Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Wind 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…
Read MoreWoman accused of burning down Cobb County church questioned in another arson case
Aries Jordan is accused of starting a fire that burned down Prayer City Eagles Chapel International Ministries in Austell. The 25-year-old suspect is facing several charges including arson, vandalism and terroristic threats. An arrest warrant says she also allegedly sent text messages to the church pastor, Raphael Grant, and his wife threatening to kill them.…
Read MoreOntario cinema cancels South Asian film screenings after arson attempt, shooting
A cinema west of Toronto says it is cancelling screenings of South Asian films after an arson attempt and a shooting on its property in the past week. Film.Ca Cinemas says both incidents at its Oakville, Ont., location occurred overnight while the theatre was closed and no one was injured. It says the incidents “may…
Read MoreBaltimore County homeowner charged with arson for July explosion that rocked community
A Baltimore County man was arrested for allegedly causing a massive explosion at his property last July, according to investigators. There were no injuries. Mark Hawkins, 66, is facing first-degree arson charges in connection with a July 1 explosion in the 8100 block of Callo Lane in a Rosedale subdivision. A neighbor had told WJZ…
Read MoreMunich Oktoberfest closed after bomb threat and deadly explosion, police say
Police in the southern German city of Munich said the famous Oktoberfest event would be closed until Wednesday afternoon, following a bomb threat linked to a deadly fire at a home in the north of the city. “Due to a bomb threat in connection with the explosion in northern Munich, the Theresienwiese will remain closed…
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