On 30 August 2024, the Arlington County Fire Department Office of the Fire Marshal, ATF agents, Arlington County Police Department officers, and bomb squad technicians arrested a 77-year-old male suspect after serving a search warrant at the suspect’s home on the 5700 block of Washington Boulevard in Arlington. The search was conducted in response to an investigation beginning on 20 August 2024 concerning periodic explosions reported nightly and in the early morning. No further details were provided on the materials discovered in the home.

On 30 August 2024, at approximately 1130 hours local time, New York City Police Department officers and bomb squad technicians responded to an area near Hughes Avenue in the Bronx for a report of an explosion. An explosive device described as containing pyrotechnic powder was functioned, and the suspect fled the scene on a scooter. No injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.

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On 29 August 2024, at approximately 0845 hours local time, Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Johnston-Grimes Fire Department crews responded to an auto auction business on SE Gateway Drive in Grimes following a report of a suspicious object. An employee discovered what authorities identified as a “crudely made” suspected pipe bomb inside a vehicle. The device was composed of a plastic pipe with a fuse on one end. The area was evacuated, and the Des Moines Bomb Squad was called to assist. Bomb squad technicians removed the device from the scene for further investigation.

On 12 August 2024, at approximately 0020 hours local time, Nashville Police Department officers and Nashville Fire Department crews responded to reports of a vehicle on fire. Police officers smelled gasoline inside the vehicle, and fire crews extinguished the remains of the blaze. After a K-9 discovered an incendiary device inside the car, Fire marshals from the State Fire Marshal’s Office were called to inspect the vehicle, confirmed gasoline was inside the car, and declared the fire an act of arson. No further information has been released. The investigation is ongoing.

On 23 August 2024, at approximately 1330 hours local time, New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers discovered a grenade during an investigation at an apartment complex on the 600 block of Arnow Avenue in the Bronx. The NYPD Bomb Squad was called to assist, and bomb squad technicians removed the device. No further information has been released.

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