Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Explosive, radioactive substances at late chemist’s home bring bomb squad to Lexington
A highly explosive chemical, radioactive substances and more hazardous materials found at a late chemist’s house in Lexington brought out the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad for a complex removal Monday, officials said. A hazmat team and an FBI bomb technican were also part of the response prompted by a clean-out of a home on…
Read MoreEx-soldier started a fire and fired a pellet gun outside a New York federal building, FBI says
A former U.S. Army soldier toting an anti-ICE sign set off fireworks, lit a fire and shot a pellet gun Monday morning outside a Manhattan federal office building, injuring three people before security officers subdued him, authorities said. Andrew Arrabaca, 43, went to the building known as 26 Federal Plaza “armed with bad intentions,” made…
Read MoreMan arrested after mosque damaged in Northeast Philadelphia arson attack
Police have made an arrest in connection with an arson at a Philadelphia mosque. Authorities took 60-year-old Vincent Lang into custody on Thursday. According to a criminal complaint, Lang approached the Northeast Philadelphia Islamic Center on Tyson Avenue last Sunday morning. Police say surveillance images show him lighting a fire and throwing it into the…
Read MoreSuspect in Philly mosque fire showed anti-Islamic views before attack, feds say
A Philadelphia man accused of setting a mosque on fire allegedly commented about a video of the attack on Facebook, leading to a federal charge, the NBC10 Investigators have learned. Vincent Lang, 60, of Philadelphia, faces a federal charge of maliciously damaging or destroying, or attempting to damage or destroy, by means of fire, any…
Read MoreFrance arrests arson suspects amid Fontainebleau forest fire
Raging wildfires in the south of Paris scorched more land overnight on Tuesday, ripping through a historic French forest, as at least two people were arrested on suspicion of starting the blaze near one of the country’s most famous royal palaces. The fire broke out on Sunday in the Fontainebleau forest, which is situated some…
Read MoreMan allegedly poured kerosene inside Altoona Jaffa Shrine to ‘rescue daughter’
Altoona Police say a 72-year-old man is facing several charges, accused of breaking into the Jaffa Shrine and pouring kerosene inside the building in an alleged effort to “rescue his daughter,” whom he believed was being held captive there. Investigators say James Kaufman was taken into custody on Tuesday after authorities were called to the…
Read MoreAustin man charged with arson after allegedly trying to set CapMetro bus on fire
A 22-year-old Austin man has been charged with arson after authorities said he attempted to set a CapMetro bus on fire before being arrested at a North Austin transit center. Daniel Patrick Donaldson was charged with second-degree felony arson and booked into the Travis County Jail on July 8, according to court records. According to…
Read MoreGreece Arrests 3 in Connection With Bombings Targeting Governing Party
Greek counterterrorism police officers arrested three people on Friday in connection with recent bombings against members of the country’s conservative party that killed one person and injured several others, the authorities said. The bombings, on July 1 in Thessaloniki, targeted the homes of a parliamentary candidate for the governing New Democracy party, Afroditi Nestora, as…
Read MoreMan arrested for allegedly throwing Molotov cocktails at Queens houses of worship
A man was arrested after he allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at two different houses of worship and another building in Queens Wednesday night, the New York City Police Department said. Officers responded to a 911 call at Iglesia Bautista El Mesias Church in Ozone Park around 11:35 p.m. about a man allegedly throwing the incendiary…
Read MoreDisturbing video released of Molotov cocktail attack outside OKCPD headquarters
Police have released traffic camera video of a man who attempted to set another man in a wheelchair on fire with a Molotov cocktail outside the Oklahoma City Police Department headquarters. According to authorities, at around 8 a.m. on Thursday, July 2, a suspect, later identified as Emery Alexander, approached a man who was crossing…
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