Posts Tagged ‘fire & arson’
Fresno Fire believes fires at Armenian cemetery arson, not hate crime
Fresno Fire is investigating multiple suspected arson fires at the Ararat Armenian Cemetery near Roeding Park this past weekend. The fires resulted in the destruction of multiple cypress trees, those of which were a minimum of 60 years old. They also created fears of a possible hate crime days away from the Commemoration of the…
Read MoreFormer Marine Sentenced for Molotov Cocktail Attack Against Planned Parenthood Clinic in Orange County, California
A California man who firebombed a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa, California, and plotted other attacks, including an attack on the Orange County, California, power grid in furtherance of a race war, an attack at Dodger Stadium during an LGBTQI+ pride night celebration, and the home invasions of Jewish homes in Los Angeles was…
Read MorePlanet Fitness evacuated after receiving bomb threat
Police are trying to find whoever called in a number of bomb threats across Jacksonville, Florida, that led to evacuations. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office reported numerous fake bomb threats on Saturday which targeted at least three Planet Fitness locations. Up to 30 gym members were evacuated. At least 17 Planet Fitness locations have reported hoax bomb…
Read MoreA man was charged with setting a fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office
Authorities have arrested a man in connection with a fire that broke out at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office in Burlington, Vt., on Friday, damaging the building but leaving occupants unharmed. Shant Soghomonian, 35, previously of Northridge, Calif., was arrested on Sunday morning, the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Vermont said in a news…
Read MoreFire at 100-year-old church in New Jersey was set on purpose, police say
A New Jersey community is heartbroken after a man allegedly set their beloved church on fire. Our Lady of the Lake in Verona represents a century of memories. Days after it was packed with parishioners on Easter Sunday, a fire damaged the pews and charred statues of Mary and Joseph. “I don’t know how people…
Read MoreBerlin Summons Iran Ambassador Over 2022 Synagogue Plot
Germany on Wednesday said it had summoned the Iranian ambassador over an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in 2022 that Berlin believes was planned with the help of Tehran. A German Iranian national was sentenced in December to two years and nine months in prison in the plot to attack a synagogue in the…
Read MoreHackney house fire could be antisemitic attack, police say
Police are investigating whether a house fire in east London that destroyed two floors of a three-storey house was an antisemitic hate crime. A man in his 60s, who was arrested near the scene in Hackney, had made threatening and “allegedly antisemitic” comments, the Met Police said. Four people were injured but none are in…
Read MorePetrol bomb thrown at Russian embassy in Moldova, man detained
Moldovan police detained a man on Sunday after two Molotov cocktails were reportedly thrown at the Russian embassy, where voting was underway for Russia’s presidential election. Media in Moldova, which borders Ukraine, reported that the embassy was attacked with Molotov cocktails. There were no injuries. “A man threw two containers of flammable substances over the…
Read MoreYork man, 49, broke into Hanover area medical center and set fire: court records
A York man faces numerous felony charges after a bizarre incident in which he allegedly broke into a Hanover medical center and set a fire Monday morning, according to court documents. Andrew Zions, 49, of York, faces felony charges of arson, burglary and criminal trespass, along with misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct,…
Read MoreBishop charged with arson in connection to 2021 Old Louisville church fire
A Louisville bishop was indicted on one count of first degree arson by a grand jury Monday after being accused of setting fire to his own church nearly three years ago, according to a news release from the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney of Jefferson County. The fire occurred on the night of March 13,…
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