X: AK, ID, OR, WA

On 15 March 2024, Tacoma Police Department officers responded to a report of a suspicious device inside a duffel bag outside a retailer. Officers reported that the device appeared to be an IED. A bomb technician from the Tacoma Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal team rendered the device safe and removed it from the location. Surveillance footage revealed that the suspect who placed the device outside the retailer also put fire starter on the side of the building and threw an improvised incendiary device (IID), reported as a Molotov cocktail, at the building.

On 28 February 2024, Kennewick Police Department officers searched a residence on South Harrison Street after receiving a report that a Southridge High School student was in possession of an explosive device. Authorities discovered the explosive device, described as a pipe bomb, and Richland City Police Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist and rendered the device safe. The juvenile was arrested and charged with possession of an explosive device and possession or manufacturing of an incendiary device.

On the weekend of 3 February to 4 February 2024, an improvised incendiary device (IID), described by the Wilsonville Police Department (WPD) as a Molotov cocktail, was used in an attempt to ignite a maintenance barn at Wilsonville’s Stein-Boozier Barn in Memorial Park. The IID, which consisted of a glass bottle and accelerant, did not successfully ignite the building, and no injuries were reported. An unidentified male suspect was caught on a security camera during the incident. An investigation is ongoing.

On 5 February 2024, at approximately 1600 hours local time, members of the Rogue Area Drug Enforcement (RADE) team, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Medford, Grants Pass Police Department (GPPD), the Oregon State Police Explosive Unit, and DHS executed a drug-related search warrant in the 300 block of Colonial Drive in Grants Pass. Authorities seized explosive devices; bomb-making material (BMM), which included five commercial blasting caps; eight firearms; several ounces of methamphetamine; and an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency.

On 10 January 2024, at approximately 1000 hours local time, the Nampa Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force discovered an explosive device and a gun during a traffic stop near the 300 block of North Kings Road. The Nampa Police Department Bomb Unit was called to the scene, where they rendered the device safe. No additional device details have been released. A 37-year-male passenger was arrested and is being held on a fugitive warrant as a possible suspect for a homicide in Missouri.