On 12 October 2024, Washington State Patrol officers discovered an idling vehicle with the driver and passenger sleeping inside, along with drug paraphernalia, on the 3500 block of 108th Avenue in Bellevue. The driver fled the scene, and the vehicle was stopped by officers following a car chase on I-90 West. Both suspects attempted to flee on foot and were apprehended and arrested.  Bomb squads from the Bellevue Police Department, Washington State Patrol, King County, FBI, and ATF responded after officers found two IEDs in the vehicle. No additional device information was provided.

On 10 October 2024, Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office deputies conducted a traffic stop outside Milton-Freewater and arrested the driver for outstanding felony warrants. While searching the vehicle, deputies discovered a pipe bomb inside the glove compartment. The Oregon State Police Bomb Squad was called to assist. Bomb squad technicians x-rayed the device, confirmed it was filled with an unknown substance, and removed it from the vehicle before rendering the pipe bomb safe without incident.  

On 15 October 2024, at approximately 0600 hours local time, Des Moines Police Department (DMPD) officers and Des Moines Fire Department crews responded to a residence on the 1200 block of Hartford Avenue in Des Moines for a report of a vehicle on fire. At the scene, authorities did not find an active fire, but instead found evidence that an explosive device had caused damage to the vehicle. DMPD Bomb Squad technicians and arson investigators were called to the scene and discovered debris consistent with an IED and confirmed damage to the vehicle was consistent with an explosion.

On 11 October 2024, Stark County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) deputies served search warrants at four different locations across Stark County and discovered an IED at one site, in addition to methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and stolen property. The Peoria Police Department Bomb Squad was called to the scene to assist, and bomb technicians disposed of the IED. No further device details were released. A 44-year-old woman was arrested for possession of an explosive device and drug related charges, and a 47-year-old man was arrested on other charges.

On 12 October 2024, at approximately 1000 hours local time, Colorado Springs Police Department officers responded to a residence on the 6300 block of Timber Bluff Point in Colorado Springs after a woman found a pipe bomb in the bed of her family’s truck. The device was shown in a video as a metal pipe with end caps on both ends and a green fuse protruding from one of the ends. Police called in an EOD team for assistance. EOD technicians safely removed the pipe bomb. No injuries were reported. An investigation is ongoing.