Posts Tagged ‘officer safety & awareness’
Affidavit offers new insight into arrest of man accused of bringing AR-15, knives to PBIA
The man accused of bringing a loaded AR-15 rifle and multiple knives into a restricted area of Palm Beach International Airport (PBIA) did not show up for his first appearance Wednesday morning. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), Michael Rodrigues was arrested the previous morning on counts of being a felon in…
Read MoreInvestigators Seek Additional Information After Wicomico Man Charged With Impersonating A Police Officer
Maryland State Police seek public assistance while continuing an investigation into an alleged police impersonator who was served a criminal summons in February. The accused is identified as Jayden Ballard, 19, of Salisbury. Ballard was served a criminal summons on February 12, 2025. He was charged with impersonating a police officer and unlawful taking of…
Read MoreMore charges filed against Barry, Illinois, man who allegedly used an explosive device near jail
Additional charges were filed Monday against a Barry, Illinois, man who allegedly set off an explosive device in an alley behind the Pike County Jail on Saturday. Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood reported Sunday that 23-year-old Dakota J. Adams had been charged with possession of an incendiary device and unlawful possession of a weapon. Court…
Read MoreOliver Springs Police find ‘suspected explosive devices’ inside suspicious vehicle
A Thorn Hill man is facing charges after a police investigation into a suspicious vehicle at a convenience store ended with a bomb squad being called due to the discovery of “suspected explosive devices” early Friday morning. Just after midnight on August 1, the Oliver Springs Police Department said officers were checking on a suspicious…
Read MoreNew York gunman, a former L.A. high school football player, left a note saying: ‘Study my brain please’
Investigators are looking into whether a Las Vegas man who went on a deadly shooting rampage in Manhattan on Monday was targeting the National Football League after it emerged that the gunman was a Los Angeles high school football player with a documented mental health history. New York Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that the…
Read MoreGunman kills 4, including police officer, in shooting at New York City office tower
A man stalked through a Manhattan office tower firing a rifle Monday, killing four people, including a New York City police officer, and wounding a fifth before taking his own life, officials said. The shooting took place at a skyscraper that is home to the headquarters of both the NFL and Blackstone, one of the…
Read MoreOne of 3 Officers Shot in Targeted Attack in Ohio Dies
One of the three police officers who were shot on Wednesday outside Cleveland in what the authorities described as an ambush died on Thursday from his injuries, and another officer remained in critical condition. The officer who died, Phillip Wagner, 35, was eating pizza in his patrol car at lunchtime in Lorain, Ohio, when a…
Read More3 officers wounded after gunman opens fire in ‘ambush situation’ in Ohio, police say
An armed man lying in wait on a dead-end street shot and wounded two Ohio police officers when they parked their patrol vehicles in an undeveloped industrial park to eat lunch Wednesday, and an officer driving into the scene in response to their call for help also was shot and seriously injured, officials said. The…
Read MoreNew York man made explosive devices and stored them on Manhattan rooftops, prosecutors say
A New York man is facing federal charges after allegedly making and attempting to use multiple improvised explosive devices in parts of Manhattan, prosecutors said July 22. Michael Gann, 55, of Inwood, New York, is accused of manufacturing at least seven improvised explosive devices, also known as IEDs, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for…
Read MoreMan accused of setting fire to 11 NYPD vehicles is arrested and charged with arson
A man with a history of arrests at pro-Palestinian protests was charged Monday with setting fire to 11 New York City police vehicles last month. Jakhi McCray, 21, of Brooklyn pleaded not guilty to arson in U.S. District Court. A criminal complaint unsealed Monday said McCray was recorded on surveillance video scaling a fence to…
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