Teen detained after online bomb threat prompts evacuation of TN church

An online bomb threat has prompted a church to be evacuated, according to the Murfreesboro Police Department. MPD and Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue responded to New Vision Church investigating after an online bomb threat was made against the church. The church was evacuated as MPD worked on verifying the credibility of the threat. Police have…

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Hagerstown teenager pleads guilty to making swatting calls across US

A Hagerstown teenager pleaded guilty to making swatting calls to multiple police departments across the country, threatening violence against schools, a casino, and an airport. Swatting is a form of criminal harassment, during which people falsely report an emergency to public safety to get emergency personnel to respond somewhere, despite no emergency existing. The U.S.…

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Michigan man sentenced to eight months in cruise ship bomb threat

A Michigan man was sentenced this week to eight months in prison for calling in a bomb threat because he was upset his girlfriend’s family was going on a cruise without him. Joshua Lowe, 19, was sentenced Monday during a federal court hearing in Kalamazoo, the Associated Press reported. Federal prosecutors said he was indicted…

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Man arrested after threatening Tulsi Gabbard and her husband

A man is facing a federal charge after allegedly threatening to kill Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and her husband, the Department of Justice announced on Monday. Aliakbar Mohammad Amin, 24, of Lilburn, Georgia, allegedly sent threatening text messages about Gabbard and her husband, Abraham Williams, between March 29 and April 1, the Justice…

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Man charged with threats of terrorism after bomb threat in Scott County

A man is facing terrorism charges after allegedly threatening to blow up the Scott County Court House on Tuesday night. The Scott County Sheriff’s office said it got a call at around 8:30 p.m. about a possible bomb threat at the courthouse entrance. Officers with the sheriff’s office and the police department arrived to find…

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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…

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