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  • California: IEDs and BMM Discovered at Manufacturing Site, 1 Arrested
    Monday, May 15, 2023 - 14:29
    TRIPwire, 15 May 2023 On 8 May 2023, at approximately 0417 hours local time, San Jose Police Department (SJPD) officers responded following a report of a commercial burglary at a business on Old Bayshore Highway and discovered bomb-making material (BMM). SJPD officers executed a search warrant at the business and the suspect’s residence and discovered IEDs, described as containing 10-15 grams of powder, over 100 lb of BMM, described as compounds that were used to make flash powder, and assembly equipment. SJPD Bomb Squad responded to assist. No further details about the IEDs or BMM have been released. According to authorities, the business appeared to be a manufacturing facility for illegally made destructive devices that had been in operation for a very long time. A 48-year-old male suspect was arrested and charged with reckless possession of destructive devices and precursor materials. The investigation is ongoing.
  • Idaho: IED Discovered at Construction Site
    Monday, May 15, 2023 - 14:28
    TRIPwire, 15 May 2023 On 13 May 2023, at approximately 1800 hours local time, Idaho Falls Police Department officers responded to a construction site near South 9th East and East 49th South after a pedestrian walking along the Idaho Canal discovered an IED, resembling a pipe bomb, and called 911. No further device details have been released. The Idaho Falls Regional Bomb Squad responded to assist, confirmed the IED was viable, and rendered it safe via controlled detonation on site. No additional devices were located. According to authorities, the IED was not consistent with explosives used in commercial blasting associated with construction projects. The incident remains under investigation.
  • New York: Pipe Bomb Found Outside Residence, 1 Arrested
    Monday, May 15, 2023 - 14:26
    TRIPwire, 15 May 2023 On 11 May 2023, at approximately 1400 hours local time, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residence on Upper Main Street following a report of a pipe bomb discovered outside the residence. No further device details were released. New York State Police Bomb Squad responded to assist and rendered the device safe. A male suspect was arrested and is facing several charges.
  • Canada: IID Thrown at Business
    Monday, May 15, 2023 - 14:24
    TRIPwire, 15 May 2023 On 14 May 2023, at approximately 0400 hours local time, local fire crews and Montreal Police (SPVM) responded after an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, was thrown through a window of a hair salon in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough, starting a fire. No further device details have been released. The fire caused minor damage to the building, but no injuries were reported. The incident remains under investigation.
  • Arizona: IED Discovered at U.S. - Mexico Border
    Friday, May 12, 2023 - 14:02
    TRIPwire, 11 May 2023 On 6 May 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted an IED bound for the United States at an Arizona port of entry during a secondary vehicle inspection. The IED was described as a candy container with electrical tape with blue and red wires exposed at the end of the container. No further device details have been released. The Arizona Department of Public Safety responded to assist and removed the device. The investigation is ongoing.
  • Nebraska: Explosive Discovered in Vehicle Following Hostage Situation
    Friday, May 12, 2023 - 14:01
    TRIPwire, 11 May 2023 On 11 May 2023, at approximately 1400 hours local time, Madison County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call regarding a vehicle traveling southbound into Norfolk where a male was threatening to detonate a partial stick of dynamite while two females were in the vehicle with him. Deputies stopped the vehicle near 13th Street and Maple Avenue, removed the male suspect from the car, and found the dynamite. The Nebraska State Patrol Bomb Squad responded to assist and rendered it safe. The 37-year-old male suspect was arrested for terroristic threats and false imprisonment.
  • United Kingdom: Explosives Used to Target Church Safe
    Friday, May 12, 2023 - 13:58
    TRIPwire, 11 May 2023 On 11 May 2023, media reporting indicated that on 15 April 2023, suspects drilled a hole in the door of the safe located in Lady St. Mary Church in Wareham, England, before placing a small explosive charge below the mechanism to force the door open. No further details on the explosives were released, and no injuries were reported. The suspects were able to steal 25 pieces of communion silver, including a 450-year-old Elizabethan chalice worth 30,000 pound sterling [~$37,505]. Similar incidents have occurred in four other churches where suspects stole historic chalices, candlesticks, crucifixes, and plates that were locked away in safe storage. The investigation is ongoing.
  • Canada: IID Thrown into Business
    Thursday, May 11, 2023 - 12:10
    TRIPwire, 11 May 2023 On 9 May 2023, at approximately 0030 hours local time, York Regional Police officers responded to a property management company on Millway Avenue after reports of a break-in. When officers arrived, they discovered an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, in the reception area. The front glass window of the property was shattered. Authorities reported that the device functioned, causing a small fire. No injuries were reported, and no further device details have been released. The investigation is ongoing.
  • Switzerland: Explosives Used to Attack ATM
    Thursday, May 11, 2023 - 12:08
    TRIPwire, 11 May 2023 On 11 May 2023, at approximately 0230 hours local time, unknown suspects used explosives to attack an ATM at a post office in Dottikon, Bremgarten, before fleeing the scene. The explosion destroyed the ATM and the building housing it. No injuries were reported. No further details on the explosives have been released, and it is unclear how much money was stolen. The investigation is ongoing.
  • Pennsylvania: 3 Pipe Bombs Brought Into Police Station
    Wednesday, May 10, 2023 - 13:43
    TRIPwire, 10 May 2023 On 9 May 2023, at approximately 1100 hours local time, a man brought a bag containing three pipe bombs into the public safety building of the Harrisburg Police Department (HPD), claiming he found them on the street. The HPD’s K9 team and the Pennsylvania State Police bomb squad responded to assist. Bomb technicians used a robot to retrieve the devices before removing them from the scene to be rendered safe. No further device details were provided. The investigation is ongoing.

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