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21-Year-Old NJ Cyberstalker Encouraged Self-Harm, Planned Terror Acts: Feds 21-Year-Old NJ Cyberstalker Encouraged Self-Harm, Planned Terror Acts: Feds
21-Year-Old NJ Cyberstalker Encouraged Self-Harm, Planned Terror Acts: Feds A 21-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested on federal cyberstalking charges tied to a violent extremist network known as “764,” authorities said Friday, Nov. 14. Marek Cherkaoui, of Egg Harbor Township, has a lengthy history of making online comments involving threats and advocating for and supporting violence, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba said. From December 2024 through May 2025, Cherkaoui used the internet to threaten a minor female and told her to cut herself, Habba's office said. On two occasions, the girl cut her arms after being threatened by Cherkao…

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Teen Who Plotted To Bomb NJ Nuclear Plant, Philly Pride Parade Convicted: DA Teen Who Plotted To Bomb NJ Nuclear Plant, Philly Pride Parade Convicted: DA
Teen Who Plotted To Bomb NJ Nuclear Plant, Philly Pride Parade Convicted: DA A Pennsylvania teen who plotted to bomb New Jersey nuclear power plants and attack parades and schools across the region has been convicted of terrorism-related charges, Philadelphia prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Muhyyee-Ud-din Abdul-Rahman, 19, was found guilty by a jury of Attempted Possession of a Weapon of Mass Destruction, Possession of Explosive or Incendiary Materials, Risking Catastrophe, and Recklessly Endangering Another Person, according to Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. Abdul-Rahman came under investigation in March 2023 when FBI’s Joint Terrorism …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pair Who Flew Drone Dangerously Close To Boston's Logan Airport In Custody After Pursuit: Cops Pair Who Flew Drone Dangerously Close To Boston's Logan Airport In Custody After Pursuit: Cops
Pair Who Flew Drone Dangerously Close To Boston's Logan Airport In Custody After Pursuit: Cops Two Massachusetts men were arrested on Saturday, Dec. 14, after a hazardous drone operation near Logan International Airport triggered a coordinated safety response, police said. Boston Police officers apprehended 42-year-old Robert Duffy of Charlestown and 32-year-old Jeremy Folcik of Bridgewater, on Long Island in the Boston Harbor Islands around 10:22 p.m. Both face charges of trespassing, with additional charges potentially pending. The incident began at 4:30 p.m. when a Boston Police Officer monitoring real-time crime surveillance detected a drone dangerously close to Logan Internation…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Teen Recruited Undercover Agent To Blow Up PSE&G Facilities, Nabbed At Newark Airport: Feds NJ Teen Recruited Undercover Agent To Blow Up PSE&G Facilities, Nabbed At Newark Airport: Feds
NJ Teen Recruited Undercover Agent To Blow Up PSE&G Facilities, Nabbed At Newark Airport: Feds A teenager from Middlesex County is facing federal charges for asking an undercover agent to destroy PSE&G electrical facilities in New Jersey, officials announced this week. Andrew Takhistov, 18, of East Brunswick, was arrested Wednesday, July 10 at Newark Liberty International Airport where he was planning to travel to Paris on his way to Ukraine, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Takhistov is charged with one count of soliciting another individual to engage in criminal conduct that involved destroying a public service enterprise group circuit breaker and substation, fede…

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by Jon Craig