Iowa: IED Used to Damage Vehicle, 1 Arrested

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.