Posts Tagged ‘officer safety & awareness’
Atlanta police announce arrest for arson connected to ‘Cop City’ protests
Atlanta police announced Wednesday that a person was arrested last month and faces charges after allegedly committing arson in protest of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. The arrest took place in Summerville, South Carolina, where 23-year-old Seth Brock Spigner is accused of setting construction equipment on fire and spray painting phrases like “Stop Cop…
Read MoreMan Who Carried Out Machete Attack on NYPD Officers in Times Square on NYE 2022 Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges
Trevor Bickford, 20, of Wells, Maine, today pleaded guilty to multiple counts of attempting to kill officers and employees of the U.S. government and persons assisting them based on his jihadist attack using a machete-style knife against three New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 2022.…
Read MoreSalisbury man arrested for alleged involvement in January 6th Capitol breach
A Salisbury man has been charged in connection to his conduct at the U.S. Capitol breach on January 6th, 2021. 52-year-old Carlos Ayala is charged with civil disorder, a felony, and other misdemeanor offenses. Ayala was arrested on January 9th, and will make his initial court appearance in Washington D.C. The United States Attorney’s Office…
Read MoreMaryland Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Arson Charge By Pouring Gasoline on Several Supreme Court Vehicles
Cody Tarner, 26, of Hagerstown, Maryland, pleaded guilty on January 9, 2024, in federal court to Arson. U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth scheduled a sentencing hearing for May 14, 2024. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael O’Callaghan of the FBI Washington Field Office’s…
Read MoreRaytown man faces felony charges after placing ‘explosive device’ on police officer’s car
A Raytown man is facing two felony charges after placing an explosive device near a police officer. The Jackson County Prosecutor’s office says John Horton Jr. walked up to a Raytown police officer Friday afternoon and placed an explosive device on a police officer’s car bumper. Prosecutors say it was a cylinder-like object wrapped in…
Read MoreMaryland “Proud Boy” Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Law Enforcement with Weapons During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to a felony charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes…
Read MoreJan. 6 Proud Boys defendant who led law enforcement on manhunt sentenced to 10 years in prison
A member of the far-right Proud Boys group who was convicted on charges that included assaulting police during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot and later cut off his ankle monitor in an attempt to flee from law enforcement was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday. Christopher Worrell, of Florida, was convicted of…
Read MoreUS sovereign citizen linked to Wieambilla murders, was prepared for deadly ‘last stand’ with police, court hears
An American extremist linked to the Wieambilla killers claims he wished he had joined in on their massacre of Queensland police officers and threatened to kill the FBI agents who arrested him, a US court has heard. A newly-released court transcript has revealed the disturbing interactions Arizona sovereign citizen Donald Day Jr had with the…
Read MoreGreek anti-terror squad investigates after a bomb was defused near riot police headquarters
Greece’s antiterrorism squad is investigating after the national riot police headquarters was targeted Monday with a bomb that was defused before it could explode, as police union members protested increasing violence against officers in the force. Authorities had been alerted after an anonymous caller warned a newspaper that the bomb would explode in 45 minutes…
Read MoreTampa man tries to enter MacDill AFB with AR-15, calls himself ‘Captain America’: DOJ
A Tampa man attempted to enter MacDill Air Force Base with an AR-15 rifle and over 100 rounds of ammunition last month, federal court documents state. According to the criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Baruche Roche II, 33, was stopped at the base’s Dale Mabry entrance gate on…
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