TAMPA FL July 14 2019 — The security alarm at Seminole Heights Baptist Church started ringing around 12:40 a.m. Thursday. Alerted at his home nearby, Pastor Brant Adams, 40, rolled out of bed, grabbed his handgun and jumped into his pickup truck. Minutes later, Adams and a deacon, Jack Young, crept into the church at 801 […]
SANTA ANA, Calif. July 5 2019 A man was arrested on July 3 after a security camera captured him allegedly using a metal pipe to smash his way through the doors of a church in Santa Ana, California, a day earlier. The Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) shared the footage earlier on July 3 showing the […]
ORLANDO, Fla. July 1 2019– An armed woman caused a scare after showing up at an east Orange County church on June 16, according to an arrest report. Ilena Munizpou, 33, is facing a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm, jail records show. According to an arrest report, Munizpou went inside the Redeemed By […]
Atlantic County NJ June 3 2019 A Philadelphia man has been charged with murdering his younger brother at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino, authorities said. Around 3 p.m. Tuesday, hotel security was called for a medical emergency in a room at the hotel where they found 32-year-old Joseph Villante, also of Philadelphia. He was taken to AtlanticCare […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. May 26 2019 A U.S. marshal’s task force fatally shot a fugitive wanted for attempted murder outside a Florida mosque. The marshal for South Florida, Gadyaces Serralta, told reporters a deputy marshal and officers from the Fort Lauderdale and Plantation police departments confronted the man Friday afternoon in the parking lot of the […]
New York City NY May 6 2019 A New York City councilman plans to introduce a bill this week that would require the city to pay for an armed security guard at any house of worship that requests the protection. The bill was prompted by recent terrorist attacks and mass shootings inside churches, synagogues, and […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. April 13 2019 A Charleston man is in jail, charged with trespassing and lying to officers, after authorities say he was seen taking photos of himself with a shotgun outside a West Ashley church. Derrick S. Robinson was arrested Thursday morning after Charleston County Sheriff’s Office Deputies located him outside St. Andrews Presbyterian Church […]
INGLEWOOD, CA March 29 2019 Two Inglewood police officers were shot Wednesday when responding to reports of a man with a sword entering the Church of Scientology of Inglewood, authorities said. The suspect died after he was taken to a hospital in critical condition, authorities said. Inglewood Police Lt. Neal Cochran said the suspect entered […]
MT PLEASANT, SC Feb 5 2019 A man accidentally discharged a handgun inside a Mount Pleasant church on Sunday. According to an incident report, a Mount Pleasant officer received a phone call from the head of security at Seacoast Church just before 3 p.m. The man told the officer that he was just told about an […]
AVA MO Jan 29 2019 When Chris Crews prepares for church on Sunday mornings, he follows a routine. He rises early. He puts on his church clothes, a button-down shirt paired with blue jeans or khakis. Then, before leaving the house with his wife and two children, he straps a firearm — a 9 […]