Posts Tagged ‘transportation’
Germany: Train conductor dies after attack by passenger
A train conductor has died after being attacked during a routine ticket inspection on a train near the southwestern German city of Kaiserslautern, the Süddeutsche Zeitung broadsheet and other media reported on Wednesday. The victim, named as 36-year-old Serkan C.*, was reportedly assaulted by a ticketless passenger on Monday night and beaten up so badly…
Read MoreFatal shooting at Northrop Grumman facility near BWI, suspect in custody
One person is in custody following a fatal shooting at the Northrop Grumman facility in Linthicum, MD, near Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, police said. Anne Arundel County Police received communication from Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Police around 3:35 p.m. about a shooting at the Northrup Grumman facility off Aviation Boulevard. The incident stemmed from…
Read MoreWashington Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime Charge After Stabbing a Metro Bus Passenger
A Washington man pleaded guilty today to a federal hate crime charge for violently assaulting and stabbing a black female bus passenger because of her race. According to records filed in the case, on March 7, 2024, Adan C. Hernandez-Mayoral made derogatory comments about black people while he was riding a King County Metro bus.…
Read MoreSuspect in alleged Atlanta airport mass shooting plot seeks insanity defense
Billy Joe Cagle, who has pleaded not guilty, is being held without bond after the alleged shooting plot was thwarted by police on the scene at the airport in October. Defense attorneys are preparing “the defense of insanity at the time of the alleged offenses,” according to court filings. “Mr. Cagle was suffering from a…
Read MoreTeen arrested after allegedly setting subway rider on fire at Penn Station stop
Police arrested a teenager believed to be responsible for a terrifying attack on the subway in which a homeless man was set on fire aboard a train in Manhattan. Hiram Carrero was arrested Thursday by members of a joint task force and was charged with attempted murder in connection to the attack on a 56-year-old…
Read MoreBWI-Marshall concourse reopens after officials determine no threat following investigation
Normal operations have resumed at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, officials said in a post on X. BWI-Marshall said a portion of the concourse was cleared for a law enforcement investigation around 6 p.m. Officials determined there was no threat, and normal operations resumed around 6:30 p.m. Partial evacuations were reported at the airport on…
Read MoreUzbekistan man wanted for terrorism had Pennsylvania-issued commercial driver’s license, feds say
ICE has arrested Akhror Bozorov, a 31-year-old man from Uzbekistan, in Kansas for his alleged involvement with a terrorist organization, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Bozorov has been wanted since 2022 in his home country for distributing terrorist propaganda, allegedly calling for jihad online and recruiting terrorists to join the jihad movement. ICE…
Read MoreCPD question person, probe possible link between CTA attack, City Hall arson: sources
A person of interest remains in custody Wednesday morning after a woman was set on fire on a CTA train. Now police are investigating if the same person may have been responsible for an arson attempt downtown. Police sources told ABC7 that they are looking if this person of interest is connected to a fire…
Read MoreWoman set on fire on Chicago transit train after man pours fluid on her and ignites it
A woman is in critical condition after she was set on fire while riding the “L” train system in Chicago, police said, and the suspect is still at large. The woman, 26, was riding a Chicago Transit Authority train on Monday night when she got into an argument with an approximately 45-year-old man, police said…
Read MorePlane passenger forces emergency landing after saying wife had luggage bomb
A plane flying from Dallas to Chicago had to make an emergency landing at Lambert St. Louis International Airport after a passenger claimed that there was a bomb in his wife’s luggage. United Airlines Flight 380 landed in St. Louis on Sunday morning around 8:40 a.m. local time due to a potential concern, according to…
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