Posts Tagged ‘officer safety & awareness’
Prison unit emptied after Manchester bomber attack
All prisoners held in the terrorism prison unit where Manchester Arena bomber Hashem Abedi attacked guards have been moved, the BBC has been told. There were seven prisoners in the HMP Frankland separation centre at the time of Abedi’s attack on Saturday, including the extremist preacher Anjem Choudary. The centre has now been emptied and…
Read MoreAnderson man found guilty of impersonating Homeland Security officer and possessing Molotov cocktails
A federal jury has found Joshua W. Stearman, 42, of Anderson, guilty of unlawfully possessing incendiary bombs, commonly referred to as Molotov cocktails, and falsely impersonating an officer or employee of the United States. According to court documents and evidence introduced at trial, on December 12, 2023, at approximately 1:47 a.m., a police officer in…
Read MorePennsylvania Man Charged with Making Threats to Assault and Murder President Donald J. Trump, Other U.S. Officials, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents
Shawn Monper, 32, a resident of Butler, Pennsylvania, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with making threats to assault and murder President Donald J. Trump, other U.S. officials, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. “I want to applaud the outstanding and courageous investigative work of the FBI and the Butler Township Police…
Read MoreSeveral prisons in France attacked with guns fired and vehicles burned
Vehicles were set on fire in several prison car parks and a prison in the southern city of Toulon was fired at with an automatic weapon. Attacks have been carried out on several prisons in France, which involved weapons being fired and vehicles set on fire, the country’s justice minister said on Tuesday. On Monday…
Read MoreManchester Arena Bomber’s Brother Is Accused of Attack on Prison Guards
The brother of the terrorist who bombed an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, in 2017 was accused on Saturday of launching a violent attack inside a high-security jail where he was serving time for his own role in the concert bombing. The Prison Officers’ Association, a body representing prison staff across Britain, said the…
Read MoreBritish man’s tattoo wrongly linked to Venezuelan gang in US government document
A tattoo belonging to a man from Derbyshire has appeared in a US government document used to identify members of a notorious Venezuelan gang – despite the man having no connection to the group. Pete Belton, 44, from Ilkeston says he was shocked to find his forearm featured in a Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
Read MoreMontgomery County looking to curb hate crimes against nonprofit, faith-based groups
Montgomery County, Maryland, has been plagued with hate crimes that have targeted local nonprofit and faith-based organizations for years. Now the county is looking to extend a helping hand once again to help those who have been victimized or targeted. County Executive Marc Elrich announced that the county is awarding $1.2 million in security grants.…
Read MoreCT man who mailed over 100 death threats to police, judges, journalists to be sentenced Wednesday
A federal judge is scheduled to impose sentence Wednesday on a man who has admitted mailing more than 100 threatening letters to people — including Connecticut state representatives, news reporters, police officers, government officials, and state and federal judges — in 2021 and 2022. Garrett Santillo’s letters often threatened to kill the recipients and members…
Read MoreUK police chiefs draw up plans for national counter-terrorism force
Plans for a new national police body to lead the fight against terrorism and serious organised crime are being drawn up, as UK police chiefs consider the biggest overhaul of policing since the 1960s. Under the proposals, counter-terrorism policing units would gain independence from local forces and become part of a new force covering at…
Read MoreDHS arrests man in McKinney accused of making terroristic threats against Homeland Security Secretary, ICE
A North Texas man is in custody, accused of making terroristic threats against the Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and ICE agents. Homeland Security Investigations announced the arrest of Robert King Wednesday, saying he was taken into custody in McKinney after making “alarming” posts to Facebook. A DHS spokesperson said the agency was assisted…
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