A juvenile accused of making more than 100 “swatting” calls and fake bomb threats has been identified and will face charges, according to a news release from the Collin County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect, whose name has not been released because of their age, is accused of making these calls to several states, according to […]
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Houthi bomb boats, including some not seen before, are threatening Red Sea ships while the US Navy’s aircraft carriers are away
The Houthis have stepped up their attacks and intimidation efforts with their drone boats. In their latest messaging, the rebels shared a new video of a previously unseen system in action. The uptick comes as the US Navy lacks an aircraft carrier in the region. The US Navy is in the middle of changing up […]
Hagerstown man arrested in connection with bomb threat at MVA
A Hagerstown man and Maryland Vehicle Administration employee was arrested Friday after threatening to bomb his workplace, according to police. The 38-year-old employee faces one count of making a threat of mass violence and one count of arson threat after other MVA employees told Maryland State Police that the suspect said he was going to […]
Bail denied for 2nd teen charged in fatal shooting of retired police officer, bomb tech
Cook County prosecutors on Saturday said that numerous witnesses and videos from surveillance cameras in the area helped identify a 17-year-old boy in the fatal shooting of retired CPD officer Larry Neuman in Garfield Park. Marquan Jones, the teen, was seen fleeing through an alley after the shooting by at least two witnesses, authorities told […]
Bomb threat in downtown OKC prompts municipal courthouse to close
The Oklahoma City municipal courthouse was searched Thursday morning after a bomb threat disrupted scheduled hearings. Presiding Judge Philippa C. James canceled all Oklahoma City Municipal Court sessions while police secured the area and searched the building. The courthouse was cleared by 8:20 a.m., and court was scheduled to resume at 10 a.m. Defendants who […]
Bomb threat leads to emergency evacuation
Jun. 26—4:29 P.M. UPDATE: Source of bomb threat TRAVERSE CITY — Grand Traverse County officials evacuated the Governmental Center campus in downtown Traverse City on Wednesday afternoon after receiving a bomb threat. The bomb threat was called into the county’s 911 central dispatch center, according to Traverse City Police Chief Matt Richmond. County Administrator Nate […]
Bomb scare prompts evacuations
Jun. 26—TRAVERSE CITY — A number of government buildings were evacuated Wednesday afternoon and searched after a caller made a bomb threat to Grand Traverse County Central Dispatch. Traverse City Police Chief Matthew Richmond said there was no threat to the public as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, and the sweep with the Grand Traverse County […]
Boy, 16, charged with murder in shooting of retired Chicago police bomb technician
A 16-year-old boy turned himself in and was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of retired Chicago police Officer Larry Neuman, police announced Monday. Authorities said they were still searching for a second suspect in Neuman’s slaying Thursday morning near his home in Garfield Park. The boy, whose name wasn’t released Monday, was charged […]
Bomb threat prompts evacuation of Walmart Supercenter in Augusta
Jun. 23—AUGUSTA — The Walmart Supercenter at the Marketplace at Augusta was evacuated at about 2 p.m. Sunday after a bomb threat was discovered at the store. Lt. Anthony Drouin of the Augusta Police Department said Sunday the evacuation lasted about two hours, as two trained dogs from the Maine State Police responded and searched […]
Russia shoots down 33 Ukrainian drones hours after deadly Kharkiv bomb attack
Russian authorities have said more than 30 drones were shot down over the country’s western regions overnight into Sunday, just hours after a Russian bomb attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv killed three people and left dozens in hospital. One of the four aerial bombs hit a five-storey residential building on Saturday afternoon, officials […]
Russia shoots down 33 Ukrainian drones hours after deadly Kharkiv bomb attack
Russian authorities have said more than 30 drones were shot down over the country’s western regions overnight into Sunday, just hours after a Russian bomb attack on Ukraine’s second largest city of Kharkiv killed three people and left dozens in hospital. One of the four aerial bombs hit a five-storey residential building on Saturday afternoon, […]
Man Accused of Trying to Detonate Bomb He Said Was ‘Double the Size’ of Boston Marathon Device Outside Hospital
In 2013, the Boston Marathon bombing killed three people and injured more than 250 others West Yorkshire Police Mohammed Farooq mugshot A man has been accused to attempting to detonate a bomb he said was “double the size” of the device used in the deadly 2013 Boston Marathon bombing outside of a hospital in the […]