Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
Police investigate alleged threat against Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor over police scanner
Law enforcement in Pittsburgh is investigating a threat against Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor that was broadcast over police communication channels. On Monday afternoon, KDKA began hearing what appeared to be Nazi songs over the police scanner, and then heard a death threat against Mayor O’Connor. Allegheny County 911 says local police broadcast channels were hacked…
Read MoreMesa teen arrested for alleged threats to mosque and students at Dobson High School
A teen is facing charges after police say he made online threats that were racially motivated. Mesa police arrested the 15-year-old boy, a student at Dobson High School, on February 19 following an investigation into his online activity. On February 18, the FBI notified the Mesa Police Department about a teen who was reported to…
Read MoreEverett man indicted on charges of online assassination threats
An Everett man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges he threatened to kill the president in a series of social media posts, according to court documents. Phillip Richard Wharton, 20, is charged with two counts of threatening a federal official in the Western District of Washington. The indictment was filed Wednesday…
Read MoreVolusia County 12-year-old accused of writing ‘detailed manifesto’ to carry out school shooting due to bullying
A 12-year-old was arrested in Volusia County on allegations of writing and posting a “detailed manifesto” about a mass shooting plan at Southwestern Middle School in DeLand, according to the sheriff’s office. The Volusia Sheriff’s Office on Monday announced the arrest of Josephine “Christian” Simmons-Peters. According to deputies, Simmons-Peters said she made the plan because…
Read MoreLas Vegas man found guilty of threatening prominent public officials
Jurors on Tuesday found a Las Vegas man guilty of threatening multiple national officials after a trial with testimony from prominent political and legal figures. The federal jury returned a guilty verdict against Spencer Gear for 20 of the 22 counts he faced, which were related to threatening officials and transmitting threatening communications. Prosecutors said…
Read MoreBomb threat against Australia PM linked to banned Chinese dance group
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday he did not take his security for granted, after he was evacuated from his residence for several hours following a bomb threat sent to a Chinese dance group. Albanese was evacuated from his residence in Canberra late on Tuesday following the threat, and returned a few hours…
Read MoreFort Lauderdale police arrest man after alleged threats to blow up police station, ‘shoot up’ high school
A man was arrested in Broward County after making some disturbing threats, authorities said. Fort Lauderdale police took 30-year-old Bahai Dajani into custody on Sunday. According to authorities, officers responded to Dajani’s home after someone called 911 stating they had intensions of blowing up the Fort Lauderdale police station and to “shoot up” Fort Lauderdale…
Read More12-year-old charged in threats of violence at Albany middle school
A 12-year-old student was arrested Sunday afternoon following threats of violence at Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School. At around 6:00 p.m. Saturday, officers from the Albany Police Department were notified of a threat received via a messaging platform threatening to shoot up Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School on Monday, February 23. At the…
Read MoreYouth subject to terrorism peace bond was arrested after bomb threats to 7 N.B. schools
A youth placed under a terrorism-related peace bond this week was arrested in connection with bomb threats that closed seven New Brunswick schools in November. RCMP allege the youth was engaging in terrorist activity related to the group 764, also known as 764 Network or the COM, which was added to the federal government’s terrorist…
Read MoreMcLoud Man Indicted after Firing at FBI Agents and Threatening to Kill Federal Officers and Others on YouTube
A federal Indictment has been returned charging TAYLOR RYAN PRIGMORE, 30, of McLoud, Oklahoma, with attempting to murder federal law enforcement officers, assaulting federal officers, possessing, brandishing, and discharging a firearm in the furtherance of a crime of violence, and threatening to murder federal agents and others, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester. According to…
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