Posts Tagged ‘officer safety & awareness’
P.E.I. police fear local man may commit a terrorism offence; impose conditions
The Mounties in Prince Edward Island say they fear a man facing multiple weapons charges may commit a terrorism offence. The RCMP say officers seized 3D printed firearm components and arrested the man at his residence in February. They say they sought a terrorism peace bond after the man was released in July, based on…
Read MoreMan charged with making terrorist threat after he allegedly threatened Alabaster Police
A man has been charged with making a first-degree terrorist threat after he allegedly threatened the Alabaster Police Department. According to court documents, Joshua Battles called the Alabaster Police Department on Thursday, Aug. 14. Court Documents say that while on the call, Battles told a dispatcher that he would kill them, and then the chief.…
Read MoreProsecutors seek death penalty against Zizians member charged with murdering border agent in Vt.
The Justice Department said Thursday it will seek the death penalty against a member of the cultlike Zizians group accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont in the latest Trump administration push for more federal executions. Teresa Youngblut, 21, of Seattle, is among a group of radical computer scientists focused on veganism,…
Read MoreArena bomb plotter charged with prison attack
A man who plotted the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing has been charged with attempting to murder three prison officers and assaulting a fourth. Hashem Abedi, who was jailed for a minimum of 55 years in 2020 for helping to plan the suicide bombing with his brother who detonated the device, is accused of attacking the…
Read MoreVirginia deputies met with gunfire while trying to serve warrant and protective order, sheriff’s office says
Three deputies were met with gunfire while trying to serve a warrant and a protective order in Pittsylvania County on Wednesday evening, the sheriff’s office confirmed to CBS affiliate WDBJ. The incident happened at a home near the intersection of Pittsville and Homestead roads in Gretna. Two of the deputies were hit with shrapnel. Of…
Read MoreUvalde school records show teenage gunman’s spiral before 2022 shooting
The teenage gunman in the 2022 Robb Elementary School massacre entered school in Uvalde, Texas, as a bright learner before years of escalating academic and behavioral troubles that preceded him opening fire on a fourth-grade classroom, according to records released Monday. The school files reveal in greater detail 18-year-old Salvador Ramos’ downward spiral that authorities…
Read MoreHamilton constable suspended after posting content from extremist groups, following CBC investigation
Hamilton police have suspended a longtime officer while they review his social media posts, which include content re-shared from far-right groups, anti-immigrant messages and posts in support for a coup against the government. Following a CBC visual investigation into white nationalist “active clubs” training in the Hamilton area, a reader contacted CBC Hamilton to share…
Read MoreTrump puts DC police department under federal control, deploys National Guard
At an extraordinary news conference on Monday, President Donald Trump revealed plans to take over the Washington, D.C. police department and deploy National Guard troops in the nation’s capital to combat what he says is rampant violent crime that statistics show is actually decreasing. “We’re here for a very serious purpose. Very serious, very,” Trump…
Read MoreBucks County man charged after explosive device detonates at former supervisor’s driveway: DA
Michael Patrick Takacs, Jr., 43, of Warminster, is facing several charges including unlawfully possessing and transporting an explosive device which caused serious damage to his former supervisor’s vehicle. According to New Jersey’s District Attorney’s Office, around July 26 at approximately 2:42 a.m., an explosive device detonated near a silver Ford Explorer parked in the victim’s…
Read MoreGunman, now dead, shot and killed neighbor before opening fire on 2 state troopers
A gunman is dead after he killed his neighbor before ambushing and opening fire on two Pennsylvania State troopers Thursday, officials said. During a press conference about the shooting, officials identified the suspected gunman as Carmine Faino, 61. Investigators said Faino shot and killed his neighbor Lori Wasko, 57, in front of her residence on…
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