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US violent crime decreased in 2023, hate crimes rose, FBI reports
Incidents of violent crime in the United States fell by 3% last year, while the number of hate crimes rose, the FBI said in an annual report released on Monday. The report collects crime data from more than 16,000 state and local law enforcement agencies who collectively represent about 85% of the FBI’s crime data…
Read MoreCapitol rioter who wanted to be ‘lone wolf killer’ taken back to jail for stalking DC activist
A Silver Spring man who spent four months in prison for his role in the Capitol riot was taken back to jail in handcuffs Monday for stalking a D.C. activist. Bryan Betancur Battisti, 26, pleaded guilty in D.C. Superior Court to two counts of contempt of an anti-stalking order. D.C. Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Wingo…
Read MoreMaryland man sentenced to 2 years in prison for conduct during Jan. 6 Capitol riot
A Maryland man was sentenced to two years in prison Monday for his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. According to court documents, Nicholas Ortt, 43, of Mount Airy traveled to D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021, to attend the “Stop the Steal” rally and…
Read MoreThe FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to election officials in more than 15 states
The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Tuesday were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in more than 15 states, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or that any of the packages contained hazardous material. The latest packages were sent to…
Read MoreSuspect In Apparent Assassination Attempt On Trump Was Near Golf Course For 12 Hours, Records Show
The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting Donald Trump camped outside a Florida golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours, lying in wait for the former president before a Secret Service agent thwarted the potential attack and opened fire, according to court documents filed Monday. Ryan Wesley Routh did…
Read MoreGermany arrests Syrian national over plot to kill soldiers
A 27-year-old Syrian national suspected of radical Islamist views has been arrested over a plot to kill German soldiers with machetes in the Bavarian town of Hof, prosecutors said on Friday. The accused obtained two machetes approximately 40 cm (15.75 inches) long. He planned to attack Bundeswehr soldiers in Hof who were spending their lunch…
Read MoreAuthorities vow relentless search as manhunt for interstate shooter enters third day in Kentucky
As a grueling manhunt stretched into a third day Monday for a suspect in an interstate shooting that struck 12 vehicles and wounded five people, authorities vowed to keep up a relentless search as the stress level remained high for a rural area where some schools canceled classes. Authorities have been searching a rugged, hilly…
Read MoreMan who threatened to kill German police officers believed to have extremist motive
A man armed with a machete was overwhelmed and arrested after threatening to kill officers at a police station in western Germany early Friday, prosecutors said. Investigators said they believe he had an Islamic extremist motive. The 29-year-old Albanian citizen arrived at the police station in the small town of Linz am Rhein, between Koblenz…
Read MorePolice Shoot Suspicious Person Near A Museum And Israeli Consulate In Munich
Police in Munich said officers fired shots at a suspicious person on Thursday in an area near the Israeli Consulate and a museum on the city’s Nazi-era history. Police said on the social network X that the person was hit in the shooting, but didn’t give further details. They said there was no evidence of…
Read MoreFBI discovered a DHS document describing improvised explosive devices during investigation of Trump’s would-be assassin
Among the documents Donald Trump’s would-be-assassin studied while formulating his plans for an attack on the former president was a public document from the Department of Homeland Security, describing different kinds of improvised explosive devices and the number of explosives needed to inflict casualties over certain distances, a senior law enforcement official told CNN. The…
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