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A New York man faces charges after he allegedly made several explosive devices and threw some of them off the Williamsburg Bridge, prosecutors said Friday. Prosecutors claim Michael Gann made six of the devices, and set one of them off Read More …
A Washington man is charged with providing large amounts of chemicals used in a car bomb outside a Palm Springs, California, fertility clinic last month, federal authorities said Wednesday. Daniel Jongyon Park, 32, of Kent, Washington, was arrested in Poland, Read More …
New York state’s fifth annual Canine Week is being held at the state’s Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, in Oneida County. Fifty-seven explosive detection teams across the state are participating. “When an opportunity comes along to become a K-9 handler, Read More …
Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, of Japan, pleaded guilty in Manhattan, New York, today to conspiring with a network of associates to traffic nuclear materials, including uranium and weapons-grade plutonium, from Burma to other countries, as well as to international narcotics trafficking Read More …
New York City police arrested a man suspected of setting fire to a woman on the subway in Brooklyn who died from the incident, authorities said, calling it “one of the most depraved crimes” a person could commit. The man Read More …
Luigi Mangione, the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism, prosecutors in New York announced on Tuesday. Mangione faces an 11-count indictment, including one count of murder in the first-degree Read More …
Authorities arrested and charged a Florida man on Wednesday for allegedly planning to bomb the New York Stock Exchange the week before Thanksgiving. Harun Abdul-Malik Yener discussed with FBI informants and undercover employees that he wanted to force a “reboot” Read More …
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 …
Nearly one million spectators are expected to attend the US Open, which begins Monday in Queens, New York. Although a new assessment warns that large events “remain attractive targets for attacks by violent extremists and malicious actors,” the NYPD said Read More …
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York State recently hosted the 2024 “Raven’s Challenge,” the world’s largest annual training exercise for public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams at the State Preparedness Training Center (SPTC) in Read More …
Police say a domestic dispute led to a homemade “potentially viable improvised explosive device” being discovered inside a car in East Harlem on Wednesday morning. Chontrell Wrencik, 50, the man accused of having the device, is facing multiple charges, including Read More …
Eight men from Tajikistan with potential ties to ISIS out of central Asia were arrested over the weekend in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News on Tuesday. The suspects had been Read More …
CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, New York – Soldiers from the New York National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division came together at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill, April 15 to 19 to hone their command and control capabilities as the Region Read More …
A man faces charges after an FBI investigation forced the evacuation of a downtown building Thursday afternoon. Vincenzo Cilino, 24, of Rochester, was taken into custody while the FBI and Rochester police were executing a search warrant at 214 Andrews Read More …
On Friday, Orange and Rockland County Sheriff’s Deputies were in the Village of Chester serving a temporary order of protection and executing a firearms surrender when deputies located a bag that contained what appeared to be an Improvised Explosive Device Read More …
Two brothers have been indicted on 130 counts of criminal possession of a weapon and related charges after an arsenal of improvised explosive devices and ghost guns, including assault rifles, was found inside an Astoria apartment they shared with their Read More …
The Horseheads man arrested in November after setting off an explosive device in Chemung County and later caused his entire neighborhood to be evacuated has pleaded guilty. According to Chemung County District Attorney Weeden Wetmore, Michael Hilliard, 43, pleaded guilty Read More …
COLONIE FIRE TRAINING CENTER, Latham, NY – Ten Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Divisions Dismounted Chemical Reconnaissance Team refined their skills alongside 16 Airmen and Soldiers from the New York National Guard’s 2nd Civil Support Team during an exercise held Read More …
New York State Police held a press conference at 3PM to announce the arrest of a suspect in the investigation into a possible explosive and hazardous materials found in Chemung County. According to Troop E Commander, Maj. Miklos Szoczei II, Read More …
150 members of law enforcement from across the state are taking part in the 7th Annual Excelsior Challenge at the State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany. This year’s event plays host to the largest contingent of law enforcement specialties to Read More …