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On 29 May 2024, The Elmont Fire Department (EFD) responded to a convenience store on Elmont Road for a report of a fire. Police determined that a man walked into the convenience store, lit a pyrotechnic device, and threw it down an aisle of the store before fleeing the scene. Two additional men were also seen fleeing the scene. The device functioned and caused damage to shelves and merchandise, as well as ignited a small fire that was extinguished by the EFD. No injuries were reported as a result of the incident. An investigation is ongoing.

On 29 April 2024, at approximately 1100 hours local time, Yonkers Police Department (YPD) officers responded to a location in the 1060 block of Nepperhan Avenue for a reported discovery of an explosive device. YPD officers confirmed the presence of the device, and the YPD’s Emergency Services Unit requested the assistance of the Westchester County Department of Public Safety’s Hazardous Devices Unit. No further details have been released.

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On 17 April 2024, at approximately 0130 hours local time, Gloversville Police Department officers responded to a residence on Helwig Street for reports of two explosions. Police found evidence that IEDs had functioned at the scene, causing two separate explosions. The explosions damaged the front window and porch of the house but did not injure the house’s occupants, who were sleeping when the blasts occurred. The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, New York State Police, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, Johnstown Police Department, ATF, and FBI are assisting with the investigation.

On the afternoon of 28 March 2024, Rochester Police Department officers and FBI agents conducted a raid on an apartment building on the 200 block of Andrews Street in Rochester. The building was evacuated, and law enforcement discovered two IEDs in an apartment that was home to a 3D printing business. Police arrested a 24-year-old man who leased the unit. No further device details were released. The suspect was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the 3rd degree.

On 16 February 2024, at approximately 1100 hours local time, Orange County Sheriff’s Office and Rockland County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) deputies discovered what they believed to be an IED while searching a Chester apartment on the 300 block of Pine Hollow Way. RCSO Bomb Squad technicians responded to the scene and recovered three improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), as well as bomb-making material (BMM). Law enforcement officers also discovered a firearm, four magazines, a ballistic vest, and drugs at the residence.