Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
15-year-old charged with uttering threats linked to Vancouver police investigation
A charge of uttering threats has been laid against a 15-year-old in connection with a Vancouver police investigation into disturbing comments allegedly made about a Vancouver school. Global News has learned someone who knows the teen called the police after seeing extremely concerning text messages. The teen was apprehended under the Mental Health Act and…
Read MoreMan charged over threats to health centre after suspicious item found
A man has been charged with making threats towards a Lanarkshire health centre, days after police investigated a suspicious package in the grounds of the building. Blantyre Health Centre and nearby buildings were evacuated last Thursday while police assessed the item, with neighbouring streets also locked down. It was eventually confirmed to pose no risk…
Read MoreSubstitute teacher, 19, accused of making online threats toward Loudoun County high school
A substitute teacher in northern Virginia is facing charges after authorities said they made threats online involving a high school in Loudoun County. Hayden Dollery, 19, of Chantilly, was taken into custody on April 20, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. Dollery faces a charge of threats of bodily injury. The sheriff’s office said…
Read MoreTeen charged in conspiracy to attack Texas synagogue and ‘kill as many Jews as possible’: Prosecutors
An 18-year-old woman was being held on a $10 million bond on Thursday after authorities alleged she conspired with two men to attack a Texas synagogue and “kill as many Jews as possible,” according to court records. The suspect, Angelina Han Hicks of Lexington, North Carolina, was charged with felony conspiracy to commit murder and…
Read MoreEx-Duke Health employee charged with threats of mass violence against university
A former Duke Health employee was arrested this weekend for allegedly making threats of mass violence against Duke University. Duke University police issued a warrant for 31-year-old Nathaniel Jerrell’s arrest more than five months ago after he threatened his former coworkers and workplace in online posts in October with “bringing a gun or planting a…
Read MoreEl Centro resident arrested for allegedly making online threats against data center developer
A 22-year-old El Centro resident is facing a felony charge after allegedly posting threats of violence on social media against a local data center developer. In a statement Friday, county officials accused the man, who they identified as Diego Joe, of making explicit threats against the developer in a Facebook group. The statement did not…
Read MoreTurkish police detain 162 people over online posts about school shootings
Turkish police have detained 162 people accused of posting controversial content online about two deadly school shootings that took place this week. Justice Minister Akın Gürlek accused accounts of sharing footage of the incidents, spreading content capable of creating fear and praising crime. At least 16 people were injured in a shooting at a high…
Read MorePolice investigate bomb threat at the home of Pope Leo’s brother
The Illinois home of one of Pope Leo XIV’s brothers was the target of a bomb threat, which was found to be unsubstantiated, police said Thursday. The report came in at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. New Lenox police said they initially responded to the bomb threat at the home of John Prevost, one of Leo’s…
Read More‘No one would be spared’: Teenage girl’s diary laid out school shooting plan later thwarted by police
Diary entries written by an eighth grader in Oneida County lay out the plans she developed for a mass shooting in her middle school’s cafeteria. The 14-year-old has been charged for a threat against Clinton Middle School, about 9 miles from Utica. The plot was thwarted by the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office after an uninvolved…
Read MoreChild charged after threat made against Georgia elementary school
A juvenile has been arrested after police say a threat was made against an elementary school in west Georgia. LaGrange police received information Tuesday about a potential threat involving Clearview Elementary School. The case was turned over to the department’s Criminal Investigation Division, which determined that the threat was made through a social media account.…
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