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On 7 October 2024, a 45-year-old man was arrested at his Saginaw home following a drug raid. Inside the home, Michigan State Police (MSP) and the Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team found a live pipe bomb, stolen Glock pistol, an ounce of crack cocaine, two ounces of fentanyl, and $8,000. MSP Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist and rendered the pipe bomb safe without incident.
On 1 October 2024, at approximately 1200 hours local time, a 10-acre wildfire was reported along Kamehameha Highway in Haleiwa. The Honolulu Fire Department and Honolulu Police Department responded to the scene, and firefighters extinguished the fire. On 2 October, investigators returned to the scene with a K-9, and an investigation revealed that multiple incendiary devices had functioned, igniting the fire. No structures were damaged, and no injuries were reported. A 76-year-old male suspect was arrested in connection to the incident.
On 3 October 2024, Kern County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) deputies responded to reports of a person armed with a shotgun and wearing body armor driving in Ridgecrest. The vehicle was found abandoned with a sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun and .22-caliber rifle inside. KCSO deputies arrested the suspected driver inside a nearby home. An investigation found that the vehicle was stolen during a carjacking and the suspect had allegedly stolen another vehicle by using an IED. A subsequent search of the suspect’s home uncovered two bottles containing trace amounts of explosive material and ammunition.
On 2 October 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that 68 suspected members and associates of the neo-Nazi “Peckerwoods Gang,” a white supremacist street gang based in San Fernando Valley, were charged following a large-scale investigation into the organization’s suspected criminal activity. During the investigation, authorities seized unspecified BMM, firearms, and dozens of pounds of drugs. One suspect was reportedly manufacturing explosive devices when arrested. No further details on the BMM were provided. The FBI is leading the ongoing investigation.
On 1 October 2024, the West County Special Enforcement Unit, Fillmore Police Department, and Fillmore Bureau of Investigation discovered an IED, bomb-making material (BMM), and ammunition while executing a search warrant at the home of a convicted felon on East Telegraph Road in Fillmore. Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist and rendered the IED safe before removing the materials from the scene.
On 15 October 2024, a victim-operated IED (VOIED) emplaced between the windshield and hood of a bar owner’s vehicle in Moscow functioned when it was disturbed, injuring the bar owner, his son, and another individual. Authorities arrested the bar owner’s business partner, a 50-year-old Belarusian citizen, in connection with the incident. Authorities searched the suspect’s apartment and found a “weapons cache” but did not release any details. The investigation is ongoing.
On 12 October 2024, two Tamaulipas State Guard officers conducting ground reconnaissance operations in a rural area near Río Bravo were injured when an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) dropped an explosive device that detonated. One of the officers suffered severe injuries and passed away on 16 October. No further device details were released. An investigation is ongoing.
On 14 October 2024, at approximately 1000 hours local time, two armed individuals on a motorcycle threw flammable liquid inside a vehicle identification center in Celaya, Guanajuato state, starting a fire. While a National Guard member attempted to put out the small fire, the two suspects threw an explosive device into the building, which functioned and injured the National Guard member, and a woman present at the scene. Guanajuato State Public Security Forces, Army personnel, and additional National Guard personnel responded and secured the area. No further device details were released.
On 11 October 2024, at approximately 1720 hours local time, the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) received reports of an explosion near the intersection of South 116th Street and 1st Avenue South in Burien. At the scene, KCSO deputies and Burien Police Department officers discovered remnants of an IED that had functioned on the street. No additional device details were provided. No injuries were reported. The KCSO Bomb Disposal Unit is assisting in the ongoing investigating.
On 15 October 2024, Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Bellingham Police Department officers executed a search warrant at an alleged drug dealer’s residence on Lakeway Drive in Bellingham and discovered an unspecified IED, a stolen firearm, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and $3,000 in cash. The IED was removed from the residence and taken to a police station for further investigation. A 46-year-old male suspect was arrested.