Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
More police presence this week at three Howard County schools as online threats continue
Both the Howard County Police Department and an independent state organization continue to investigate and assess potential threats targeted at three area school communities. That includes Clarksville Middle School, Reservoir High School and now, Guilford Park High School, according to director of community engagement and media relations Brian Bassett. It began with incidents of doxxing,…
Read MoreMan charged after alleged threats toward Catholic church in Marple Township
A potential tragedy was averted in Delaware County after police arrested a man accused of making threats against a Catholic church in Marple Township. Christopher Henderson, 37, of Exton, is now jailed on charges of making terroristic threats on Facebook targeting St. Pius Catholic Church in Broomall, according to police. According to the criminal complaint,…
Read MorePolice blast water cannons at Belfast protesters as unrest flares again after stabbing
Police blasted water cannons Wednesday at protesters in Northern Ireland who set small fires and hurled bricks, rocks and bottles at them during a second night of violence over a brutal stabbing on a Belfast street. Demonstrators wearing masks tore bricks from the walls outside homes and smashed sidewalks with sledgehammers to toss at riot…
Read MoreSpringfield man arrested after making threats at a Herndon restaurant
A 19-year-old Springfield man was arrested after allegedly threatening people with a gun at a restaurant in Herndon early Saturday morning. Herndon Police responded to a restaurant in the 100 block of Elden Street around 2:30 a.m. for reports of a man in the parking lot making threats with a firearm. When officers arrived, they…
Read MoreMan who planned Ohio State shooting moves near campus; court challenge filed
A man who identified as an incel and spent time in federal prison for planning a mass shooting at Ohio State University has moved near campus, a development that the U.S. Department of Justice is challenging in court. Tres Genco, 27, who is on supervised release, moved into an apartment in mid-May about two blocks…
Read MoreHawaii man with 2 prior federal threat convictions charged with threatening Whitmer, Michigan Capitol shooting
A Hawaii man has been charged with threatening Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and also threatening to shoot up the Michigan Capitol building in Lansing. Ronald Saville, 48, of Honolulu, was charged by criminal complaint with sending interstate communications containing threats, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii said on Tuesday. He had an…
Read MoreTeen charged with plotting mass shooting at suburban elementary school
A teen has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and weapons charges after he allegedly plotted to carry out a shooting at a suburban elementary school. According to police in suburban Plainfield, deputies were called to a home on Helmar Lane on May 22 at approximately 12:50 p.m. for reports of a “male suicidal…
Read MoreNJ nurse arrested for 2 arsons, threatening coworkers on Thursday, officials say
A New Jersey nurse was arrested after setting fire to his apartment and to his car outside of where he worked on Thursday, according to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. Officers with the Gloucester Township Police Department were called to the Cherrywood Apartment on the 1200 block of Little Gloucester Road around 11:52 a.m. on…
Read MoreOliver County [ND] man charged with terrorizing over data center threats
An Oliver County man is facing a felony terrorizing charge after authorities say he threatened to shoot supporters of a proposed data center. The Oliver County Sheriff’s Office says a bar patron overheard Kenneth Ganske making the threats in late April. According to court documents, Ganske allegedly said he had untraceable ammunition and could think…
Read MorePinellas Park man arrested for threats against Largo school, PCSO says
A man from Pinellas Park has been charged with written threats to kill or conduct a mass shooting after deputies say he made online threats against a school. Wednesday, deputies with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office threat management unit arrested 23-year-old Adam Ballou. Deputies say they began investigating after getting information on June 2 about…
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