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On 19 July 2024, Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) deputies executed a search warrant at an apartment on Main Street in Schaghticoke and discovered two explosive devices, cocaine, fentanyl, packaging materials, scales, and an unspecified amount of U.S. currency.
On 24 July 2024, at approximately 1230 hours local time, New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers discovered a suspicious device in a vehicle near the NYPD 25th Precinct in East Harlem after one of the car’s two male occupants reported a domestic assault with a machete by the other occupant. NYPD officers recovered the machete, as well as an IED in the back seat. NYPD Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist and examined the device, pictured as a pipe bomb attached to two hairspray bottles, before removing the device for further examination.
On 13 July 2024, at approximately 0400 hours local time, New Jersey State Police Bomb Squad technicians and first responders from Hillsborough and neighboring towns responded to a home on 3 Bridges Road in Neshanic Station after reports of an explosion. Authorities determined the incident was an unintentional detonation caused by a man mixing explosive precursor chemicals while assembling IEDs described as homemade pyrotechnics. The man received second-degree burns but refused medical attention. No further information was released.
On 24 June 2024, Greece Police Department officers and Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad technicians opened an investigation into the use of IEDs on Lida Lane in Greece after receiving complaints and information about videos of the incident circulating online. Investigators determined that on 22 June, at around 2000 hours local time, two suspects functioned IEDs, causing over $6,200 of damages to a storm drain. One of the devices was described as affixed to a plastic cat litter container before functioning. No further explosives-related details were released.
In early April 2024, the Winslow Township Police Department (WTPD) opened an investigation in the area of Fleming Pike after residents reported hearing loud explosions near a railroad bridge. Police surveillance revealed that a 71-year-old male suspect allegedly functioned over 25 explosive devices while driving down Fleming Pike. WTPD, the Camden County Sheriff’s Department, and the ATF responded to the suspect’s residence on 1 July and discovered 118 M-class explosive devices, thousands of aerial-type pyrotechnics, six 30-round magazines, and one 60-round magazine.
On 5 July 2024, at approximately 0900 hours local time, a forest fire was reported in the Wharton State Forest near Apple Pie Hill and the Batona Campground. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service, State Park Police, State Division of Fire Safety, and Burlington County Fire Marshal’s Office responded to the incident. Their investigation determined that pyrotechnics functioning late on 4 July caused the fire. The blaze burned over 4,300 acres and was approximately 90 percent contained as of 9 July.
On 10 July 2024, at approximately 0203 hours local time, an Atlantic City Police Department (ACPD) officer saw an explosion on a sidewalk in the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue and a suspect fleeing the scene. Surveillance video revealed the suspect functioning an unspecified explosive device. No injuries or damages were reported. No further device-related details were provided.
On 19 June 2024, at approximately 1130 hours local time, Waverly Police Department officers responded to East Waverly New York Park after the recreation department reported a domestic incident. An investigation revealed that around 0930 hours, a 33-year-old female suspect threw an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, at a male victim, which caused minor damage to the surrounding landscape and building before it self-extinguished.
On 10 June 2024, at approximately 1140 hours local time, Hightstown Police Department (HPD) officers responded to an apartment complex rental office on Westerlea Avenue for a woman suffering from severe stomach pain. At the scene, officers determined that the 39-year-old woman had suffered injuries when an inert training grenade functioned. The woman was transported to a hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The New Jersey State Police Bomb Squad and Hightstown Fire Department responded.
On 27 April 2024, Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered that an incendiary device had damaged a mailbox after responding to reports of a loud noise at a residence in Salina. No injuries were reported, and no further device details were provided. An investigation found that the incident stemmed from a previous dispute. On 30 May 2024, two male suspects, ages 19 and 21, were arrested and charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon, possession of an explosive device with intent, and misdemeanor criminal mischief.