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Man threatens to commit another arson attack at PA governor’s mansion: state police
A Delaware County man was arrested Wednesday after he was accused of threatening to commit an act of arson at the governor’s mansion in Harrisburg. Richard Franklin, 65, allegedly used an antisemitic slur while making the threat, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Franklin reportedly made the threat Tuesday while he was at Rep. Leanne Krueger’s…
Read MoreTwo more arrested in alleged plot to attack UFC event at White House
Two more men have been arrested since Friday in connection with what authorities say was a plot targeting this month’s Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House lawn, prosecutors said Monday. William Lee Spartacus Falkner was arrested in Washington state Friday, and Jordan W. Rincker was arrested in Missouri on Sunday, the Justice Department…
Read MoreRussia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals
Even after he set fire to Sir Keir Starmer’s house, Roman Lavrynovych – convicted on Monday of conspiring to commit arson – seemed to know as much about the prime minister as a bullet knows about its target. His anonymous handler, known by the initials EL, gave a clue in a message: “Look, you attacked…
Read MoreChicago police investigating explosion outside Alderman’s home
Chicago police are investigating an explosion outside of a city alderman’s home on the Lower West Side. The incident happened around 12:45 a.m. Saturday near the home of 25th Ward Alderman Byron Sigcho Lopez at West 21st Street and South Damen Avenue, officials said. The alderman’s office issued a statement Saturday evening, saying CPD’s Bomb…
Read MoreMan pleads guilty to killing a top Minnesota Democrat and her husband while posing as an officer
A Minnesota man who posed as a police officer and went door-to-door in the middle of the night, killing the top Democrat in the state House and her husband and wounding a state senator and his wife, pleaded guilty to murder on Thursday so that federal prosecutors would not seek the death penalty. The attacks…
Read MoreDepartment of Justice indicts eight conspirators who threatened University of Michigan officials, businesses, and the Jewish Federation
Eight individuals associated with the University of Michigan were indicted for their alleged roles in conspiracies to threaten University of Michigan leaders, law enforcement, and businesses, including the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, announced U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Runyan of the FBI Detroit Field Office joined Gorgon in…
Read MoreHawaii man with 2 prior federal threat convictions charged with threatening Whitmer, Michigan Capitol shooting
A Hawaii man has been charged with threatening Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and also threatening to shoot up the Michigan Capitol building in Lansing. Ronald Saville, 48, of Honolulu, was charged by criminal complaint with sending interstate communications containing threats, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii said on Tuesday. He had an…
Read MoreAlleged gunman outside White House had previous run-ins with Secret Service, court documents show
The suspect in Saturday’s shooting outside the White House was arrested last year after trying to gain access to the White House, and he may have had mental health issues, according to law enforcement sources and court documents. Sources identified the 21-year-old alleged gunman as Nasire Best of Dundalk, Maryland, and documents obtained by CBS…
Read MoreManifesto triggered security scare for Raffensperger
A day after a threat postponed a campaign event for Brad Raffensperger’s gubernatorial campaign, a spokesperson now says a four-page handwritten manifesto was mailed to a sheriff’s office in Mississippi before the scheduled event. The document is described as incoherent and disjointed, featuring a picture of Raffensperger with the word “BOOM” written across his forehead.…
Read MoreMen Accused in Fires Targeting Starmer Received Orders in Russian, Prosecutors Say
A man accused of carrying out arson attacks on properties linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain was “recruited, instructed and promised payment” by an account on the Telegram messaging app that communicated in Russian, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Prosecutors made that allegation for the first time as the man, Roman Lavrynovych, a 22-year-old…
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