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First Woman Ever Makes FBI's 10 Most Wanted Terrorist List

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:49:22 +0000

Joanna Chesimard has made history, but not in a good way. The 65-year-old Chesimard has become the first woman to appear on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist list. Chesimard, who now goes by the name Assata Shakur, is considered a “domstic terrorist” wanted for killing a New Jersey state trooper in 1973. She’s been living [...]

Boston police: 3 more suspects in custody

Associated Press — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:29:45 +0000

Boston police say three more suspects have been taken into custody in the marathon bombings.

Boston Marathon Manhunt Timeline

Associated Press — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:24:04 +0000

Key moments related to the search for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, based on reports from the Middlesex County district attorney, Massachusetts State Police, and Boston police.

FBI Release Photos, Video of Boston Bombing Suspects

Associated Press — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:43:58 +0000

The FBI has released photos of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings and is asking for the public's help in identifying them.

Letter to Obama May have Contained Ricin Poison

Associated Press — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:25:30 +0000

According to an Associated Press Report sent just after 10:00 am Mountain Time, the FBI says a preliminary test indicates that poisonous ricin may have been in letter sent to President Barack Obama.

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Suspect In Casper Online Threat

Rich Denison — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:51:41 +0000

A 34-year-old Oklahoma City man has been indicted by a federal grand jury, after investigators say he made online threats against the city of Casper. According to the FBI, on January 14th, Glenn Kirkham posted a threat on a popular online forum “4chan,” claiming Casper-area residents might be in danger. He claimed he would launch [...]

Hostage Situation In Alabama Ends With Child Safe

Gino Geruntino — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:57:52 +0000

The nearly week long hostage situation in Alabama involving a five-year-old boy has finally come to an end. According to officials in Alabama, the boy has been recovered safely by officers. His kidnapper, Jimmy Lee Dykes, was killed, when authorities stormed his underground bunker. The boy was taken from a school bus last week, [...]

Oklahoma Man In Custody For Online Threat Against Casper

Kevin Koile — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:18:16 +0000

An Oklahoma man faces federal federal charges following an online threat that prompted a brief lockdown of Casper-area schools Monday.

FBI Foils Plot to Bomb Federal Reserve Building in New York

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:10:59 +0000

A man drove from Long Island, New York, into Lower Manhattan earlier today in a van he thought was filled with explosives. He parked the van close to the Federal Reserve building, just a few blocks from the World Trade Center, and planned to detonate it using a cell phone from a nearby hotel.

The explosives, however, were fake.

FBI Releases Photo Of Vehicle From Cody Abduction

Rich Denison — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:49:19 +0000

New photo of vehicle officials believe was driven by suspect in Cody abduction

Disturbing al Qaeda Graphic Sparks FBI Investigation

Shauna Wright — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:30:18 +0000

It seems al Qaeda, the group responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks, fancies itself a graphics design powerhouse as well. The creepy image above, which depicts the New York City skyline with the caption “Al Qaeda Coming Soon Again in New York,” was posted on a radical overseas website, and police and the FBI are investigating.