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On the night of 10 January 2024, the Washington Police Department and Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Washington shopping center for a wellness check on a 40-year-old man slumped over in his vehicle in the parking lot. While inspecting the man’s vehicle, authorities found IEDs, methamphetamines, and an unspecified weapon.
On the night of 10 January 2024, the Washington Police Department and Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Washington shopping center for a wellness check on a man slumped over in his vehicle in the parking lot. While inspecting the individual’s vehicle, authorities found IEDs, described as “homemade military-grade grenades with small ball bearings inside,” methamphetamines, and an unspecified weapon. The Cherry Point Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit was called in to assist.
On 1 January 2024, Lee County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) deputies responded to a home on Bellezza Way in Fort Myers after receiving a call from the resident that his neighbor had overdosed in his driveway. During a search of the caller’s residence, deputies discovered a pyrotechnic device described as a railroad torpedo and bomb-making material (BMM), including hand grenade bodies, mercury switches, and two brown rectangular pieces of suspected explosives labeled "Dangerous Explosive.” The LCSO Bomb Squad responded to assist and removed the BMM from the scene.
TRIPwire, 5 June 2023 On 3 June 2023, at approximately 1245 hours local time, Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies responded to a residence in Crystal River after an IED was discovered near the mailbox at the end of a driveway. No further device details have been released. The CCSO Bomb Squad responded to assist and confirmed the IED was viable. Bomb technicians used a robot to render the device safe and removed it from the scene for offsite disposal. The incident remains under investigation.
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On 29 April 2023, at approximately 0700 hours local time, the DeKalb County Police Department (DCPD), ATF, FBI, and DCPD Bomb Squad seized several pipe bombs while executing a search warrant of a suspect’s home in Decatur. The search warrant was in connection to a 29 March 2023 pipe bomb attack on a bank ATM in North Decatur. The ATM sustained significant damage, and the suspect was able to flee with an unknown amount of cash. No further device details were released. The suspect was arrested and is awaiting official charges. The investigation is ongoing.