Posts Tagged ‘police’

Yonathan Melaku Arrested at Pentagon for Carrying Suspicious Device

June 17 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Crime, Featured, People, Uncategorized, United States, Video Tags: , , , , , ,

A man who was carrying suspected bomb making materials and pro-al-Qaeda literature was arrested in Arlington National Cemetery early today, triggering a bomb scare that snarled Washington’s morning rush hour. The FBI, however, determined that the material in his backpack was harmless. Brenda Heck, special agent in charge of counterterrorism for the FBI, “There was... Read more

Young Ethiopian Housemaid Killed Herself by Jumping from Fifth Floor

May 23 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Middle East, News, Uncategorized, World Tags: , , , , , ,

SHARJAH: Sharjah Police is currently investigating the death of an Ethiopian housemaid in her twenties, who reportedly committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of a residential building in Al Qasimiya area on Saturday. According to a police official, “The Al Gharb Police Station was notified about the death of the housemaid and immediately rushed to the accident site to... Read more

Ethiopia: Family waits for son’s killer to face trial

February 23 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Crime, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, News, People, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , ,

The 40-day mourning period for Arefany Wynn ended on Sunday. As is their custom, his Ethiopian relatives gathered one last time at his family’s home in Santa Clara to pray. But for those who loved the 20-year-old student and athlete killed in Addis Ababa last month, the end of the traditional mourning period brings no sense... Read more

Journalist Eskinder Nega warned by EPRDF Police officials

February 11 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Blog, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, News, People, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

One of the free press journalists who is known with a critical articles and blogs of the EPRDF government and current situation of Ethiopian politics in online medias has given a warning on his recent articles by the Deputy Commissioner of Federal police. Eskinder wrote in detail on Abugidainfo.com how he was taken from the internet café in Piassa by armed... Read more

Ethiopian police shot and killed a young man from U.S , Family wants answers for the shooting

January 23 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Crime, Crime, Ethiopia, Featured, News, People, Uncategorized, United States, Video Tags: , , , ,

SANTA CLARA, Cali. (KGO) — A South Bay family is grieving and say their son was murdered by a police officer in Ethiopia. Arefany Wynn, 20, was there seeing relatives. Now, the family wants the U.S. government to help them receive justice. A steady flow of visitors try to console a family that’s experienced so much loss. “He was a good kid... Read more

A Man killed his girlfriend and killed himself in Las Vegas

November 24 | Posted by ocean | News, United States Tags: , , , , , ,

The Clark County Coroner’s Office on Wednesday identified a man originated from Ethiopia or Eritrea suspected of stabbing his girlfriend before killing himself as 31-year-old Michael Gebreneguse. The fatal stabbing of a woman on the city’s west side and the death of  Michael Gebreneguse a short time later has been ruled a murder-suicide by Las Vegas Metro police. Officers found... Read more

Ethiopian Man Caught Selling Khat in Gas station (VIDEO)

July 6 | Posted by ocean | News, Uncategorized, United States, Video Tags: , ,

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – One Mid-South man is behind bars after police caught him with a large amount of Khat at Memphis Smart Mart. Smart Mart at South Highland and Southern was closed for business around 11 a.m. Monday morning. The store was back open to customers by that afternoon. Police said the temporary shutdown came after the only employee on duty was... Read more

Innocent Ethiopian Man Mistakenly Taken Down By Police ( VIDEO )

June 24 | Posted by Selam | News, Uncategorized, United States, Video, World Tags: , , ,

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A 25-year-old Antioch man had a run in with the law Tuesday afternoon. But it took a broken car window, along with some bumps and bruises before police realized they had the wrong man. Yonatan Tessema is a driver for ABC Express Transportation. He was at Centennial Medical Center waiting on a client who... Read more

SCENARIOS-How might Ethiopia’s elections play out?

May 18 | Posted by ocean | Election 2010, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

By Barry Malone ADDIS ABABA, May 18, 2010 (Reuters) – Ethiopians vote on Sunday in the first elections since a disputed 2005 poll — touted as the country’s first truly democratic vote — ended violently, with 193 protesters and seven policemen killed in street riots. Analysts are divided on how the parliamentary election will turn out this time, while the government and... Read more

Ethiopian Opposition Leader Implicated In Murder Scheme

May 14 | Posted by ocean | Election 2010, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

Ethiopia’s government is implicating a senior opposition leader in the politically-motivated killing of a police officer.  The opposition leader described the allegation as a ‘desperation tactic’ indicating the ruling party may be in trouble in Ethiopia’s most populous region. Government Communications Minister Bereket Simon says a local official in opposition leader Merera Gudina’s Oromo People’s Congress party (OPC) arranged the killing... Read more

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