Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Counterterror police probe arson attack at a former London synagogue amid antisemitic attacks
Counterterror police were investigating an arson attack at a former London synagogue Tuesday as Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted a meeting to respond to a recent wave of antisemitic attacks that have caused outrage and fear in the Jewish community. Gates and a lock on the front of the former temple in the Whitechapel area…
Read MoreArrests made in investigation into memorial wall arson
Two people have been arrested in the Counter Terrorism Policing investigation into an arson attack on a memorial wall in Golders Green last week. The arrests are part of an ongoing Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) investigation following a reported arson attack on a memorial wall in Limes Avenue, NW11, at around 00:15hrs on Monday, 27…
Read MoreArson attack at Skopje synagogue linked to so-called Islamic State, officials say
An arson attack last month on a synagogue in North Macedonia’s capital has been linked to the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, the country’s intelligence service said on Friday. Nobody was injured in the 12 April attack, which is the Orthodox Easter, but an entrance of the building in Skopje was left scorched after it…
Read MoreSuspect believed dead after South Ozone Park home intentionally blown up in gas-fed fire: police
A suspect is believed to be dead after a house collapsed in a 5-alarm gas-fed fire in South Ozone Park, Queens, that appears to have started as a domestic dispute. The house on 130th Street exploded in a roar of flames just before 3 a.m. Thursday. Police officers had responded to a 911 call of…
Read MoreFire marshal seeks help identifying suspect in Walmart arson, jewelry theft case in Elkton
Investigators are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect they say set a fire inside the Elkton Walmart Supercenter as a diversion before stealing merchandise from the jewelry counter. The Office of the State Fire Marshal said on Wednesday, April 29, just after 7 p.m., 911 callers reported a fire at the store…
Read MoreCentral California vandalism suspect arrested in Europe on arson, terror charges
A man wanted for vandalism on California’s Central Coast was arrested by European authorities in connection with an alleged terror attack in Czechia, authorities said. Police in Del Rey Oaks on Wednesday said they identified a suspect connected with the vandalism of the Wells Fargo bank at Canyon Del Rey Boulevard on Nov. 3, 2025.…
Read MoreMen Accused in Fires Targeting Starmer Received Orders in Russian, Prosecutors Say
A man accused of carrying out arson attacks on properties linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain was “recruited, instructed and promised payment” by an account on the Telegram messaging app that communicated in Russian, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Prosecutors made that allegation for the first time as the man, Roman Lavrynovych, a 22-year-old…
Read MoreTerrorism charge added for woman accused of setting fire to GOP’s office
A New Braunfels woman now faces a terrorism charge after officials say she broke into the Comal County Republican Party’s headquarters in January and started a fire. A Comal County grand jury on April 15 indicted Grace Carol Brown, 22, on a charge of terrorism, according to court documents. The charge, a first-degree felony, is…
Read MoreArson arrest after fire at packed-out LGBT+ club
A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire at a packed-out LGBT+ nightclub. Revellers were evacuated in the early hours of Sunday from Pink Punters at Fenny Stratford in Milton Keynes, as flames quickly took hold. Thames Valley Police said a 51-year-old man from Milton Keynes…
Read MoreNew Orleans man accused of using Molotov cocktail on Tesla building faces new federal charges
A New Orleans man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at a Tesla depot on Tchoupitoulas Street was rearrested on new federal charges after bonding out last week. A federal complaint unsealed Monday in the New Orleans-based U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana accuses the man, John Hinkhouse, of one count of…
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