Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Person of interest in custody after explosion at apartment building in Bridgeport, CT
A person of interest is in custody after an explosion at an apartment building in Bridgeport, Connecticut that forced dozens of people from their homes. Firefighters responded to the building on North Avenue shortly after 12 a.m. Thursday after reports of smoke coming out of one of the apartments. First responders found what appeared to…
Read MoreArlington house explosion intentionally caused with up to 35 gallons of gas, investigators found
The stunning explosion that leveled a duplex in Arlington, Virginia, in December was intentionally caused by a resident who was found dead inside, investigators found. James Yoo intentionally caused the explosion caught on video using up to 35 gallons of gasoline that he set ablaze, local and federal officials said at a news conference Friday.…
Read MoreRussia may be behind Prague bus arson attempt, Czech premier says
Russia may be behind an attempted arson attack on Prague city buses last week, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Monday. Police said they arrested a 26-year-old man on Saturday in connection with the foiled plot and charged him with terrorism. “There is suspicion that the attack was organised and financed probably from Russia,”…
Read MoreSuspect detained in Romania after throwing petrol bomb outside Israeli embassy
A foreign citizen was detained in Romania’s capital Bucharest on Monday after throwing a Molotov cocktail outside the Israeli embassy, causing no damage or casualties, police said. The Romanian Intelligence Service said its anti-terrorism officers caught the 34-year-old suspect, who allegedly also threatened he will set himself on fire, and handed him over to police.…
Read MorePolice investigate suspected arson at Vancouver synagogue
Leaders of Vancouver’s Jewish community say they’re outraged after a fire was set in the doorway of a synagogue in the city’s West Side on Thursday night. The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) said in a statement that it has launched a criminal investigation of the incident at the Congregation Schara Tzedeck synagogue and believes an…
Read MoreEurope on high alert after suspected Moscow-linked arson and sabotage
Security services around Europe are on alert to a potential new weapon of Russia’s war – arson and sabotage – after a spate of mystery fires and attacks on infrastructure in the Baltics, Germany and the UK. When a fire broke out in Ikea in Vilnius in Lithuania this month, few passed any remarks until…
Read MoreMan who set police cars on fire at the Supreme Court sentenced to 10 years in prison
A 26-year-old Maryland man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday for pouring gasoline over several U.S. Supreme Court Police cars on Capitol Hill and lighting one on fire. On Jan. 9, Cody Michael Tarner pleaded guilty to a charge of arson. In addition to his prison sentence, Tarner was ordered to serve…
Read MoreProtesters demand justice following lethal arson attack on lesbians
Protesters took to the streets in Buenos Aires on Monday evening to demand justice for a deadly attack last week on four lesbians that killed three and left one fighting for her life. Carrying placards and banners, around a hundred people gathered at Plaza Colombia to march to the boarding house where the lethal arson…
Read MoreMolotov cocktail used in O.C. Planned Parenthood attack lands Florida man in prison
A Florida man was sentenced to 3½ years in federal prison Monday for assisting two others in crafting a Molotov cocktail that was thrown at a Costa Mesa Planned Parenthood clinic in 2022, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. Xavier Batten, 21, of Brooksville, Fla., pleaded guilty on Jan. 19 to one felony count of…
Read More15 Portland police cars badly burned Thursday morning; arson suspected
Fifteen or more parked police cars were badly damaged in a fire at a training facility early Thursday morning, the Portland Police Bureau said. The bureau said an arsonist set the fire, but it did not announce any arrests. Portland Fire & Rescue arrived at the scene in the 14900 block of Northeast Airport Way…
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