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Kansas: IEDs and Pyrotechnics Seized While Searching Home, 1 Arrested

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:19

On 26 June 2024, at approximately 1100 hours local time, the Wichita Fire Department (WFD) received an anonymous tip that pyrotechnic devices were being sold illegally at a business in the 3900 block of East Harry Street. WFD personnel and Wichita Police Department (WPD) officers responded to the business and discovered evidence of the illegal sale of pyrotechnic devices. WPD officers arrested a 64-year-old man at the scene for criminal use of explosives in connection with the incident.

California: 1,000 lb of Illegal Fireworks Recovered in Search, 1 Arrested

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:14

On 20 June 2024, the Riverside Police Department, Riverside Fire Department Arson Investigations Unit, and State Fire Marshal’s Office agents discovered approximately 1,000 lb of pyrotechnics and 100 M-80 explosive devices while searching a residential property in the 5800 block of Clifton Avenue in Riverside. The bulk of the explosives were found on the backyard patio. A 23-year-old male suspect was arrested on suspicion of possession of destructive devices, possession of unlicensed pyrotechnics, possession of an illicit firearm, and child endangerment.

California: Decomposing Dynamite and Blasting Caps Discovered on Property

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

On 1 July 2024, at approximately 1750 hours local time, the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence on Indians Road in Janesville after individuals clearing out the home found explosives in an ice chest. Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Consolidated Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist, examined the explosives, determined they were sticks of dynamite in advanced stages of decomposition, and removed them from the scene via a robot and a blast container for disposal at a safe location.

California: Pipe Bomb and Additional Explosive Devices Discovered, 3 Arrested

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:04

On 3 July 2024, detectives with the Kern County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) Rural Crime Investigation Unit discovered multiple IEDs, including one described as a pipe bomb, as well as bomb-making material (BMM), copper wiring, and tools for electrical wire theft while searching a home in the 8200 block of Halleluiah Street in southeast Bakersfield. Two male suspects, ages 26 and 32, and a 53-year-old female suspect were arrested. The Kern County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force, Kern County Probation Department, and KCSO Lamont Substation assisted with the incident.

California: Non-Functional IED Emplaced Near Business, 1 Arrested

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 11:35

On 3 July 2024, at approximately 1006 hours local time, San Jose Police Department officers and bomb squad technicians responded to a bomb threat phone call at a business in the 1300 block of Ridder Park Drive and discovered an IED. Bomb squad technicians examined the device, determined it was “incomplete but viable,” and rendered the device safe. Officers arrested a 56-year-old male suspect.

California: IID and Pyrotechnics Thrown into Traffic, 1 Arrested

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 11:29

On 4 July 2024, at approximately 2100 hours local time, in a neighborhood near Heartland Drive and Tetotom Park Way in Antelope, several juveniles threw improvised incendiary devices (IID) described as Molotov cocktails and launched pyrotechnics described as aerial and mortar pyrotechnics into oncoming traffic. The suspects fled when the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) responded to the scene. SCSO deputies detained several suspects, one of whom was found in possession of a handgun and was subsequently arrested.

Arkansas: 4 Explosive Devices Found in Barn

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 10:57

On 27 June 2024, Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies responded to a residence near County Road 165 on reports of suspicious devices found in a barn. Upon arriving, an MCSO deputy identified four devices as possibly containing explosives. Arkansas State Police Bomb Squad technicians and the Bentonville Police Department Bomb Squad responded to assist and rendered safe the devices. No further information was released. The investigation is ongoing.

Arizona: Ex-Employee Throws IID at Factory after Firing Shots at Building

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 10:48

On 25 June 2024, at approximately 1625 hours local time, Tolleson Police Department (TPD) officers responded to the area of Van Buren Street and 107th Avenue just outside the fenced property of a soft drink manufacturing facility for reports of shots fired. At an exterior employee break area, responding officers discovered a broken glass container later identified as remnants of an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail. Officers also discovered an estimated 30 shell casings belonging to several different types of firearms.

Arizona: Pyrotechnic Thrown at Home

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 10:42

On 8 July 2024, at approximately 2045 hours local time, an unidentified suspect driving a car by a home on Shea Boulevard and 104th Street in Scottsdale threw a pyrotechnic device, which functioned moments later. No injuries or damages were reported. Scottsdale Police are investigating the incident. No further device details were provided.

Source story here.

Washington: IED Discovered on Street by Passerby

Submitted by AChevez1 on Tue, 07/09/2024 - 14:44

On 20 June 2024, at approximately 0830 hours local time, a passerby discovered an IED on the side of a street in Lacey and reported it to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office. Washington State Patrol’s Bomb Squad responded and rendered the device safe. No further device-related details were provided. The investigation is ongoing.

Source story here.