Alfie Coleman, 21, from Great Notley, Essex, had spent the previous months messaging people who he thought were fellow extremists in 2023. In fact, they were MI5 operatives who arranged to sell him a pistol and ammunition.
On January 18, a photograph of a pair of safety goggles in a hardware store floated across my Instagram timeline. "#JOURNALISTS covering #iceprotest in #Minneapolis: Less lethal projectiles move 400-600 feet per second. Z87.1 glasses no longer provide the protection required," read the caption. The post came from Crisis Ready Media and was shared by the National Press Photographers' Association (NPPA).
I worry about the safety of all our judges," she said. "As you work to peacefully resolve more than 1 million cases a year, you must not only feel safe, you must also be safe. Any violence against a judge or a judge's family is completely unacceptable. As public servants, you are dedicated to the rule of law.
Early Thursday morning, officials at Villanova University outside Philadelphia received a "threat of violence targeted at an academic building" and quickly closed their campus and canceled all activities. University officials issued an all clear at 1:36 p.m. on Thursday and noted that the FBI and local law enforcement were continuing their investigation. Alcorn State University in Mississippi initiated a campus lockdown Thursday morning due to a "safety threat," which officials cleared several hours later. Wiley University in Texas also locked down its campus due to a "threat via email" and lifted the lockdown at noon Thursday.
A total of 10 gunshots rang out from the ICE officers, leaving Pretti lying supine and motionless in the middle of the street. He was declared dead at the scene. Video of the incident appeared to contradict the Department of Homeland Security narrative that Pretti approached US Border Patrol officers with a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, and that the officers were forced to shoot in self-defense.
During the search, investigators discovered assault rifles hidden behind a false wall inside a basement closet, police said. First Squad detectives responded to the scene and recovered eight assault rifles, 10 semi-automatic handguns, and four revolvers, along with multiple ammunition feeding devices, police said.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche insisted the new video of Alex Pretti kicking an ICE vehicle will not change the way his death is being investigated. Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was shot and killed by federal agents last Saturday. At the time of the altercation, Pretti was legally carrying a handgun in his holster. When agents wrestled him to the ground, one of them appeared to remove the firearm from Pretti's holster. Moments later, at least one agent opened fire on the presumably-unarmed Pretti.
There was an early public acknowledgment that a serious error had occurred, yet Mr Morton was forced to pursue proceedings to the brink of trial to achieve any finality. Prolonged denial and delay can itself become a source of real harm.
Buried in Part C is a provision requiring all 3D printers sold or delivered in New York to include 'blocking technology,' the company said in a blog post. This is defined as software or firmware that scans every print file through a 'firearms blueprint detection algorithm' and refuses to print anything it flags as a potential firearm or firearm component.
Roy Morton, then 80, who lives alone and has a pacemaker, was confronted by armed officers and Tasered as he emerged from his kitchen in his pyjamas holding a wooden doorstop on the morning of December 28, 2021. Despite police records indicating the suspect was a 26-year-old man, Mr Morton was arrested for affray and detained for almost 11 hours, including a transfer to hospital. The Metropolitan Police has now agreed to settle claims with Mr Morton just weeks before a fiveday trial was listed to begin in February.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Monday that every Homeland Security officer on the ground in Minneapolis will be wearing a body camera, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. The decision comes amid widespread protests and criticism due to the killing of two US citizens by federal agents in the city of Minneapolis. Noem also pledged on X that DHS would "rapidly" expand the measure nationwide once funding became available.
City officials said in their statement that the shooting involving federal law enforcement occurred in the area of West 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue South and that they are working to confirm additional details. We ask the public to remain calm and avoid the immediate area, the statement added. A law enforcement source directly briefed on the situation provided the Guardian with a photo of a handgun next to a loaded magazine. Suspect had a firearm with two magazines, the source said.