Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
Cartels loom over Mexico’s new system of electing judges
Clerical workers in an Acapulco courthouse heard the shots ring out as they were wrapping up their workday. Gunmen had opened fire on Magistrate Edmundo Roman Pinzon, a former president of the highest court in Guerrero state, killing him instantly as he tried to pull out of the parking lot. The December 11 killing happened…
Read MoreMan accused of making online threats to shoot up prominent Manhattan synagogue held without bail
Luis Ramirez smiled on his way into court for arraignment on charges he threatened to kill Jews, representing himself as “Adolf Hitler reincarnated.” He appeared in court on charges of making terroristic threats and making terroristic threats as a hate crime. Ramirez was arrested last month by Port Authority Police on the New Jersey side…
Read MoreMan arrested for alleged bomb plot after suspicious Barbourville church visit
Officers report that a Barbourville police investigation into a “suspicious” church attendee revealed alleged plans to bomb a major city. The Barbourville Police Department received reports from an area church in January that 23-year-old Maurya Bharwad was behaving strangely and “attempting to survey various rooms inside the church. Other churchgoers reported that Bharwad appeared to…
Read MoreFlorida Dentist Sentenced for Threatening Public Figures and an Election Official
A Florida dentist was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison for threatening public figures, an election official, and others between 2019 and 2024. According to court documents, from September 2019 to July 2020, Richard Glenn Kantwill, 61, of Tampa, sent over 100 threats via Facebook and Instagram messages, email, and text to various public…
Read MoreRobert Crimo III pleads guilty in Highland Park parade shooting
Robert Crimo III is pleading guilty in the Highland Park 4th of July Parade shooting. The change in plea comes as opening statements were set to begin in the trial Monday. Robert Crimo III is accused of planning and carrying out the mass shooting during Highland Park’s Fourth of July Parade in 2022, killing seven…
Read MoreCzech firefighters tackle large toxic train fire
A freight train carrying the highly toxic chemical benzene has derailed in the Czech Republic, sparking a huge fire. Several tankers and a locomotive were ablaze, with firefighters from several regions and a mobile chemical laboratory deployed to the area, according to local media. A massive cloud of dense black smoke was visible for several…
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 More21-year-old arrested, accused of planning attack on Corpus Christi police, FBI says
Houston FBI officials announced Monday they partnered with the Corpus Christi Police Department to stop an alleged attack on police. Federal and local authorities said 21-year-old Seth “Andrea” Gregori was arrested Monday on a warrant for terroristic threat. The FBI was notified of Gregori making threats against Corpus Christi Police Department officers, the local department…
Read MoreArizona woman accused of threatening co-workers with plan to attack the workplace: Court documents
Court documents state a Cave Creek woman is accused of threats and terrorism-related offenses over an alleged plot to attack her workplace. Investigators say the suspect, identified as 20-year-old Keelin Paige Pascoe, allegedly sent text messages to a co-worker, where Pascoe outlined “her plans to carry out a mass casualty event at her workplace,” described…
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