Massachusetts: North Andover Man Charged with Possessing Over 30 Firearms and Explosives as a Convicted Felon

BOSTON – A North Andover, Mass. man has been charged for allegedly possessing over 30 firearms and explosives as a convicted felon. Daniel Medina, 64, was charged by criminal complaint with unlawful possession of a machine gun, unlawful possession of Read More …

Ontario: Explosive Device Seized by Police During Traffic Stop in Sudbury

Just after 8:30 p.m. on September 28th, 2024, while on general patrol in the area of Elm Street at Elgin Street, Greater Sudbury Police Service officers observed a motor vehicle bearing a licence plate that was not authorized and subsequently Read More …

New York: District attorney’s office staffer tried to make a bomb to blow up migrant shelter

A paralegal at a New York City district attorney’s office has been arrested after he attempted to make an explosive to bomb a migrant shelter located across from his apartment, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday. Police said Derek Read More …

Germany: Police don’t believe explosion in Cologne linked to string of blasts

Police in Cologne have a suspect in custody and are hunting for another after an explosion in the early hours of Wednesday destroyed a cafe. But police investigators don’t believe the suspects are involved in a series of other mysterious Read More …

Thailand: Armed men steal weapons and set fire to buildings at Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary in Narathiwat

A group of about 20 armed men raided the Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary in Waeng district, Narathiwat province, on Saturday evening, stealing weapons and setting fire to multiple buildings. The attackers, dressed in black and wearing face coverings, emerged from the Read More …

Texas: Lubbock Regional Bomb Squad used EOD Robot to end police standoff

One person is in custody after Lubbock authorities responded to a barricaded subject Wednesday morning. Felix Delarosa, 39, is charged with aggravated assault against a public servant following a SWAT standoff that lasted nearly two hours. Authorities used the Lubbock Read More …

Germany: Police investigate after second explosion in Cologne in three days

Authorities in Cologne are investigating after a second explosion in three days was reported in the western German city. A spokesman for the public prosecutor’s office said police were alerted early on Wednesday after witnesses heard a loud detonation at Read More …

Israel: Car explosion in Ramle leaves four dead, eight wounded after fire breaks out in nearby store

A car bomb explosion in Ramle on Thursday evening killed four people and wounded eight in what is suspected to be the result of a clash between two crime syndicates. The bomb killed a five-year-old girl, a 10-year-old boy, a Read More …

Sweden says stamping out gangs ‘will take a decade’

Sweden’s justice minister has warned that stamping out the country’s violent crime epidemic will take a decade or more, with immigrant drug gangs infiltrating courts, the police and prisons. Criminologists have said the problems behind the crime wave, which has Read More …

UK man sentenced to nine years for arson after far-right riots

A British man who helped fuel a fire outside a hotel housing more than 200 asylum seekers has been sentenced to nine years in prison, the longest punishment handed down so far to those involved in last month’s wave of Read More …

Ireland: Hand grenade thrown at house and pub doused with petrol in separate incidents in Cork

Gardaí are investigating separate and unrelated incidents in which a hand grenade was thrown at a house, forcing a midnight evacuation of homes in a Cork housing estate, and an attack in which a man attempted to douse a pub Read More …

Iowa: Dubuque man arrested after police find drugs, explosive device in his vehicle

A Dubuque man has been arrested after police said they found drugs and an improvised explosive device in his vehicle. In a criminal complaint, police said they saw 32-year-old Timothy Gremmel driving around at 5:47 p.m. on Aug. 20, and Read More …

UK to conduct review on tackling ‘extremist ideologies’, including misogyny

UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has ordered a review of the United Kingdom’s counterterrorism strategy on how to best tackle threats by “extremist ideologies” including misogyny. Other ideological trends to be investigated by the Home Office include “Islamism” and far-right Read More …

UK: Three more charged after ram-raid at defence firm

Three more people have been charged after an apparent ram-raid at a defence technology firm. Members of the campaign group, Palestine Action, allegedly used a vehicle to ram the entrance of the Bristol HQ of Elbit Systems on Bolingbroke Way Read More …

Bangladesh: Two children hurt in crude bomb explosion in Rajshahi

Two minor boys suffered severe splinter injuries when an abandoned crude bomb they picked up exploded in Rajshahi city on Monday noon. The injured are Md Abdullah, 7, son of Alamgir Hossain, and Saba, 8, son of Md Shahin of Read More …

Tennessee: Athens man charged after more than 40 guns, explosive devices seized in search

An Athens man was arrested on several charges on Wednesday after meth, guns, firearms and explosive devices were seized from his home and a storage unit. According to Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones, multiple agencies served a search warrant at Read More …

Northern Ireland: Appeal for information after arson to DVLA car in Bushmills

Detectives are investigating arson to a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) vehicle in Bushmills today, Tuesday 6th August. Just before 11am, it was reported that two men, both wearing balaclavas, approached the vehicle which was parked on Main Street Read More …

Bangladesh: Death toll climbs to 24 after arson attack at Jessore hotel

The death toll from an arson attack by unidentified men at a hotel in Jessore has risen to 24. Khulna Fire Service and Civil Defense Control Room Chief Abdul Qadir confirmed the information, reports the Daily Star. “Most of the Read More …

Northern Ireland: Petrol bombs thrown at police in second night of rioting in Belfast

Belfast has experienced a second night of violent disorder as rioters threw petrol bombs and missiles at police. At least one police vehicle was burned and several blazes lit in the Sandy Row and Donegall Road areas of south Belfast. Read More …