bomb threats
Delta flight at LaGuardia evacuated after bomb threat — second scare at major US airport on same day
A Delta Airlines flight was evacuated at LaGuardia airport Tuesday evening after crew reported a bomb threat – the second scare at a major US airport in a day.
Caller threatens United flight would explode unless Reagan National Airport air traffic controllers pay $500K in crypto
All flights were put on hold after the apparent threat was reported on a plane that had just landed from Houston.
NJ Election Day bomb threats shut down polling sites in 7 key counties, while some NYC sites threatened, too
Several New Jersey polling sites were closed and the voting locations moved on Election Day thanks to bomb threats, including in heavily Republican areas, while some New York City ballot...
Ex-student allegedly stabs 3 staff members, plants bombs near California special needs school: police
The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department bomb squad responded and located two devices, which were found to be "incendiary," cops said.
Ex-LA deputy mayor of public safety sentenced for calling in fake bomb threat to get out of virtual meeting
Williams reported the sham threat “after he became overwhelmed with stress and anxiety and desperate to get out of an ongoing meeting," according to prosecutors.
Munich Oktoberfest fairgrounds closed after bomb threat and deadly explosion
At least one person's death was believed to be connected to the explosion at a residential building early Wednesday, which Munich police said was deliberately set on fire and part...
Bomb squad detonates ‘suspicious device’ prior to TPUSA's first Utah event since Charlie Kirk assassination
A "non-explosive" device was detonated before Turning Point USA's first Utah event since Charlie Kirk assassination.
NYPD boosting presence at 'critical' locations ahead of 9/11 anniversary, UNGA, Jewish high holidays after receiving vague bomb threat
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch noted that while threats "typically increase" around the jam-packed weeks bookended by the 9/11 anniversary, UN General Assembly and Jewish High holidays, the department will be...
Influencer arrested for threatening to blow up rival at convention over energy drink dispute
The popular influencer who often dresses up as different DC and Marvel characters boasts a staggering 115,000 followers on TikTok.
How a teen hacker in Finland made big trouble for Americans — causing the Air Force to divert a plane and PlayStation to go offline
From impersonating Elon Musk to swatting to taking clinic patients' personal information hostage, the allegations stack up against the subject of "Most Wanted: Teen Hacker," premiering Sept. 5 on HBO...
Man arrested after yelling threats at ICE facility that he had a bomb in his backpack
Bratton Dean Wilkinson showed officers a device on his wrist that he claimed was a "detonator."
Florida woman arrested after making drunken bomb threat to UCF: 'I'm gonna f--king blow you guys up'
Around the same time, Galli also allegedly texted more than 200 "incoherent" text messages and pictures of herself to a UCF professor
Neo-Nazi who live streamed fake bomb threats to Jewish hospitals in NYC and Long Island learns his fate
Oregon antisemite Domagoj Patkovic has been sentenced to five years in prison for phoning in phony bomb threats to Jewish hospitals on Long Island on a livestream, federal prosecutors said.
Passenger allegedly makes bomb threats on packed flight midair, forcing emergency landing: 'My laptop is a bomb'
A frightened passenger immediately informed the flight attendants of his seatmate's threats, prompting an emergency landing.
Furious passenger calls in bomb threat after showing up late and getting barred from flight: Feds
No one has ever been so eager to get on a Spirit Airlines flight.
LA-bound Spirit Airlines flight evacuated over bomb threat in Detroit
It remains unclear exactly where the threat came from, and the incident remains under investigation.
Romanian national, 26, pleads guilty to 'swatting' over 75 public officials, including a former US president
Szabo and a co-conspirator, 21-year-old Serbian national Nemanja Radovanovic, allegedly targeted about 100 people, including members of Congress, governors, cabinet-level executive branch officials and state officials.
Ex-Los Angeles deputy mayor will plead guilty in fake bomb threat to city hall
Brian K. Williams, 31, who was employed as the deputy mayor of public safety in October 2024, was charged with one felony count of making an explosives threat.
Navy technician accused of making false bomb threat on Hawaiian Airlines flight
A Navy technician was arrested for allegedly making a bogus bomb threat while aboard a Hawaiian Airlines flight, officials said.