X: AK, ID, OR, WA

On 18 April 2024, at approximately 0615 hours local time, Portland Fire & Rescue responded to a fire in a trailer home at Southeast 162nd Avenue and Southeast Division Street. Fire crews extinguished the blaze, and no injuries were reported. At approximately 2130 hours, Portland Police Department (PPD) officers were called about suspicious activity at the same intersection, where a neighbor discovered a shopping cart containing improvised incendiary devices (IID), described as Molotov cocktails made from glass bottles, a “greenish” liquid inside, and denim cloth coming out of the tip.

On 6 April 2024, an 18-year-old man was arrested in Coeur d’Alene for attempting to provide material support and resources to ISIS after pledging his allegiance to the organization. The suspect had intended to commit a suicide attack against individuals at churches using knives, guns, and explosives on 7 April. A subsequent search of his residence found materials consistent with the planned attack and an ISIS flag in his bedroom.

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.