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Virginia: Police Department Headquarters Attacked with IID

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TRIPwire, 19 July 2019

On 18 July 2019, a male suspect threw an improvised incendiary device (IID) at the Richmond Police Department (RPD) headquarters, igniting a small fire that was quickly extinguished. Authorities described the device as a small water bottle containing flammable liquid. No injuries were reported, and the property sustained no damage. Officers arrested the suspect at the scene, and charges are pending.

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West Virginia: Suspected IED Discovered in Private Residence

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TRIPwire, 2 July 2019

On 30 June 2019 at approximately 1420 hours local time, officers with the Williamstown Police Department (WPD) responded to a report of an IED resembling a pipe bomb in a residential neighborhood. After making observations of the device, WPD officers requested assistance from the West Virginia State Police Bomb Disposal Unit. The unit rendered safe the device and collected unspecified evidence to be assessed by a state lab. There was no further information about the device, and the investigation is ongoing.

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