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Terrorism
Uniondale, NY
News
Terrorism Charge: Dad Tried Bombing Uniondale Building After Losing Visitation Rights, DA Says
A father angered over losing visitation rights with his kids tried bombing a Long Island government building, prosecutors said, leading to the county’s first ever terrorism charge. James Luca, age 46, of North Merrick, was arraigned on terrorism and related charges in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, Nov. 13, in connection with an attempted bombing at the Nassau County Department of Social Services building in Uniondale. Prosecutors said Luca and a co-defendant, 25-year-old Jayson Reyes, of North Merrick, arrived at the building on Charles Lindbergh Boulevard at around 2 a.m. Tuesday, Sept…
White Plains, NY
Politics
Election 2024: Winner Projected In 16th Congressional District Representing Much Of Westchester
The votes are in, and New York's 16th Congressional District now knows its next representative in Congress. Democrat George Latimer has been projected as the winner for the House seat representing the southern portion of Westchester, including White Plains, Mount Vernon, Yonkers, New Rochelle, and Rye, and a small part of the northern Bronx, defeating Republican Miriam Flisser, according to the state Board of Elections. Latimer was leading Flisser by a margin of 72 to 28 percent, with 54 percent of the vote in as of 12:15 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6. The people of Westc…
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Hundreds of Mink Released From PA Fur Farm, 2 People Arrested: Authorities
Hundreds of mink were released from a Northumberland County farm on Saturday, Oct. 19, leading to two arrests, according to authorities. The animals were released from Richard H. Stahl Sons Inc. farm in Sunbury, according to a news release from Fur Commission USA. Two Massachusetts residents were arrested on Saturday, Oct. 19 for what Fur Commission USA called an act of terrorism. Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Public Information Officer Sara Barrett confirmed to Daily Voice that several hundred mink were released in this incident and that two suspects were arrested. "T…
Plainview-Old Bethpage, NY
News
Plainview Native Marks Second Consecutive Birthday In Hamas Captivity
For the second year in a row, Omer Neutra is spending his birthday in terrorist captivity. The New York native, from Long Island’s Plainview, was one of 251 hostages taken during the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Another 1,200 men, women, and children were killed in the attacks. Neutra, who turned 23 on Monday, Oct. 14, moved to Israel when he was 18 to join the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during a gap year, his parents Orna and Ronen said in a video shared by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Earlier Report: 'We Want Him Back': Pair From Same NY H…
Basking Ridge-Bernards, NJ
Police & Fire
Basking Ridge Man Who Tried To Donating To Hamas Headed To Federal Prison
A 25-year-old Somerset County man was sentenced on Monday, Sept. 30, to 64 months in prison, time served, after he pleaded guilty to concealing his attempts to provide support to Hamas, authorities said. Jonathan Xie, a Basking Ridge resident, admitted to sending money to Hamas to fund violent acts against Israeli civilians while brandishing a gun and holding a Hamas flag on an Instagram Live stream, US Attorney Phillip Sellinger said. He had pleaded guilty in 2020 and was being held without bail. In December 2018, Xie sent $100 via Moneygram to an individual in Gaza he believed was a membe…
Bensalem, PA
News
Man Accused Of Beheading Dad, Posting YouTube Video, Testifies At 1st Hearing: Bucks DA
Justin Mohn, the Middletown Township man who allegedly beheaded his father and posted a disturbing 14-minute-long YouTube video holding his father’s head testified for two hours Tuesday, Sept. 10, authorities announced. Mohn also allegedly called for violent attacks against members of the federal government, according to Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn. His father was a government worker. After testimony at his preliminary hearing at the Bucks County Justice Center, Mohn, 32, was ordered held for trial for the Jan. 30, 2024, killing of his father, the DA said. Michael F. Mo…
Centereach-Selden, NY
Police & Fire
Centereach Man Threatens To Blow Up Airport As Part Of TikTok Prank: Reports
A Long Island man is out on bail after he threatened to blow up a South Carolina airport as a prank for his TikTok channel, multiple news reports said. Thomas Brienza, age 20, of Centereach, was arrested on Saturday, Aug. 24, in North Charleston, South Carolina, The Post and Courier in Charleston reported. He faces charges of threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction for an act of terrorism, according to court filings. In the video, Brienza approaches an officer at the airport and says he "doesn't want any trouble" before claiming to have a "bomb and a strap" (a nickna…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Sentenced For 'Hate-Filled' Rampage That Injured Five Orthodox Jews In South Jersey: Feds
A Manchester Township man will spend decades in prison after a series of antisemitic attacks in Ocean County that injured five Orthodox Jewish men, authorities said. Dion Marsh, 29, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 23 to 40 years in prison, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release. He previously pleaded guilty to five counts of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act and one count of carjacking on Thursday, Feb. 1. Marsh admitted to injuring five victims because they're Jewish, attempting to kill four …
Edison, NJ
News
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…
Monsey, NY
News
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threats Online
A 44-year-old Hudson Valley man has been charged with making a terroristic threat after allegedly making "threats" on social media targeting a community. Rockland County resident William Arbello, of Suffern, was arrested on Tuesday, June 25, when Ramapo Police began investigating social media posts containing threats targeting the Village of New Square community, according to Det. Lt. Chris Franklin of the Ramapo Police. "Working closely with our Ramapo detective assigned to the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Rockland County Sheriff’s Intelligence Center, a suspect was quickly ident…
Bridgeport, CT
News
Person Of Interest Arrested In Bridgeport Apartment Explosion
A convicted felon from Fairfield County has been arrested as a person of interest in connection with an explosion at an apartment complex that sent residents scrambling for safety. Related: Explosion At Apartment Building Causes Evacuation In Bridgeport Nelson Diaz of Bridgeport was charged with disorderly conduct on Thursday, June 13, for the earlier explosion at a North Avenue apartment complex, according to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police. According to Gilleran, the explosion occurred in Bridgeport at around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 13, outside a third-floor apa…
Bristol, PA
News
Terrorists With ISIS Ties Arrested In Philadelphia, NYC: Report
Eight people believed to have ties to ISIS were taken into federal custody in Philadelphia and beyond, 6abc reports. The outlet says the suspects, some of whom were also arrested in Los Angeles and New York City, crossed over the southern border last year. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security provided a joint statement to Daily Voice: “Over the last few days, ICE agents arrested several non-citizens pursuant to immigration authorities. The actions were carried out in close coordination with the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Forces. The individuals arrested are detaine…
Massapequa, NY
News
Security For World Cricket Cup In NY Ramped Up After Apparent Terror Threat
In the wake of an ominous message shared by a pro-ISIS group, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that the World Cricket Cup, held at a Long Island stadium, will see increased security measures. Hochul’s announcement came just days before the first match of the International Cricket Council’s World Cup is set to be held at Eisenhower Stadium in East Meadow. Eisenhower Stadium will begin hosting World Cricket Cup games on Monday, June 3. They will last until Wednesday, June 12. Though stating that “there is no credible public safety threat at this time,” the governor noted that…
New Haven, CT
News
CT Man Lies About Knowing Terrorist Organization Associates During Citizenship Process
A 33-year-old Connecticut man has admitted to lying about knowing anyone involved with a terrorist organization during his citizenship process, federal officials announced. New Haven resident Mohamed Najm Kamash, also known as Mohamed Najm Mohamed Ali Kamash, pleaded guilty on Monday, March 25 to making a false statement in a naturalization proceeding, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced on Tuesday, March 26. According to federal officials, Kamash immigrated to the IS from Iraq in 2014 and became a lawful permanent resident. O…
Towson, MD
News
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Speaks On Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski is supporting all those affected by the massive collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge that prompted a local state of emergency on Tuesday, March 26. The bridge collapsed when it was struck by a 948-foot cargo ship heading to Singapore, sending multiple cars into the water below around 1:30 a.m. ALSO SEE: 2 Rescued, More Missing In Baltimore's Key Bridge Collapse (UPDATES) Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott declared a state of emergency around 9:30 a.m. County Executive Johnny Olszewski posted a statement of support on X a short time later: …
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
New Terrorism Charges For PA Man Who Beheaded Dad, Uploaded To YouTube: DA
Justin Mohn faces new criminal charges including three counts of terrorism, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday, Feb. 15. Mohn, 32, of Levittown, was previously accused of killing his federal employee father at his Middletown home, beheading his corpse, and uploading the grisly footage to YouTube on Jan. 30. In the video, authorities said Mohn called for "all militia and patriots across the United States to kill all federal employees." His father Michael Mohn worked for the US Army Corps of Engineers, they noted. The younger Mohn was arrested th…
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Antisemitic Carjacker Pleads Guilty To 2022 Jersey Shore Rampage: Prosecutors
A Manchester Township man admitted to a series of antisemitic attacks in Ocean County that hospitalized three people, including an Orthodox Jewish man who was stabbed, authorities said. Dion Marsh, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of terrorism on Wednesday, Jan. 24, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billheimer announced. Prosecutors will seek a 30-year state prison sentence without parole for Marsh. Billhimer praised police for potentially saving lives and reiterated that hate does not belong in Ocean County. "The evidence marshaled through the course of this investigation led us to the unmis…
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
FBI: New Jersey Man Seized Overseas After Threatening American Jihad
A New Jersey man motivated by the Hamas attack on Israel was captured in Kenya after he aspired to be "a martyr for the jihadist cause" and dedicated himself to joining a terrorist group tied to al-Qaida, federal authorities charged. Karrem Nasr, 23, moved from the Trenton suburb of Lawrenceville to Egypt in July hoping to connect with the Somali-based al-Shabab, they said. He intended to "receive military training and engage in jihad" against the United States and its allies and was "prepared to kill and be killed" for the cause, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in Brooklyn on Friday, De…
New Haven, CT
News
CT Man Tries To Join ISIS, Fly To Syria: Here's His Sentence
A 30-year-old Connecticut man will spend more than a decade in prison for trying to travel to Syria to fight for ISIS, federal officials announced. New Haven County resident Kevin McCormick of Hamden was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 21 to 12 years in prison for trying to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced. Earlier Report - 'I Gotta Fight Bro': Hamden Man Tried To Join ISIS, Fly To Syria, He Admits According to …
Lancaster, PA
News
'I Have A IED In My Car :-)' York Man Leaves Note At Lancaster Business: DA
A York man is accused of leaving a serious threat at a business, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Pharohe Jahcovi Scott, 22 of the 400 block of South Albemarle Street, York, was spotted on security camera leaving a note reading “I have a IED in my car,” with a hand-drawn smiley face at Americold Logistics located at 3800 Hempland Road in Mountville, as stated in the DA's release. Some employees found the note in a "public area on the business premises" around 9:07 a.m. on May 11, 2023, as detailed in the release. The DA explained th…
Gaithersburg, MD
News
Maryland's Omer Balva Killed By Hezbollah Anti-Tank Missile While Serving In IDF
A Maryland native died while serving in the Israeli Defense Forces, those who knew him said. Omer Balva, 22, of Rockville, died on Friday, Oct. 20, by an antitank missile fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon, the IDF confirmed. Balva, a dual American-Israeli citizen, was a commander in the 9203rd Battalion of the Alexandroni Brigade, from Herzliya. It is with great sorrow that we mourn the passing of Staff Sgt. (res.) Omer Balva, 22, a brave commander in the 9203rd... Posted by Alexander Muss High School in Israel on Saturday, October 21, 2023 View this post on Instagra…
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Ex-Stockbroker Who Left Wife, Child To Become ISIS Sniper Sentenced To Life Plus 70 Years
UPDATE: A former stockbroker who abandoned Wall Street and his loved ones to become a sniper and instructor for ISIS was sentenced to life plus 70 years in federal prison on Tuesday, the government announced. Ruslan Maratovich Asainov, 47, reportedly grinned, stroked what is now a thick beard and flashed a thumbs-up sign during the sentencing in U.S. Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn on Oct. 17. There was no surprise there: To the end, Asainov proclaimed his pride in fighting with ISIS and teaching young student militants in Syria to kill for their beliefs. “He chose t…
Englewood, NJ
News
19-Year-Old Israeli Soldier From Tenafly Missing After Attacks: Gov. Murphy
A 19-year-old man from Bergen County is among the Americans reported missing in Israel among the Hamas attacks, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said. Edan Alexander, a graduate of Tenafly High School, was serving in the Israeli Defense Forces' Golani Brigade near the Gaza Strip and has not been heard from since the attacks on Saturday, Oct. 7, Murphy said at a vigil in Hoboken on Tuesday, Oct. 10. "To every New Jerseyan with friends or loved ones in Israel and the Mideast region, please know that your neighbors—here, and across the nation—stand with you," Murphy said. "We will do everything we …
Northern Valley, NJ
Politics
'Frightened Faces': Sen. Cory Booker In Israel Describes Horror During Surprise Hamas Attacks
US Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey is safe, but he'll never be able to shake the horror he saw this weekend. The Harrington Park, New Jersey native posted a YouTube video, his backdrop the Old City in Jerusalem, on Sunday, Oct. 8. Booker said he was jogging in Jerusalem on Saturday, Oct. 7, when he got an urgent call from his chief of staff, telling him to get back to the hotel immediately: Israel was under attack. Hamas, which controls Gaza, launched a surprise attack on Israel, wounding thousands and killing hundreds in the longtime conflict. “Citizens of Israel," Israeli P…
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
NYC 'Prophet Of Doom' Subway Shooter Sentenced To 10 Life Terms Plus 10 Years
UPDATE: A man who admitted that he intended to cause mass harm when he opened fire on a packed New York City subway train last year was sentenced to 10 life sentences -- one for each victim -- plus 10 years in prison. No one was killed in the horrific attack by Frank James, 62, which left the victims strewn across a smoky 36th Street platform in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn while igniting underground terror at the height of the morning rush on April 12, 2022. James took a deal from federal prosecutors rather than risk the consequences of a guilty verdict at a jury trial. The heavyse…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
'Welcome To The Jungle' Blasts From Vehicle Plowed Through NJ Police Station (
Video
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A New Jersey man was arrested and charged with terrorism after authorities say he intentionally crashed a car into a home and the Independence Township Police Department, authorities said. Video released by the Warren County Prosecutor's Office shows John Hargreaves slamming his vehicle through the exterior of the ITPD station. The vehicle comes to a rest inside the squad room, where Hargreaves emerges proudly from his gold Toyota SUV with his hands in the air on Wednesday evening, Sept. 20. Officers can be seen walking Hargreaves across the squad room and placing him in handcuff…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Saudi National Who Drove Stolen NJ School Bus To PA Indicted By Federal Grand Jury
A college student from Saudi Arabia who stole a school bus in Livingston, NJ, and drove it nearly 60 miles to Stroudsburg, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury, authorities said. Bader Alzahrani, a 22-year-old divorced sophomore who attends an undisclosed college, broke into a vacant home across the street from a Livingston Board of Education parking lot on Hill Side Avenue where the bus was parked on Jan. 15, the indictment returned in U.S. District Court in Newark says. The district reported the bus stolen two days later. Police found a backpack with a Saudi Arabian passport bea…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
'I Am The Attacker': Former High School Student Admits Threat That Shook Synagogues Across NJ
A 19-year-old New Jersey man faces up to five years in federal prison after admitting that he posted threats to a synagogue and Jewish people. Omar Alkattoul of Sayreville posted a manifesto last Nov. 1 in a forum frequented by extremists that included a claim of an attack that he said had already occurred. This triggered instant alarms because active shooters in certain instances have done the same just before carrying out fatal missions across the U.S. Alkattoul frightened Jews statewide, sparked a surge of law enforcement tactical protection at their houses of worship and prompted the F…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Man Who Scouted Landmarks As Terror Targets Gets 12 Years In Federal Prison
UPDATE: A convicted New Jersey “sleeper agent” for Hezbollah who scoped out potential terrorism targets in New York, Boston, Washington, D.C. and elsewhere was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison. Alexei Saab, a 45-year-old software developer who lived in Morristown, must serve just about all of the sentence delivered in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, May 23, because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Saab kept up appearances as an ordinary American citizen while working for Hezbollah’s Islamic Jihad Organization (IJO) from 2000 to 2005, federal prosecutors said. Dur…
Hartford, CT
Schools
School Bomb Threats: 26-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Separate Incidents In CT
A 26-year-old Connecticut man has been charged with allegedly calling in two bomb threats at local elementary schools. Hartford County resident Dahari Martin, of Windsor Locks, was arrested on Tuesday, March 14 for the incidents which took place on Friday, Feb. 17. South Windsor police said Martin turned himself in to police on two arrest warrants, following the threats that had been called into North Street Elementary School and South Street Elementary School. Dahari was quickly identified as a suspect following a disturbance he had caused earlier that same morning at North Street Element…
Newark, NJ
News
Saudi National Who Drove Stolen NJ School Bus To PA Kept Anti-Semitic Journals: Feds
A college student from Saudi Arabia who stole a school bus in Livingston, NJ, and drove it nearly 60 miles to Stroudsburg, PA, kept anti-Semitic journals, federal authorities said. Bader Alzahrani, a 22-year-old divorced sophomore who attends an undisclosed college, is accused of first breaking into a vacant home across the street from a Livingston Board of Education parking lot on Hill Side Avenue where the bus was parked. The district reported the bus stolen on Jan. 17, two days after the residential break-in, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Police found a backpack…
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