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Ohio: IED Functions, Damaging Multiple Homes

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:45

On 4 July 2024, at approximately 2245 hours local time, the Brookfield Police Department (BPD) received several reports of an explosion on the 7900 Block of Bud Street in Masury. The following morning, police received additional reports of broken windows. According to the BPD, they have not yet determined the cause of the blast, but the extent of the damages likely indicates a modified pyrotechnic device or IED. At least six homes were damaged. The investigation is ongoing.

New York: Suspects Function IEDs, Damaging Storm Drain, 2 Arrested

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:44

On 24 June 2024, Greece Police Department officers and Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad technicians opened an investigation into the use of IEDs on Lida Lane in Greece after receiving complaints and information about videos of the incident circulating online. Investigators determined that on 22 June, at around 2000 hours local time, two suspects functioned IEDs, causing over $6,200 of damages to a storm drain. One of the devices was described as affixed to a plastic cat litter container before functioning. No further explosives-related details were released.

New Jersey: Suspect Arrested for Throwing Over 25 Explosive Devices from Vehicle

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:42

In early April 2024, the Winslow Township Police Department (WTPD) opened an investigation in the area of Fleming Pike after residents reported hearing loud explosions near a railroad bridge. Police surveillance revealed that a 71-year-old male suspect allegedly functioned over 25 explosive devices while driving down Fleming Pike. WTPD, the Camden County Sheriff’s Department, and the ATF responded to the suspect’s residence on 1 July and discovered 118 M-class explosive devices, thousands of aerial-type pyrotechnics, six 30-round magazines, and one 60-round magazine.

New Jersey: Pyrotechnics Ignite Forest Fire

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:40

On 5 July 2024, at approximately 0900 hours local time, a forest fire was reported in the Wharton State Forest near Apple Pie Hill and the Batona Campground. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service, State Park Police, State Division of Fire Safety, and Burlington County Fire Marshal’s Office responded to the incident. Their investigation determined that pyrotechnics functioning late on 4 July caused the fire. The blaze burned over 4,300 acres and was approximately 90 percent contained as of 9 July.

New Jersey: Suspect Functions IID on Sidewalk

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:38

On 10 July 2024, at approximately 0203 hours local time, an Atlantic City Police Department (ACPD) officer saw an explosion on a sidewalk in the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue and a suspect fleeing the scene. Surveillance video revealed the suspect functioning an unspecified explosive device. No injuries or damages were reported. No further device-related details were provided.

Minnesota: Pipe Bomb Discovered During Traffic Stop, 1 Arrested

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:36

On 5 July 2024, at approximately 1330 hours local time, an Albert Lea Police Department officer attempted to stop a vehicle on Hammer Road and Sorenson Road for a traffic violation. After failing to yield to the officer’s emergency lights and siren, the vehicle stopped on Paradise Road. The officer placed the 48-year-old male driver of the car under arrest for driving on a revoked driver’s license, suspected driving under the influence of a controlled substance, and fleeing the officer in a motor vehicle.

Michigan: Juveniles Function Pyrotechnic Device Indoors, 2 Injured

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:35

On 27 June 2024, at approximately 1700 hours local time, two 11-year-old girls functioned a pyrotechnic device at their home in River Rogue, resulting in serious injuries. The children discovered a pyrotechnic device in the house and, believing it to be a sparkler, lit it in a bathroom. After realizing the device was not a sparkler, they attempted to remove the device from the home; however, it functioned, severely injuring one girl’s hand and burning the other child.

Massachusetts: Explosive Devices Discovered at Residence, 1 Arrested

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:31

On 28 June 2024, at approximately 0800 hours local time, Haverhill Police Department (HPD) officers and Haverhill Fire Department crews responded to Rosebud Avenue after a woman informed HPD her husband had explosive devices in and around their home. Massachusetts State Fire Marshal’s Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit technicians responded to assist and disposed of three explosive devices and explosive material via controlled detonations. The 60-year-old male suspect was arrested after Massachusetts State Police officers pulled him over on Interstate 495 in Wrentham.

Massachusetts: Man Functions Explosive Device, Additional Devices and Weapons Discovered in Residence, 1 Arrested

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:26

On 2 July 2024, a 64-year-old man in North Andover allegedly functioned an unspecified explosive device that damaged two vehicles and then attempted to conceal the damage with spray paint. Later that day, local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies searched the suspect's residence on Village Green Drive. At the residence, authorities discovered a cache of more than 30 weapons, large-capacity ammunition feeders, and additional homemade explosive devices. Many of the guns lacked serial numbers, and the suspect’s license to carry weapons expired in 2000.

Maine: IID Functioned on Train Tracks

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:23

On 6 July 2024, at approximately 1830 hours local time, authorities received reports that an improvised incendiary device (IID) described as a Molotov cocktail was functioned on the railroad tracks between Pleasant Street and the Maine Behavioral Health building in Rockland. The IID consisted of a gasoline-filled bottle with a burning cloth stuffed inside. The Rockland Police Department and Rockland Fire Department responded to the scene and extinguished the fire. They also located a second similar IID, which had not been ignited, further west on the tracks.