Posts Tagged ‘officer safety & awareness’
The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with police
The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said. Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, was killed following a search that lasted nearly 24 hours after the…
Read MorePolice shoot machete-wielding man outside Los Alamitos hospital, prompting lockdown
A man wielding a machete was shot by police outside a hospital in Los Alamitos on Wednesday. The incident triggered a brief lockdown at the medical center. Video posted on the Citizen App shows police using less-lethal rounds. Eventually, they opened fire when the suspect reportedly ran toward officers. Officials say the suspect is out…
Read MoreExplosive, radioactive substances at late chemist’s home bring bomb squad to Lexington
A highly explosive chemical, radioactive substances and more hazardous materials found at a late chemist’s house in Lexington brought out the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad for a complex removal Monday, officials said. A hazmat team and an FBI bomb technican were also part of the response prompted by a clean-out of a home on…
Read MoreEx-soldier started a fire and fired a pellet gun outside a New York federal building, FBI says
A former U.S. Army soldier toting an anti-ICE sign set off fireworks, lit a fire and shot a pellet gun Monday morning outside a Manhattan federal office building, injuring three people before security officers subdued him, authorities said. Andrew Arrabaca, 43, went to the building known as 26 Federal Plaza “armed with bad intentions,” made…
Read MoreWabash man gets jail time for social media threats to Jews and law enforcement
A U.S. District Court judge handed down a 10 month prison sentence in a case involving a Wabash, Indiana man who plead guilty to making making online threats. Between August and October of 2025, Kayden Bell, 20, posted threats on social media targeting Jews and law enforcement according to a press release from the United…
Read MoreExplosives found, traffic stop ends in arrest after bomb squad call for devices
An unidentified person is facing a number of charges after authorities found them driving recklessly with explosive devices inside their vehicle. Lakeside Police Department took the person into custody on Wednesday night, July 15, following what officials consider a dangerous series of events that began with a traffic violation and ended with a bomb squad…
Read MoreSan Jose State University student arrested for hoaxes
A graduate student studying data science at San Jose State University was arrested in connection to several hoaxes and false threats made against SJSU that disrupted classes. Ziheng “Tony” Fang, 30, of San Jose, was arrested on federal charges filed July 9. The student is accused of writing threatening and hateful messages on pieces of…
Read MoreDisturbing video released of Molotov cocktail attack outside OKCPD headquarters
Police have released traffic camera video of a man who attempted to set another man in a wheelchair on fire with a Molotov cocktail outside the Oklahoma City Police Department headquarters. According to authorities, at around 8 a.m. on Thursday, July 2, a suspect, later identified as Emery Alexander, approached a man who was crossing…
Read MorePolice in NH investigate ‘Reaper’ hoax call claiming hostages, bomb threats, ransom demand
Belmont police are continuing to investigate a hoax call made Sunday by someone identifying themselves as “The Reaper,” who claimed to have taken two hostages, demanded a ransom, and said bombs had been planted near Lake Winnisquam. Police say the caller claimed to be holding two hostages on a boat near Mosquito Bridge and said…
Read More764 Member Charged with Plot to Kill Two FBI Special Agents and a Federal Prosecutor and to Steal Incriminating Evidence from FBI
Aaron Corey, a.k.a. “Baggeth,” age 23, of Albany, New York, has been charged in a federal criminal complaint with attempted murder for hire, solicitation of a crime of violence, and obstruction of justice, related to his attempts to hire a hit man kill the two FBI Special Agents and the Assistant United States Attorney (“AUSA”)…
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