Posts Tagged ‘public health & medicine’
Person arrested at UnitedHealthcare headquarters after allegedly making ‘threats of violence’
An individual was arrested near UnitedHealthcare’s headquarters in Minnesota on Monday after officials said they “issued threats of violence” directed at the facility, but stressed the person had no “specific grievances” with the company. The suspect contacted the FBI Minneapolis Field Office at approximately 10:47 a.m. to issue the threats “if specific demands were not…
Read MoreMan who hates big pharmacies allegedly guns down Walgreens worker: Police
A man who said he hates big pharmacies allegedly gunned down a Walgreens worker in California, according to police. Suspect Narciso Gallardo Fernandez had a handgun in his pocket when he went into a Walgreens in Madera, shooting out a security camera before he allegedly shot and killed employee Erick Velasquez around 9:30 p.m. Monday,…
Read MoreHospital worker sentenced to Life for plot to attack RAF Menwith Hill and St James’s Hospital
Mohammad Sohail Farooq (18.10.1995) has been sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 37 years, for plotting to attack RAF Menwith Hill and St James’s Hospital. Farooq was convicted of preparing for an act of terrorism last July. During a three-week trial at Sheffield Crown Court the jury heard how the clinical support…
Read MoreWellSpan Gettysburg Hospital enhances security measures due to phone threats, officials say
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital is still under enhanced security measures after receiving what were believed to be credible threats to staff and the hospital. The facility, located on Gettys Street in Gettysburg, implemented the enhanced security measures around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Police said the threats were made over the phone, and they identified the person who…
Read MoreSydney nurse charged with making threats after saying she wouldn’t treat Israelis
A Sydney nurse has been charged with making threats after she appeared in an online video saying she would not treat Israeli patients. Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 26, was arrested Tuesday night and charged with the federal offenses of threatening violence to a group, using a carriage service to threaten to kill and using a carriage…
Read MoreMotive revealed in Pennsylvania hospital shooting that left 1 officer dead, 5 injured
Anguish and anger at the very recent loss of a loved one apparently spurred on the man who would target the intensive care unit at a Pennsylvania hospital Saturday morning, a senior law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told ABC News. One officer was killed and at least five others were shot in the…
Read MoreOregon Man Pleads Guilty in Swatting and Bomb Threats Scheme That Targeted Jewish Hospitals in New York City and Long Island
Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, Domagoj Patkovic pleaded guilty to conspiring to make threats concerning explosives and conveying false information concerning explosives. The proceeding was held before United States District Judge Ramon E. Reyes. When sentenced, Patkovic faces up to 15 years in prison. Patkovic was charged in August 2024. John J. Durham,…
Read MoreInvestigations launched, NSW Health nurses stood down over video making threatening comments about Israeli patients
Two NSW Health nurses have been stood down after video emerged showing them bragging about killing and refusing to treat Israeli patients. The clip was shared by content creator Max Veifer speaking to Ahmad Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh, both of whom have been confirmed to be health workers from Bankstown Hospital in Sydney’s…
Read MoreDubuque man facing Terrorism charges after threat made against Finley Hospital
UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital in Dubuque temporarily went into lockdown for two hours on Wednesday after receiving an “external threat” against a specific individual. A man is facing threat of terrorism charges in connection to the incident. Dubuque Police say that 49-year-old Justin Auman Keene made the threat over the phone. The hospital said in…
Read MoreFlorida woman charged for threatening health insurance company: ‘Delay, deny, depose’
A Florida woman was arrested and charged this week after police say she ended a phone call with her health insurance provider with threats that mimicked wording associated with the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter. The incident occurred Tuesday when Briana Boston, a 42-year-old woman from Lakeland, was speaking with a representative from Blue Cross Blue…
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