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Texas: IED Discovered at Cemetery

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On 28 January 2024, Collin County Sheriff's Office deputies and Plano Police Department (PPD) Bomb Squad technicians responded to a Collin County cemetery after an IED was discovered. A town resident posted a description of the device as a "bottle of hot sauce wrapped in tape" to a neighborhood webpage, but the details and outcome were not reported. The incident follows a similar discovery at the cemetery on 14 December 2023, when an object wrapped in black tape, confirmed as an IED, was found and PPD bomb technicians rendered it safe onsite.

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New Mexico: Grenade Found in Hotel Room

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On 23 January 2024, the New Mexico State Police and Quay County Sheriff’s Office conducted a welfare check at a hotel in Tucumcari after receiving a tip about possible drug trafficking. Police arrested a 39-year-old man living at the hotel who had an active warrant for his arrest. Inside his room, they discovered a grenade, two firearms, and assorted drugs. The New Mexico State Police Bomb Team was called to the scene to remove the grenade for later disposal. It was unknown at the time of reporting whether the grenade was live.

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New Mexico: Explosive Device and Suspicious Packages Discovered Across State, 1 Arrested

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On 22 January 2024, at approximately 0730 hours local time, an explosion at the New Mexico Probation and Corrections building on S. Silver Avenue prompted the Deming Police Department to respond. Officers discovered an explosive device near the entrance of the facility and called the New Mexico State Police Bomb Squad to investigate. No additional device details were released. Officers identified a vehicle possibly tied to the incident and arrested a female suspect following a pursuit.

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Texas: 2 IEDs Discovered in Vehicle, 1 Arrested

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TRIPwire, 2 June 2023 On 1 June 2023, at approximately 0450 hours local time, College Station Police Department (CSPD) officers arrested a 56-year-old male suspect after a Department of Public Safety trooper discovered two IEDs, firearms, butane lighters, methamphetamines, and an open alcoholic drink in his vehicle on Turkey Creek Road. The suspect told officers that he was on his way to Easterwood Airport and planned to shoot into the air in an attempt to commit suicide by police. The CSPD’s bomb squad responded and rendered the devices safe. No further device details have been released.

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New Mexico: BMM Discovered Near Church, 1 Arrested

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TRIPwire, 2 June 2023 On 31 May 2023, at approximately 0000 hours local time, Dona Ana County Sheriff (DACS) deputies arrested a 40-year-old male suspect at a park next to Moongate Church in Las Cruces, as he was placing bomb-making material (BMM), described as “an eight-inch galvanized pipe with caps on both ends, a battery bridge, red and black multi meter device, rechargeable batteries, and black and red wires,” in a backpack. DACS Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist. No further details concerning the BMM were released.

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Texas: IIDs Thrown at Apartment Complex

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TRIPwire, 1 June 2023 On 27 May 2023, unidentified suspects threw improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, at an apartment complex on Jenkins Road in Pasadena. According to authorities, there were at least three reports of four IIDs being thrown at the complex over the same weekend. Video surveillance shows a person running through the parking lot and throwing a device onto the pavement before it functioned. The complex did not sustain any damages, and no injuries have been reported. No further device details have been released. The investigation is ongoing.

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