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Officials investigating terrorism-related event after driver rammed car into Nevada power substation
A 23-year-old driver from New York rammed a car into a Nevada power substation, carrying firearms and explosives; police found extremist materials and are investigating possible terrorism.
- On Thursday, a driver rammed a vehicle through a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power substation gate near Boulder City; Dawson Maloney, 23-year-old driver from Albany, New York, was found dead.
- Maloney had been reported missing and had messaged family stating self-harm and wanting to `be on the news`, including calling himself a `dead terrorist son`.
- Investigators found a cache that included two shotguns, an AR-style pistol, flamethrowers containing thermite, explosive materials, extremist literature, and a 3D printer at the rental vehicle, motel room, and Albany residence.
- The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the FBI are investigating the crash as a possible terrorism-related event, but officials said there is no ongoing threat or major damage.
- The substation's role within regional water and power systems highlights its ownership by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power near Boulder City, about 25 miles southeast of Las Vegas, home to the Hoover Dam serving millions.
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Car ramming at LA power station probed as ‘terrorism-related’ plot
Nevada officials announced Friday that authorities are investigating a car-ramming incident as a “terrorism-related event.” New York resident Dawson Maloney, 23, is accused of ramming his vehicle into a power substation owned by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, near Boulder, Nevada. Maloney drove cross-country before crashing through the substation’s security gate, according to investigators. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Depa…
NY man crashes into Nevada power facility; firearms and explosives recovered
A New York man died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound after crashing a vehicle through a security gate at a power substation near Las Vegas, Nevada, where authorities found multiple firearms and explosive materials, according to officials. The case is being treated as terrorism-related. The incident took place at about 10 a.m. on Friday when Boulder City police received a 911 call reporting that a vehicle had crashed through a gate at the Los An…
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