A blackmailer who sent two letter bombs which exploded in the Netherlands on Wednesday has demanded ransom in Bitcoin, Dutch police say. Two blasts rocked postal sorting offices in Amsterdam and Kerkrade on Wednesday morning - one targeting banking giant AMB Amro and the other hitting Japanese electronics firm Ricoh. Police say the perpetrator sent ransom notes along with the bombs demanding payment in Bitcoin, or else more explosives would be sent. The perpetrator appears to be copying the 2015 Jumbo bomber, who planted and posted explosives to Jumbo supermarkets around the Netherlands before also demanding ransom in Bitcoin.

Kurdish rebels opened fire on an American patrol in Syria. #wtf?

Photographer captures two mice fighting on a London Subway platform.

Two police officers working with U.S. Marshals shot in Northeast Baltimore, suspect killed. At least one U.S. marshal was shot in northeast Baltimore Wednesday afternoon, Baltimore police confirmed to Fox News . Two officers responded to a call shortly after noon in the Maryland city’s Frankford neighborhoo. The Baltimore Police Media Relations office confirmed to Fox News that one U.S. marshal was shot. She could not confirm his or her condition or if there were multiple shots. A police spokeswoman initially told the Baltimore Sun a second U.S. marshal was injured in the shooting, but then said the department was still confirming details. In a separate shooting about 10 miles away, two people died and another suffered gunshot wounds around 11 a.m. in Baltimore’s Cherry Hill neighborhood. This is breaking news. Check back for updates.

A black man seen wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood at a Virginia shopping center told sheriff's deputies that he was performing a social experiment, according to authorities. The Stafford County Sheriff's Office was called to a Target store at the Stafford Marketplace around 2:30 p.m. to investigate reports of someone wearing the costume, Maj. Shawn Kimmitz said in a video statement posted to social media. Deputies found the person in the robe, identified him as a black man and determined he didn't live in the area, he added. Deputies warned him about wearing a mask in public and he left the scene, Kimmitz said. Virginia law prohibits wearing masks with the intent to conceal identity in public. The sheriff's office didn't identify the man.

Africans are so much cooler than American blacks

Police in Montana were blocking off parts of downtown Missoula Wednesday after shots were fired at a patrol car in the area, officials say. The University of Montana Police sent out an alert to students there warning them to “avoid travel in downtown” despite no direct threat to its campus at this time, according to KTMF. "Missoula Police have blocked a portion of downtown Missoula near the police department and the Mountain Line transfer station after shots were fired at a police car being driven by an officer," the alert read. No injuries were reported from the incident and details of potential suspects have not yet been released. A local government spokesperson told KTMF that city hall is on lockdown because of the “active situation.” This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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Los Angeles Police Department’s Northeast Area detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying three suspects responsible for a convenient store robbery. On January 13, 2020, between the hours of 3:10 a.m. and 3:45 a.m., three suspects entered two local convenient stores, first local store located in the 5000 block of West Sunset Boulevard and the second store located in the 4600 block of Franklin Avenue. All three suspects took items and various food items. The suspects fled on foot, no vehicle was seen. #LAPD #WANTED

The first suspect is described as a male Hispanic, in his 20’s, stands 5 feet 7 inches tall, and weighs around 200 pounds. Last seen wearing a white shirt.
The second suspect is described as a male Hispanic, in his 20’s, stands 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs around 150 pounds. Last seen wearing a black long sleeve shirt.
The third suspect is described as a male Hispanic, in his 20’s, stands 5 feet 8 inches tall. Last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black pants.
Anyone with information about this incident, or for more information, is asked to call Northeast Area Robbery Detective Kelly Clark at (323) 847-3471. During non-business hours, or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call the LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477). #WANTED

⚠️ The North Dakota Highway Patrol urged motorists to delay traveling to later in the day after multiple incidents were reported of vehicles losing sight and crashing into the ditches on state highways. ❄️❄️❄️

Three women who illegally crossed over the California border into the United States from Mexico, died on Monday after they were caught in a storm in the Laguna Mountains of San Diego. Border Patrol officers were alerted to the situation at approximately 2:15 p.m. when a 911 operator informed them that five people were in need of assistance, Fox 5 reported. A search and rescue team was reportedly dispatched to the Laguna Mountains near the Cuyapaipe Indian Reservation. The officers were able to save two Mexican citizens, both male, but they were unable to reach the three women in time. The two men are 22 and 37 years old and were taken in custody to be processed for illegally crossing the border. The women's bodies were located after 5 p.m with the assistance of air support, according to Fox 5. Two of the women were unresponsive when first responders arrive, and the third woman had moments of lucidity but passed away about two and a half hours later, Border Patrol officials said.

Two law enforcement officers assigned to a U.S. Marshals Service task force were shot Wednesday afternoon in northeast Baltimore while serving a felony arrest warrant for a man wanted for attempted murder, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's office confirmed to Fox News. The shooting unfolded shortly after noon in the city’s Frankford neighborhood, the Baltimore Sun reported. One officer was injured in the leg and the other in the stomach, U.S. Marshals Service spokesman David Lutz told The Associated Press in an email. Paramedics rushed both officers to a nearby hospital for treatment. Their injuries were believed to be non-life threatening. The suspect was killed in the shooting, Lutz said. Hogan confirmed that the suspect was a former state corrections official who recently had left his job and was under investigation for attempted murder in Pennsylvania.

At a Wednesday press conference, Antley said the department was widening the search area beyond the Churchill Heights community where she disappeared, Fox Carolina reported. Chief Byron Snellgrove of the Cayce Department of Public Safety said it’s possible Swetlik “may be in the woods or a neighbor’s house, fallen in distress.” The Cayce Department of Public Safety is being assisted by the FBI and the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office, among other agencies. On Wednesday, the department was utilizing K-9 teams and a helicopter in its search efforts. The department also provided a number, 803-205-4444, for anyone with information to call.