
At least two people were killed in the Netherlands in a string of violent incidents on New Year’s Eve that Dutch police are calling “unprecedented”. In the southeastern city of Nijmegen, a 17-year-old was killed in an incident involving fireworks shortly after midnight but police have given no further details. And in the town of…
Read MoreMan in custody after suspected arson at federal government office building: Toronto police
Toronto police said a man is in custody in connection with a suspected arson at a federal government office building in North York Monday. Police said officers responded to a call about a fire in the third floor cafeteria of a building at Yonge Street and Elmhurst Avenue. Toronto Fire told CBC Toronto they responded…
Read MoreProsecutor: Kearny man charged with murder, arson following bow and arrow killing
A Kearny man is facing murder and arson charges following a bow and arrow killing where he barricaded himself inside his home and lit several fires, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello announced. At approximately 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, the Kearny Police Department was notified of an injured male in the area of Kearny Avenue…
Read MoreAlbanian police arrest four after Molotov cocktails thrown at anti-government protest
Four men were arrested following clashes at an opposition Democratic Party (PD) rally in the Albanian capital Tirana, after Molotov cocktails were thrown at officers guarding the prime minister’s office, police said. Seven others face investigation without detention, according to authorities. Among those under investigation is Ervin Minarolli, PD’s organisational secretary, who police said failed…
Read MoreChicago man accused in train attack is also charged with attempted arson in City Hall fire
A man accused of setting a woman on fire on a Chicago train last month has been indicted on an additional charge alleging he attempted to set City Hall on fire days before the train attack. Prosecutors say Lawrence Reed, 50, “maliciously damaged and attempted to damage and destroy, by means of fire,” Chicago’s City…
Read MoreSuspect in arson at San Francisco Hillel House under arrest
Police arrested a man on suspicion of arson following a fire at a religious organization near the San Francisco State University campus earlier this month. According to authorities, a fire broke out at the Hillel House on Banbury Drive around 2 p.m. on Dec. 5. The building, which serves Jewish college students in the area,…
Read MoreNew criminal case filed against man accused of threatening to ‘blow Perryville up’
A man who allegedly threatened to “blow Perryville up” during a phone conversation with a police officer in October and later that day listed the Great Wolf Lodge as one of his targets was back in jail Tuesday night after police re-arrested him in the wake of prosecutors filing a new criminal case, one that…
Read MoreTeen arrested after allegedly setting subway rider on fire at Penn Station stop
Police arrested a teenager believed to be responsible for a terrifying attack on the subway in which a homeless man was set on fire aboard a train in Manhattan. Hiram Carrero was arrested Thursday by members of a joint task force and was charged with attempted murder in connection to the attack on a 56-year-old…
Read MoreTwo indicted for arson and terrorism support in Alabama Walmart fire
A federal grand jury has indicted Lillian Jayne Colburn, 26, and Mercutio Terrell Southall, 41, both of Birmingham, Ala., on charges of arson and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. The charges stem from a fire set at the Walmart Supercenter on Lakeshore Parkway in Homewood, Ala., on Aug. 22, 2025. The U.S. Attorney…
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