Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
FBI: Canadian teen charged with Bethlehem threats and menacing calls to airports, hotels, suicide hotline
A 14-year-old boy in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has been charged under Canadian law with offenses tied to 11 calls threatening violence at Bethlehem High School as well as airports, hotels and a suicide hotline in a campaign the FBI describes as a “reign of chaos.” The teen was using IP and telephone spoofing technology to…
Read More5th-grade student arrested for making terroristic threats toward South Texas school district, superintendent says
A fifth-grader was arrested Wednesday after making terroristic threats toward students and faculty members, according to the Knippa Independent School District. In a letter sent out to parents on Tuesday, Knippa ISD Superintendent Benny Hernandez said that the district was notified about a fifth-grader who had a list containing names of students and faculty members.…
Read MoreSuspect in shootings at Democratic Party offices in Tempe is ID’d, charged
Tempe police arrested Jeffrey Michael Kelly on Tuesday night in connection with the shooting at three Democratic Party offices in Tempe and leaving bags of white powder on political signs in Ahwatukee Foothills. Kelly, 60, was charged with seven felony counts and three misdemeanor counts relating to the shootings, including terrorism and unlawful discharge, according…
Read MorePhiladelphia Resident Charged for Election-Related Threat to State Party Representative
An indictment was unsealed today charging a Pennsylvania man with threatening to kill a representative of a state political party who was recruiting official poll watchers. According to the indictment, on Sept. 6, John Pollard, 62, of Philadelphia, sent threatening text messages to Victim 1. Victim 1 had previously posted online, in Victim 1’s capacity…
Read MoreMan arrested in OKC after allegedly threatening terrorist action, spitting on officer
A man was arrested in Oklahoma City after court documents say he threatened terrorist actions while also threatening and spitting on a police officer. According to an affidavit, police responded to a disturbance of the peace call on Saturday at a park near Northwest 122nd Street and Council Road. They found Basim Alhaj Mahmoud, who…
Read MoreHoax bomb threats spark panic for Indian airlines
At least 10 Indian flights have received hoax bomb threats over the past 48 hours, leading to long delays and diversions. On Tuesday, Singapore’s Air Force sent two fighter jets to escort an Air India Express plane away from populated areas following a bomb threat. Hours before that, an Air India plane from Delhi to…
Read MoreTrial on hold for New Jersey man charged in knife attack that injured Salman Rushdie
The attempted murder trial of the man charged with severely injuring author Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack was put on hold Friday while judges consider a request to move it to another county. Jury selection had been scheduled to start on Tuesday. Late Friday, an appellate judge in Rochester halted proceedings until the…
Read MoreMeteorologists Face Harassment and Death Threats Amid Hurricane Disinformation
A meteorologist based in Washington, D.C., was accused of helping the government cover up manipulating a hurricane. In Houston, a forecaster was repeatedly told to “do research” into the weather’s supposed nefarious origins. And a meteorologist for a television station in Lansing, Mich., said she had received death threats. “Murdering meteorologists won’t stop hurricanes,” wrote…
Read MoreRutherford County man arrested for FEMA threats; sheriff says ‘no armed militia’
Federal emergency response personnel working in Helene-devastated areas of Rutherford County were subject to threats over the weekend, resulting in a halt to some aid operations over a potential “armed militia” and the arrest of an armed Forest City man, officials said. Just before 1 p.m. on Oct. 12, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office received…
Read MorePolice: York County man charged after making threats in churches during services
A man remains in the Adams County Prison after police say he threatened churchgoers at four churches in York and Adams counties on Sunday. According to police, 53-year-old Odell Potter, of Glenville, was holding a hammer over his head at one church in Conewago Township, Adams County. Police also said he entered three other churches,…
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