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In reply to the discussion: Looters who hit L.A. stores explain what they did: 'Get my portion!' [View all]stillcool
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Feds charge man with setting fire to Chicago police vehicle, 3 others face gun charges in connection to weekend looting in Chicago
A South Side man was hit with federal arson charges Tuesday alleging he set fire to a Chicago police SUV in the Loop while wearing a Joker clown mask during the weekend unrest.
Timothy ODonnell, 31, was seen on video taken by a bystander on Saturday approaching the police vehicle parked in the 200 block of North State Street and placing a lit object into the cars gas tank, according to an eight-page criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court.
After the squad car burst into flames, ODonnell was captured in a photograph provided by a different witness posing in front of the blaze
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-two-men-federal-charges-chicago-looting-20200602-qxycxmma3vau3pklcik32svpqe-story.html
A South Side man was hit with federal arson charges Tuesday alleging he set fire to a Chicago police SUV in the Loop while wearing a Joker clown mask during the weekend unrest.
Timothy ODonnell, 31, was seen on video taken by a bystander on Saturday approaching the police vehicle parked in the 200 block of North State Street and placing a lit object into the cars gas tank, according to an eight-page criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court.
After the squad car burst into flames, ODonnell was captured in a photograph provided by a different witness posing in front of the blaze
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-two-men-federal-charges-chicago-looting-20200602-qxycxmma3vau3pklcik32svpqe-story.html
Federal authorities accuse Galesburg man of traveling to Chicago for protests with homemade bombs, charge him with inciting a riot
By JASON MEISNER
CHICAGO TRIBUNE |
An Illinois man arrested in Chicago over the weekend had homemade bombs in his car and had been seen on videos posted on the internet participating in the looting and rioting in Minneapolis and Chicago, according to federal charges filed Monday.
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Rupert was arrested by Chicago police early Sunday after allegedly violating the mayors emergency curfew order. Police found several homemade explosive devices in his car, according to a seven-page criminal complaint. Officers also found a hammer, a heavy-duty flashlight and cash, the complaint alleged.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-protester-federal-arrest-20200601-fiu7q34q6fbrnehzdgjc3hu73q-story.html?int=lat_digitaladshouse_bx-modal_acquisition-subscriber_ngux_display-ad-interstitial_bx-bonus-story_______
By JASON MEISNER
CHICAGO TRIBUNE |
An Illinois man arrested in Chicago over the weekend had homemade bombs in his car and had been seen on videos posted on the internet participating in the looting and rioting in Minneapolis and Chicago, according to federal charges filed Monday.
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Rupert was arrested by Chicago police early Sunday after allegedly violating the mayors emergency curfew order. Police found several homemade explosive devices in his car, according to a seven-page criminal complaint. Officers also found a hammer, a heavy-duty flashlight and cash, the complaint alleged.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-protester-federal-arrest-20200601-fiu7q34q6fbrnehzdgjc3hu73q-story.html?int=lat_digitaladshouse_bx-modal_acquisition-subscriber_ngux_display-ad-interstitial_bx-bonus-story_______
Prosecutors: 3 men plotted to terrorize Vegas protest
LAS VEGAS Three Nevada men with ties to a loose movement of right-wing extremists advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government have been arrested on terrorism-related charges in what authorities say was a conspiracy to spark violence during recent protests in Las Vegas.
Federal prosecutors say the three white men with U.S. military experience are accused of conspiring to carry out a plan that began in April in conjunction with protests to reopen businesses closed because of the coronavirus and later sought to capitalize on protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis after
a white officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air.
The three men were arrested Saturday on the way to a protest in downtown Las Vegas after filling gas cans at a parking lot and making Molotov cocktails in glass bottles, according to a copy of the criminal complaint obtained by The Associated Press.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/prosecutors-3-arrested-on-terrorism-charges-in-las-vegas/2020/06/03/6453708e-a5e9-11ea-898e-b21b9a83f792_story.html
Chicago Police Department investigating officers alleged ties to the Proud Boys
Leaked chat logs appear to show Officer Robert Bakker communicating and organizing meetups last summer with members of the Proud Boys, which has been designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
By Tom Schuba and David Struett May 27, 2020, 6:15pm CDT
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Looters who hit L.A. stores explain what they did: 'Get my portion!' [View all]
Dial H For Hero
Jun 2020
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I will ALWAYS remember being told the economy was the best ever because the Dow was at a record high
ck4829
Jun 2020
#1
I'm so sorry to hear of your troubles. I hope your situation has improved.
Dial H For Hero
Jun 2020
#4
And we here at DU are going to just sit and allow a few anecdotal accounts from a handful ...
marble falls
Jun 2020
#3