Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Baltimore firefighter trainee threatened classmates, multiple weapons found in vehicle at academy, sources say
A trainee at the Baltimore City Fire Academy was reportedly threatening to harm his classmates, and multiple weapons were found in his vehicle, according to details exclusively obtained by WJZ Investigates. Police responded to the incident at the academy on Tuesday. The call came into the Southeast District around noon on Tuesday, police said. According…
Read MoreMan hurled Molotov cocktails at the Los Angeles Federal Building, authorities say. Nobody was hurt
A 54-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of throwing Molotov cocktails at the Los Angeles Federal Building, authorities said Tuesday. Nobody was hurt. Security guards heard a man yelling derogatory comments about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside the downtown building on Monday, according to a statement by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.…
Read MoreArizona Man Charged with Hate Crime for Synagogue Fire
On Nov. 18, a federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a one-count indictment against Everardo Gregorio, 31, of Casa Grande, Arizona for the Obstruction of the Free Exercise of Religious Beliefs by Fire. The indictment alleges that Gregorio burned down Khal Chasidim, a synagogue in Casa Grande, on March 3. The portion of the synagogue…
Read MoreMan faces terrorism charge after allegedly setting woman on fire on CTA train
A suspect who allegedly poured a flammable liquid on a 26-year-old woman and set her on fire onboard a CTA train this week is now facing federal terrorism charges. According to charging documents filed in the U.S. District Court’s Northern District of Illinois, 50-year-old Lawrence Reed is being charged with a federal count of committing…
Read MorePortland man pleads guilty to arson of Portland’s ICE facility
A 34-year-old man pleaded guilty Wednesday to arson of a federal building for setting a fire beside the front gate of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland in June. Trenton Edward Barker, who was dressed all in black in the driveway of the building, took a flare from his backpack, lit it…
Read MoreMan charged with arson in multiple fires at Winnipeg restaurants, constituency offices
A 35-year-old man has been arrested after police say he was responsible for multiple arsons in Winnipeg, including fires at the constituency offices of two Manitoba cabinet ministers and several restaurants. Jesse Robert Shawn Wheatland is facing a total of 22 charges related to arson, break-ins and damage at 11 different locations between June 11…
Read MoreMolotov cocktail, flare thrown at Southern California homes, resident says
Someone has thrown fiery projectiles toward at least two San Bernardino County residences in the last month, causing concern for those living in the community. The Gonzalez family told KTLA that, on two separate occasions, a person has thrown or fired projectiles at their home and another nearby home in their Fontana community. According to…
Read MoreWoman set on fire on Chicago transit train after man pours fluid on her and ignites it
A woman is in critical condition after she was set on fire while riding the “L” train system in Chicago, police said, and the suspect is still at large. The woman, 26, was riding a Chicago Transit Authority train on Monday night when she got into an argument with an approximately 45-year-old man, police said…
Read MoreMan charged in 2022 Stricker Street fire that killed 3 Baltimore firefighters
A man has been charged with arson in connection with a 2022 fire on Stricker Street that killed three Baltimore firefighters, WBAL-TV 11 News Investigates has learned. James Edwin Barnett, 57, of Baltimore, was arrested Friday and charged with three counts each of second-degree arson, second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment, according to online…
Read MoreIsraeli settlers torch a mosque and scrawl hateful messages despite official condemnation
Israeli settlers torched and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the central West Bank overnight, scribbling hateful messages in a show of defiance, a day after some Israeli leaders condemned a recent attack by settlers against Palestinians. One wall and at least three copies of the Quran and some of the carpeting at…
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