Several anonymous tips led investigators to two young men arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with fires ignited Sunday near two prominent Sacramento State campus buildings. Two men ignited clothing under a metal bench between the Hornet Bookstore and Student Union, the Sacramento State Police Department has said. Less than five minutes later, both […]
Fires at the Golden Valley offices of several conservative organizations are being investigated as arson, according to the ATF. “The fires obviously were set by someone,” said John Hinderaker, president of Center of the American Experiment, in a Friday statement. “They targeted conservative organizations, they didn’t firebomb the chiropractors or psychologists or the Manufacturers Alliance. […]
LONDON (AP) — A Conservative lawmaker in Britain said Thursday he will step down when an election is called later this year because of abuse and death threats he says are linked to his support for Israel. Mike Freer said an arson attack on his office in December was the “final straw.” He told the […]
The doubling of arson attacks on Russian enlistment offices in the past six months is likely attributed to a “greater sense of disaffection” among Russians as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine continues and a potential second wave of mobilization looms, the U.K. Defense Ministry’s assessed in its intelligence report on Jan. 28. Citing Russian government […]
An increase in attacks on Russian military enlistment offices likely suggests a lack of confidence in dictator Vladimir Putin’s promise not to announce second wave of mobilization, UK Defense Ministry’s intelligence update of Jan. 28 suggests. On Jan. 22, Russian authorities reported there had been 220 attacks on military enlistment offices since the war began […]
AWARE Food Bank celebrated its new space on Wednesday in Woodburn with public tours around the facility. AWARE Food Bank, which stands for All Woodburn Area Resources Enlisted, is open in its newly renovated building after it was damaged by arson in 2021. After working out of a parking lot and then the Hoodview Church […]
A Japanese court sentenced a man to death after finding him guilty of murder and other crimes for carrying out a shocking arson attack on an anime studio in Kyoto, Japan, that killed 36 people. The Kyoto district court said it found the defendant, Shinji Aoba, mentally capable to face punishment for the crimes and […]
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court sentenced a man to death after finding him guilty of murder and other crimes Thursday for carrying out a shocking arson attack on an anime studio in Kyoto, Japan, that killed 36 people. The Kyoto District Court said it found the defendant, Shinji Aoba, mentally capable to face punishment […]
TOKYO (AP) — A man was convicted of murder and other crimes Thursday for carrying out a shocking arson attack on an anime studio in Kyoto, Japan, that killed 36 people and drew an outpouring of grief from anime fans worldwide. The Kyoto District Court said it found Shinji Aoba mentally capable to face punishment […]
Arson investigators are offering a $5,000 reward for information on a fire at an apartment building in Framingham Monday morning, officials said. The two-alarm fire was first reported just before 4 a.m. at a multi-unit building on Worcester Road. The heavy blaze seemed to have started from the first-floor elevator area, officials said. No reports […]
Jan. 21—SOUTH BEND — Quintin Ferguson, 34, South Bend, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to arson, U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announced Friday. Ferguson was sentenced to 240 months in prison and two years of supervised release, according to a news release. Documents in the case allege […]
Tips from the public led investigators to locate and arrest a man in Southern California who is accused of starting a fire and committing multiple acts of vandalism last month on Sacramento State’s campus, authorities said. Cody Alexander Haney, 33, who was wanted on a warrant, was arrested on Jan. 12 by the Ontario Police […]