Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Rhode Island Man Sentenced for Setting Fires Around the Exterior of a Church and Assaulting Federal Officers
Kevin Colantonio, 36, pleaded guilty in February 2025 to malicious damage by means of fire, obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs, and two counts of assault on a federal officer. He was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr., to more than six years in federal prison. He intentionally…
Read MoreSuspect in Boulder antisemitic terror attack charged with 118 counts including attempted murder
Boulder County’s district attorney on Thursday charged the suspect in the Pearl Street Mall terror attack with more than 100 criminal counts related to the antisemitic firebombing that injured 15 people and a dog. Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a 45-year-old Egyptian immigrant who officials say was living in the U.S. illegally, faces 118 charges, including dozens…
Read MoreLos Angeles anti-ICE protesters clash with police, set fires downtown amid National Guard deployment
National Guard troops arrived in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday after being ordered into the city by President Trump in response to a weekend of violent clashes between law enforcement officers and protesters triggered by immigration enforcement operations in the area on Friday. Protesters clashed with soldiers on Sunday afternoon after a crowd gathered near…
Read MoreRussian mercenary group ordered arson attack on London warehouse linked to Ukraine, Old Bailey hears
Arsonists set fire to a London warehouse linked to Ukraine after one of the men who orchestrated the attack was recruited by a Russian mercenary group, a court has heard. Around £1m of damage was caused by the blaze at an industrial unit in Leyton that was supplying StarLink satellite equipment to Ukraine, the Old…
Read MoreBoulder attack suspect charged with federal hate crime, said he ‘wanted to kill all Zionist people’: Court documents
The man suspected of throwing Molotov cocktails in an “act of terrorism” during a pro-Israel demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, injuring 12 people, has been charged with a federal hate crime and state charges including 16 counts of attempted first-degree murder, according to court documents. The suspect, 45-year-old Mohamed Soliman, told investigators “he researched on YouTube…
Read MoreAttack in Boulder, Colorado, burns 8 people at march for Israeli hostages, officials say; suspect in custody
A suspect is in custody after what the FBI is calling a “targeted act of violence” during a peaceful march in support of Israeli hostages at the outdoor Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday. Witnesses said the suspect used a “makeshift flamethrower” and threw Molotov cocktails that burned multiple victims, according to an…
Read MoreMan charged with attempted murder after detonating explosive devices, deputies say
A man is facing attempted murder charges after he allegedly detonated explosive devices while firefighters were responding to a reported vehicle fire Saturday morning, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. Crews with the Foresthill Fire Protection District arrived at the scene around 11:23 a.m. after receiving reports of a vehicle fire in front of…
Read MoreTwo anarchist groups claim responsibility for Cannes and Nice power outages
Nearly 45,000 homes were temporarily without electricity on Saturday night after a fire was started at an electrical transformer in western Nice. Two anarchist groups in France have claimed responsibility for a power outage that left more than 160,000 homes without power in the south of the country. The blackout affected the city of Nice…
Read MoreUnited States Citizen Arrested for Attempted Firebombing of U.S. Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv, Israel
Earlier today, Joseph Neumeyer, a dual U.S. and German citizen was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport by FBI special agents and a complaint was unsealed in the Eastern District of New York charging Neumeyer with attempting to destroy, by means of fire or explosive, the Branch Office of the United States Embassy located…
Read MoreGermany arrests five teenagers over alleged right-wing extremist plot and attacks
German police on Wednesday arrested five teenagers linked to a right-wing extremist group that allegedly intended to carry out attacks on migrants and political opponents. The early morning arrests across several states in Germany followed raids on 13 properties associated with the self-styled “The Last Wave of Defence”, federal prosecutors said in a statement. Four…
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