Washington: Incendiary Device Used in Ballot Box Fire

On 28 October 2024, at approximately 0400 hours local time, Vancouver Police Department (VPD) officers responded following a report of smoke and fire at a ballot box near Southeast 164th Avenue in Vancouver. At the scene, officers found an incendiary device that had been functioned on the side of the ballot box, which was still on fire. First responders extinguished the flames and requested the assistance of VPD’s Metro Explosive Device Unit (MEDU). MEDU technicians responded to the scene and collected the remnants of the incendiary device. No injuries were reported.