City official allegedly made bomb threat, home searched by FBI: Mayor's office

FBI agents searched the home of a Los Angeles deputy mayor over a bomb threat he allegedly made against Los Angeles City Hall earlier this year, the mayor's office said.

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Los Angeles deputy mayor for safety linked to City Hall bomb threat

A Los Angeles deputy mayor has been accused of calling in a fake bomb threat to City Hall.
NBC News - 6h
F.B.I. Searches Home of L.A. Deputy Mayor Suspected of Bomb Threat Against City Hall

The official, Brian Williams, was appointed by the mayor last year to oversee public safety. He was immediately placed on administrative leave, the mayor’s office said.
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Atlantic City mayor indicted after allegedly asking daughter to retract claims that he abused her

Marty Small Sr., and his wife, the superintendent of schools, were previously indicted on charges tied to endangering the welfare of their teenage daughter.
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LA deputy mayor allegedly made bomb threat to City Hall

The FBI is investigating the Los Angeles deputy mayor of public safety after reports show he was allegedly tied to City Hall bomb threats made earlier this year. Agents searched the home of Brian ...
The Hill - 8h
Officer in fatal crash responding to Marjorie Taylor Greene bomb threat

A woman died in a car crash with an officer who at the time was responding to a bomb threat against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the congresswoman said.
CBS News - Dec. 10
Massachusetts Democrat says she was targeted by bomb threat

Rep. Lori Tahan (D-Mass.) shared that she and her family were the target of a bomb threat on Saturday. “This morning, I was made aware of a bomb threat targeting my family and me,” she wrote in the ...
The Hill - Dec. 7
‘Gun control is dead, and we killed it’: the growing threat of firearms that can be made at home

One far-right cell wanted to use 3D-printed guns to cause ‘maximum confusion and fear’ on the streets of Finland. Could the police intercept them in time?. . Long before he started making guns with ...
The Guardian - Dec. 7
Fake bomb threat targets homes of insurance executive killed in NYC: Police

Two residences owned by the family of slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson were targeted Wednesday evening in what police are describing as a “swatting” incident, according to the Minnesota ...
The Hill - Dec. 5
FBI searches an alleged Jan. 6 rioter's home as clock ticks on Capitol attack cases

The Justice Department recently searched an alleged Jan. 6 rioter's house as it works to wrap up Capitol attack cases before Donald Trump takes office.
NBC News - Dec. 3