V: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI

On 10 September 2024, at approximately 0905 hours local time, Macomb County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies responded to a mobile home park on the 24000 block of Bradford Drive in Harrison Township for a report of a suspicious situation. At the scene, officers discovered a potential vehicle-borne IED (VBIED). The vehicle had a propane tank placed in the front seat with electrical wiring running from the tank to the vehicle’s middle console, as well as a second tank affixed to the driver’s side front wheel with copper wire running underneath the car.

On 4 September 2024, at approximately 1038 hours local time, Freeport Police Department officers responded to an apartment complex on the 600 block of N. Walnut Avenue in Freeport for reports of a woman allegedly being held against her will. Officers removed the woman from the apartment and learned that the male suspect had firearms and was making threats. The suspect barricaded himself in the apartment, and at approximately 1350 hours, he discharged a firearm out of the 10th-floor apartment window and threw IIDs, described as Molotov cocktails. No injuries were reported.

On 9 August 2024, at approximately 2309 hours local time, Streetsboro Police Department officers responded to a park in Streetsboro after a nearby resident heard an explosion and reported hearing similar explosions on three other occasions. Police officers discovered the remains of several plastic containers and an intact plastic jug filled with an unknown liquid in the parking lot. Initial evaluations by investigators determined that the devices were chemical overpressure devices described as “Drano bombs.” Two additional devices that had not yet functioned were also found.

On 6 August 2024, Columbus Police Department officers responded to an apartment building on the 500 block of N. Nelson Road in Columbus after a man allegedly assaulted a woman and threatened her with an improvised incendiary device (IID). During this incident, the suspect burned parts of a dish towel and functioned an IID comprising a bottle of grain alcohol and a piece of the towel over the victim’s head. At the scene, police officers found two dish towels and a lighter near the bottle of grain alcohol.

On 7 August 2024, at approximately 1150 hours local time, Chicago Police Department Bomb Squad technicians responded to the 4700 block of South Marshfield Avenue for reports of a suspicious object. Technicians examined the object, determined it was a viable explosive described as a grenade, and removed it from the scene. The investigation is ongoing.