Man arrested at airport

News / UK and world by Press Association September 10, 2018, 1:25 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter A man has been arrested after ramming his car through two glass doors at Lyon’s international airport before speeding onto the runway. Officials said the man’s motives are unknown and that nothing is being ruled out at this point. A spokeswoman for the local government said the man first drove the wrong way down a major road and crashed into a barrier at a small aerodrome before heading to Lyon’s much larger Saint Exupery airport. She said the car then rammed through two glass doors at the airport’s Terminal 1 before driving onto the runway tarmac. Police who had been chasing him arrested the man on the runway. In scenes captured on amateur video, the man’s car is seen hitting a bump, then going airborne before landing in a cloud of dust. The driver then jumps out while the vehicle is still … [Read more...] about Man arrested after driving onto runway at Lyon airport

News / UK and world by Press Association September 12, 2018, 5:11 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter A man has been arrested after a missing teenage girl was found by police. Naomi Rees, 15, was hunted by officers across the UK after she went missing from her home in South Wales four weeks ago. The schoolgirl was finally found on Tuesday night in Solihull, West Midlands, and has since been returned to her family in Rhydyfelin, Pontypridd. During the search, police named 20-year-old Tomas Baker, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, as the older man Naomi was believed to have been travelling with. On Wednesday night, police confirmed a 20-year-old man had been arrested in connection with the disappearance. A spokesman for South Wales Police said: “South Wales Police can confirm that missing girl Naomi Rees was located by police in Solihull last night [Tuesday, 11 September] and has since been returned to South Wales. “A … [Read more...] about Man arrested after missing 15-year-old girl found

A MAN arrested for bringing a Taser to Buckingham Palace has been released by cops. Officers said the man's stun gun was on a keyring and brought to the Queen's official residence as a "genuine error". Police swooped into action after the 38-year-old suspect was detained at the visitor entrance as he was passing through an "airport style" security gate. Guards discovered the firearm and police were called - arriving in a matter of seconds. Visitors to Buckingham Palace must empty their pockets and have their bags searched before they pass through a metal detector gate. But despite the security alert the Palace continued to remain open to the public. A spokesman said: "Officers are reminding visitors to the United Kingdom to ensure that any items that they are carrying comply with legislation in the UK. "This includes small knives and personal Taser-type devices, both of which may be considered offensive weapons or in breach of strict UK firearms laws." Buckingham Palace is the … [Read more...] about Man arrested for having a TASER keyring at Buckingham Palace released by cops

A man shouting about Donald Trump entered the president's south Florida golf resort early Friday, draped a flag over a lobby counter and exchanged fire with police before being arrested, police said.One officer was injured, officials said.Police were notified of an “active shooter” in the Trump-owned Trump National Doral Golf Club near Miami about 1:30 a.m., Doral Police Chief Hernan Organvidez told reporters. He said officers from Doral and Miami-Dade confronted him immediately and exchanged gunfire with the man, who was “neutralized” and taken into custody.Officials did not immediately say if the man was wounded.Miami-Dade Police Director Juan Perez said the man was shouting about Trump and “actively shooting.”“He was yelling and spewing some information about President Trump and that's what we know so far. And he had an American flag that he did drape over the counter,” Perez said.Trump was not at the club at the time.Perez said a … [Read more...] about Man arrested after firing shots at Trump golf club in south Florida

Authorities said Tuesday, June 26, 2018, they've arrested a 19-year-old man accused of sprinting shirtless toward a Delta Air Lines jet at the airport and jumping on the wing. (David Goldman/AP, File) ATLANTA — Authorities say they’ve arrested a 19-year-old man accused of sprinting shirtless toward a jet at Atlanta’s airport and jumping on the wing. News outlets report Atlanta Police have charged Jhryin Jones with criminal trespassing, public indecency and obstruction of law enforcement officers. Atlanta police spokeswoman Stephanie Brown tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Jones scaled a fence Tuesday at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and ran onto an active taxiway. She says he then jumped on the wing of a recently landed Delta Air Lines flight from Miami and pounded on windows. Video obtained by WSB-TV shows a shirtless man sprinting across a grassy area toward an aircraft. Photographs showed the man being detained on the ground by officers. The … [Read more...] about Half-naked man arrested after running onto Atlanta airport tarmac