Posts Tagged ‘officer safety & awareness’
Sheriff’s deputies arrest man for manufacturing of explosives in Carson City
A Carson City man initially arrested for detonating a small explosive device in a parking lot now faces a host of charges, including the unlawful manufacturing of explosives, following a search of his residence. The incident began on Saturday, October 12, when Sheriff’s Deputies responded to North Carson Street following reports of a dispute and…
Read MoreSuspect in custody after bomb-making materials found at Walnut Cove home
A suspect has been arrested after materials to make a bomb were found at a home in Walnut Cove. Authorities said the King Police Department and the Stokes County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant on Neal Road on Tuesday. Officials said this was connected to someone shooting into an unoccupied vehicle on Monday at…
Read MoreDallas ICE facility shooter feared radiation exposure and practiced shooting, records show
The parents of the 29-year-old gunman who opened fire on a Dallas immigration facility in September told police their son was “completely normal” before he moved to Washington state and returned home several years ago believing he had radiation sickness, according to newly released records. Joshua Jahn had begun wearing cotton gloves to avoid contact…
Read More9 minutes: New details on Evergreen [CO] school shooting
Jefferson County sheriff’s officials corrected their timeline of the Evergreen High School shooting response Friday, saying deputies arrived three minutes after dispatch, not 2.5 minutes as previously stated. They also revealed the shooter spent nearly three minutes trying unsuccessfully to re-enter the building during the attack. The detailed timeline, based on 911 dispatch records and…
Read MoreThree Italian police killed in apparently deliberate farmhouse explosion during eviction attempt
Three members of Italy’s military police, the carabinieri, were killed and another 13 officers injured in an explosion as law enforcement attempted to carry out an eviction near the northeastern city of Verona, authorities said on Tuesday. Two middle-aged brothers and their sister were detained in connection to the blast in the town of Castel…
Read MoreMan accused of prompting USNA lockdown allegedly posted threat on social media app
Social media posts from an Indiana man and former U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) midshipman threatened mass injury against those attending the academy, prompting a school-wide shutdown that left a student injured in the process, according to court documents. An indictment filed in Northern Indiana explained how midshipmen at the USNA frequently chat with each other…
Read MoreRadicalisation expert concerned Western Australia sovereign citizen gun crackdown could be ‘counterproductive’
A radicalisation expert has warned a crackdown on gun-owning “sovereign citizens” in Western Australia risks further entrenching extremist views in an already disenfranchised group. A sovereign citizen is someone who wrongly believes they are not subject to Australian federal, state or local law, because they think the laws are incorrect and therefore invalid. WA Police…
Read MoreNew Jersey man found with possible explosives outside St. Matthew’s Cathedral in DC
A New Jersey man is facing multiple charges after police found possible explosives inside a tent he had set up on the steps of St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Northwest D.C. just hours before the annual Red Mass. Louis Geri, 41, of Vineland, New Jersey, is facing preliminary charges of unlawful entry, threats to kidnap or…
Read MoreWoman shot by agents in Brighton Park after ramming DHS vehicle: Authorities
Protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity took place in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood on Saturday, near where authorities said an armed woman was shot by agents after she rammed one of their vehicles. The shooting was reported at around 10:30 a.m. near the intersection of 39th Street and South Kedzie Avenue. DHS Assistant…
Read MoreManchester synagogue attack: one victim apparently shot dead by police
One of the victims killed at the Manchester synagogue attack appears to have been shot dead by armed police officers. In a statement, the Greater Manchester police chief constable, Sir Stephen Watson, said the Home Office pathologist had provisionally determined that the man had died of a gunshot wound. The suspect, Jihad al-Shamie, did not…
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