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Idaho: Suspect Attempts to Detonate IED Near Train Car, 1 Arrested

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On 1 January 2025, at approximately 1800 hours local time, Payette Police Department officers responded to the 600 block of North 8th Street in Payette following reports that an individual was attempting to initiate an IED—described as a pipe bomb made from PVC pipe that was filled with black powder taken out of pyrotechnics—near a train car. The Nampa Police Department’s Bomb Squad and FBI were called to the scene to assist. Bomb technicians removed the device and disposed of it via a controlled detonation.

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Florida: Chemical Overpressure Devices Thrown into Yard, 1 Arrested

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On 5 January 2025, at approximately 0230 hours local time, Lake City Police Department (LCPD) officers responded to the 700 block of Northeast Jackson Avenue in Lake City after the LCPD’s gunshot detection system had been triggered. At the scene, officers heard an explosion and observed smoke coming from the yard of a vacant home. In the yard, officers found several melted plastic bottles emanating gray smoke and evacuated a neighboring residence as a precaution while Lake City Fire Department crews were called to deal with potentially hazardous chemicals.

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Florida: Pyrotechnic Device Thrown from Vehicle at Florida Highway Patrol Cruiser, 1 Arrested

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On 1 January 2025, at approximately 1000 hours local time, a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) trooper pulled over a vehicle after pyrotechnics were thrown at the trooper’s vehicle near North Carl G Rose Highway in Hernando. A 20-year-old male occupant allegedly admitted to throwing the pyrotechnics out of the car and at the trooper’s vehicle. During a search of the vehicle, FHP troopers discovered a bag of commercial pyrotechnic devices. The suspect was arrested and charged with aggravated assault on an officer and throwing a destructive device.

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Florida: IID Thrown at Occupied Vehicle, 1 Arrested

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On 30 December 2024, at approximately 0200 hours local time, a Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputy responded to a residence on Midway Boulevard in Port Charlotte after receiving a call from a 62-year-old male suspect, who made comments about an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail. At the scene, the deputy noted a fire in the driveway and a strong smell of gasoline in the air.

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Vermont: Explosive Devices Functioned in Multiple Residential Mailboxes

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On 11 January 2025, the Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department (LCSD) received multiple reports about the destruction of mailboxes in the towns of Wolcott, Johnson, and Morrisville. An ongoing joint investigation by LCSD, U.S. Postal Service Inspectors, and the Morristown Police Department determined that the mailboxes were damaged using unspecified explosive devices. No further information was provided.

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Texas: Suspect Threatened Police with IED

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On 13 January 2025, at approximately 0820 hours local time, the Teague Police Department responded to a residence in Teague after a suspect reportedly threatened that they were "going to blow up the police when they come back." Officers observed an IED on the property and called the McLennan County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit, ATF, and other nearby law enforcement authorities to assist. Officials executed a search warrant at the residence and the special operations unit rendered the device safe without incident.

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Tennessee: IED Found During Booking Process at Detention Center

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On 11 January 2025, Johnson City Police Department (JCPD) officers arrested a 29-year-old man for unspecified charges and while processing him at the Washington County Detention Center in Jonesborough, deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office found an IED among his possessions. The IED was described as a “small, homemade device.” The JCPD Bomb Squad responded to assist and removed the IED from the facility. No additional information on the device was released.

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South Carolina: IED, Firearm, and Illegal Drugs Found in Hotel, 1 Arrested

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On 14 January 2025, Anderson County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a hotel on Interstate Boulevard in Anderson County and found an IED following reports of a 40-year-old man who was unconscious and in possession of a firearm. Deputies found the IED, described as a sparkler bomb wrapped together with electrical tape, underneath a mattress. Additionally, deputies found 15 grams of methamphetamine. No additional details on the IED or its disposal were released. The suspect was arrested and charged with possession of a destructive device, among other charges.

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Pennsylvania: 2 IEDs Discovered at Residence

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On 10 January 2025, Pennsylvania State Police troopers responded to a residence on the 600 block of Linds Crossing Road in Frankstown Township after the property owner and a worker discovered two pipe bombs outside the basement of the home. According to police, the pipe bombs were made of 3-inch PVC pipe, filled with large amounts of smokeless powder, capped at either end, with a green fuse protruding from one end. One IED was approximately 9 inches long, while the second measured approximately 6 inches in length.

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Montana: IED Discovered at Lake

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On 13 January 2025, the Bozeman Police Department (BPD) received a report of an explosive device that was found at Meyer’s Lake in Bozeman. The device was an IED described as a glass carboy used for beer making, filled with gasoline that had a fuse attached to pyrotechnics inside and out. The device was partially burnt and appeared to have failed to function. According to BPD officers, the device was “an attempt to make homemade fireworks.” BPD officers removed the device without incident.

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