Posts Tagged ‘threats to life’
‘No Data Centers’: Indy councilor’s home hit with 13 shots in targeted attack
A targeted shooting at an Indianapolis councilman’s home is under investigation after the politician backed a controversial data center project. Indianapolis City-County Councilor Ron Gibson reported the attack early Monday morning, police said. Gibson represents District 8 on the city’s near north and east sides. He has served since 2023. The incident occurred just before…
Read MoreArmed man allegedly sent manifesto to schools, govt promising to become NZ’s ‘most deadly mass shooter
An armed man sent a manifesto to schools, the police and the government promising to “kill everyone” and become the country’s “most deadly mass shooter”, police allege. The man – who has never had a firearms licence – is accused of possessing a pump action shotgun with more than 350 shotgun cartridges, “suspected components of…
Read MoreMassachusetts man charged with threatening Trump brandished a sword during arrest, FBI says
A Massachusetts man brandished a sword when federal agents tried to arrest him on Wednesday for allegedly making threats online against President Donald Trump, the FBI said. Andrew D. Emerald, of Great Barrington, held “a long, metallic sword in one hand” and a “sheath to that sword in the other hand” when officers showed up…
Read MorePolice: 18-year-old from Brockport arrested after making terroristic threats online outside a Palmyra school
The Palmyra Police Department said they arrested a Brockport man after an investigation into a threat made against the Palmyra-Macedon School District. Police say they were told about a social media post on Tuesday that showed a gun being pointed at a school, along with a threatening message. The report said the suspect was a…
Read MorePlot to firebomb Palestinian activist’s home thwarted by NYPD undercover operation
A New Jersey man who planned to firebomb the home of a prominent Palestinian activist was arrested Thursday following a weekslong undercover operation led by the New York City Police Department, officials said. The target of the plot was Nerdeen Kiswani, an outspoken Brooklyn-based Palestinian activist who co-founded the group Within Our Lifetime. Kiswani, 31,…
Read MoreMan arrested at Sweetwater school after alleged threats to business, justice center
Sweetwater police arrested a man on school property Thursday after investigators said he allegedly made threats toward a local business and the Monroe County Justice Center. On Thursday, March 26, 2026, the Sweetwater Police Department responded to information about a subject accused of making the threats. While officers were searching for the individual, a school…
Read MoreNashville Electric Service leaders received death threats after ice storm
The Nashville Electric Service (NES) detailed security concerns at its latest board meeting Wednesday morning. The board revealed troubling situations involving threats against NES leadership following the historic January ice storm in Nashville. NES officials confirmed there have been at least 11 credible death threats against leadership in addition to harassment emails and vehicle break-ins…
Read MoreRaleigh man obsessed with guns, death, arrested. FBI says he idolized mass shooters
A Raleigh 19-year-old was consumed with mass shooters and threatened to become one himself through alarming messages on social media, according to federal prosecutors. Raleigh police and the FBI filed an involuntary commitment request for Eric Byrd, detaining him on March 9. He was charged by federal officials with communicating a threat on Thursday. According…
Read MoreProsecutor: Teen accused of planning mass shooting had school layout, red-line path and names of people to kill
Two Ellensburg teenagers have been arrested for allegedly plotting a mass shooting at Morgan Middle School. The two girls were both students at the school. Felony charges of harassment and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder may come as early as March 25. Authorities said one of the two girls had a hand-drawn layout of the…
Read MorePhilippine police thwart Roblox-linked school shooting plot by 7 teens
Philippine police have foiled a school shooting and rescued seven students radicalised by “foreigners” online to stage an attack in Laguna province near Manila, amid growing calls for stronger parental safeguards against digital threats. Officers rounded up the suspects – five boys and two girls, aged 12 to 17 – on February 2 after receiving…
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