Posts Tagged ‘protective intelligence’
Prominent Filipino mayor target of RPG assault
A mayor in the Philippines has escaped with his life after being ambushed by a gang of assailants armed with a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), also known as a rocket launcher. Horrifying footage of the attack shows a black Toyota SUV, carrying Mayor Akmad Ampatuan, pulling into a Caltex petrol station at around 6am on January…
Read MoreMan arrested after charging Rep. Ilhan Omar, spraying her with liquid during town hall: Police
During a town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday, a man charged the podium where Rep. Ilhan Omar was giving remarks, appeared to squirt a liquid at her and was then tackled to the ground by a security guard after a brief struggle. The man, identified as 55-year-old Anthony Kazmierczak was arrested and booked into Hennepin…
Read MoreA man is under arrest for allegedly assaulting US Rep. at the Sundance Film Festival
A man was arrested Friday night at a party during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, for allegedly assaulting a Florida congressman. Democratic U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost wrote on X on Saturday that he was punched in the face by a man who told Frost that President Donald Trump was going to deport…
Read MoreLife sentence for man who killed Japan’s ex-PM Shinzo Abe
The man who killed Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been sentenced to life in prison, three and a half years after he shot him dead at a rally in the city of Nara in 2022. Tetsuya Yamagami had pleaded guilty to murder charges at the trial’s opening last year, but how he should…
Read MoreIndiana judge and his wife injured in shooting at their home: Officials
An Indiana judge and his wife were injured in a shooting at their home over the weekend, with a search underway for the suspected gunman, officials said. Tippecanoe County Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly Meyer, were shot in their home on Sunday, according to Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush. Both are…
Read MoreGunman kills one, wounds six others in Czech town hall before killing self
A shooting at a Czech town hall left one person dead and at least six others, including three police officers, wounded on Monday, authorities said, adding that the gunman had also killed himself. Police said they had secured the building in Chribska, 110 km (70 miles) north of Prague. “Currently, nothing suggests any terrorist or…
Read MoreMan accused of killing parents to fund Trump assassination plot to enter plea
A Wisconsin man accused of killing his parents and stealing their money to fund a plan to assassinate President Donald Trump is set to enter a plea deal resolving the case Thursday. Nikita Casap, 18, is expected to agree to the deal during a morning hearing in Waukesha County Circuit Court in suburban Milwaukee. He…
Read MoreHonduran lawmaker injured in Congress by homemade explosive
A Honduran lawmaker from the conservative National Party of President-elect Nasry Asfura was injured Thursday when someone threw a homemade explosive device into the country’s Congress. Lawmakers had been called to convene and Deputy Gladis Aurora López was in a hallway of the legislative building when she was hit in the back with the device.…
Read MoreCharlotte-area man charged, arrested by FBI for threats against President Trump
The FBI arrested a Salisbury man accused of making threats against President Donald Trump and others on social media, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of North Carolina announced Thursday. Christian Daniels has been charged with making threats against the President over several days, and with sending threats across state lines. “It has…
Read MoreRaleigh man sentenced for threats to kill then-President Biden, Secret Service agent
A Raleigh man was sentenced to 27 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for threatening to kill then-President Joe Biden and threatening to kill the U.S. Secret Service agent who came to investigate the original threat. “This sentence makes one thing clear: threatening to murder the president of the United States…
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