#arson

#arson

The top German prosecutors' office, the "Bundesanwaltschaft," has taken over the probe into an arson attack on the power supply in Berlin on Saturday that has caused the longest blackout in Germany's postwar history. The prosecutors are investigating the incident as involving unconstitutional sabotage, membership in a terrorist group, arson and the disruption of public facilities. The arson attack is believed to have been carried out by left-wing extremists,

The arson attack is believed to have been carried out by left-wing extremists, with a letter sent to authorities by a group calling itself the "Vulkangruppe," or Volcano Group, deemed as "credible" by police. Some 20,000 households remained without power on Wednesday, with energy supplier Berlin Stromnetz saying it will take until Thursday for electricity to be fully restored to affected areas.

Toronto police said a man is in custody in connection with a suspect arson at a federal government office building in North York Monday. Police said officers responded to a call about a fire in the third floor cafeteria of the building at 4900 Yonge St., near Elmhurst Avenue, just after 11 a.m. Toronto paramedics told CBC Toronto they transported one person to a hospital in serious, non-life threatening condition.

A California equestrian who tried to hire a hitman to murder her estranged husband fatally shot herself outside a San Diego bar after being released from prison, but before facing arson charges for burning down the couple's Del Mar mansion. Tatyana Remley, 45, put a gun to her head outside the Princess Pub & Grille in the city's trendy Little Italy section just before 9 p.m. last Thursday after firing a single shot into the air, witnesses told local ABC affiliate KGTV.

Brandon Olsen, 46, pleaded guilty in July to one count of arson, the website stated. The Denver district attorney's office said Olsen broke into the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center on Jan. 2, 2024. He stole the keys to the building from a security guard at gunpoint and then started a fire on the seventh floor, according to 9News.com.

It would be "unjust" to now jail a former Bank of Ireland employee who stole almost €200,000 from a branch and its customers before attempting to set the building on fire, the Court of Appeal has found, despite ruling that her original fully suspended sentence and community service order were too lenient. Maureen McCormack (53) maintained that she stole the money to pay for debts incurred for IVF treatment.

A woman who set fire to a bus during the 2023 Dublin riots, causing nearly half a million euro worth of damage, has been jailed for six years.

Tadhg Farrell and his grand-aunt Mary Holt died after house in Edenderry was firebombed Associates of a drugs gang being investigated over the arson attack that killed a young boy and his grand-aunt in Offaly are suspected of carrying out more than a dozen firebombings. Mary Holt (60) and her grandnephew Tadhg Farrell (4) died after the family home in Edenderry was torched on Saturday night in what gardaí described as a "murderous attack".

Associates of a drugs gang being investigated over the arson attack that killed a young boy and his grand-aunt in Offaly are suspected of carrying out more than a dozen firebombings. Mary Holt (60) and her grandnephew Tadhg Farrell (4) died after the family home in Edenderry was torched on Saturday night in what gardaí described as a "murderous attack".

Police are on the hunt for six people responsible for the firebombing of a West Village smoke shop on Wednesday morning. According to police sources, a group of about six men was spotted outside of 131 Christopher St. around 3:11 a.m. on Dec. 3. Cops say they smashed the business's window and tossed an unknown incendiary device into the building. Afterward, the group fled the scene westbound along Christopher Street.

Just seeing her lying on the ground and she was kind of hyperventilating and in a lot of pain. You could tell she was in really bad shape. All the medics were down there and there was a big turnout as far as responders and so forth.

"Tell your tyrant to reel it in or the people will burn your house, office and tar and feather you in the streets of Hyannis," the threat said. "I will not support you or your trumpism. This is a warning of what the people are saying."

A Brampton man has been arrested following two extortion related shootings in Caledon and Brampton, Peel police announced on Sunday. One suspect is still outstanding, police say. On Oct. 26, police say surveillance footage shows two people firing shots at a Caledon residence near Old School Road and Creditview Road just before 3 a.m. Earlier in the footage, one of the shooters is seen lighting fire on the resident's driveway, according to the press release.

A special late-night sitting of Drogheda District Court was convened at 9pm on Thursday, where two men appeared charged in connection with an alleged arson attack at an IPAS Centre at 47 George's Sreet, Drogheda last week were remanded in custody.

Two people are facing murder and arson charges in relation to a Richmond Hill house fire that killed an 11-year-old girl and a 24-year-old woman, according to police. Camille Hall Camille Netricia Hall, 42, and Smart George Idemudia Junior Obanor, 30, are charged with two counts of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder, York Regional Police announced on Thursday.

Odyssey Head, 27, is also now charged with a fourth slashing. He was caught shoplifting a pair of shoes from the Flatbush Burlington Coat Factory on Tilden Ave. at about 12:50 p.m. on Sept. 14, police say. A store worker made him give the shoes back, and Head angrily slashed an 80-year-old customer in the back of his head as he stormed out of the store, according to cops.

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While police have not confirmed a motive, Fletcher's Ice Cream and Cafe in Minneapolis has a massive Pride flag hanging above its door and is known in the community for its inclusive environment. It is also on the same block as the home of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party, though it's unclear whether the suspect knew that.

Joe DaSilva says security camera footage inside of the building showed a suspect break in and set fire to the place. (Submitted by Joe DaSilva) Vice president of the general assembly of Casa da Madeira Joe DaSilva told CBC Toronto the attack on the community centre will take time to recover from. The Portuguese community is all in shock, he said. The devastation of smoke penetration and carbon dust is immense and it

Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is charged with destruction of property by means of fire; one count of arson affecting property used in interstate commerce; and one count of timber set afire, according to the U.S. attorney's office. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was ordered to remain in custody. Appearing before Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver in a beige prison jumpsuit, Rinderknecht appeared agitated and held his hands behind his back.