IX: AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific Territories

On 1 Jan 2025, at approximately 0840 hours local time, a vehicle-borne IED (VBIED), described as an electric pickup truck containing pyrotechnic devices, gasoline, and camping fuel, functioned outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas, injuring seven people. The initial explosion was a fuel-air deflagration, and additional explosions were caused by 20 gallons of gasoline poured over at least 60.2 pounds of explosives. According to officials, the 37-year-old male driver died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound prior to the blast.

On 16 October 2024, at approximately 0250 hours local time, Kern County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) deputies responded to the 16000 block of Highway 14 in Mojave for a report of a discharged firearm. At the scene, deputies learned that a 57-year-old male suspect had allegedly discharged a shotgun and was a suspect in another unrelated shooting, leading them to obtain a search warrant for his home.

On 1 October 2024, at approximately 1200 hours local time, a 10-acre wildfire was reported along Kamehameha Highway in Haleiwa. The Honolulu Fire Department and Honolulu Police Department responded to the scene, and firefighters extinguished the fire. On 2 October, investigators returned to the scene with a K-9, and an investigation revealed that multiple incendiary devices had functioned, igniting the fire. No structures were damaged, and no injuries were reported. A 76-year-old male suspect was arrested in connection to the incident.  

On 2 October 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that 68 suspected members and associates of the neo-Nazi “Peckerwoods Gang,” a white supremacist street gang based in San Fernando Valley, were charged following a large-scale investigation into the organization’s suspected criminal activity. During the investigation, authorities seized unspecified BMM, firearms, and dozens of pounds of drugs. One suspect was reportedly manufacturing explosive devices when arrested. No further details on the BMM were provided. The FBI is leading the ongoing investigation.  

On 9 October 2024, at approximately 1000 hours local time, the Hawaii Police Department (HPD), HPD Special Response Team, an FBI SWAT team and Crisis Negotiation Team, and agents from the U.S. Marshal Service responded to a residence on the 11-3000 block of Nahelenani Street in Volcano for reports of a man illegally occupying a residence. The 58-year-old suspect barricaded himself inside the home and discharged a firearm at authorities on several occasions. On 10 October, the suspect was apprehended and arrested after attempting to escape the residence.