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On 22 March 2024, at approximately 0340 hours local time, two individuals smashed the front window of a Miami barbershop in the area around West 1st Avenue and 49th Street and threw in two improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, before fleeing the scene. The building sustained severe structural damage. Hialeah Police Department officers and Hialeah Fire Rescue responded, and fire crews extinguished the blaze.
On 26 March 2024, protestors in Brussels threw improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, and eggs at local authorities. Two officers were injured by the IIDs, and authorities responded by firing tear gas and water cannons at the assailants, resulting in one arrest. This is the third time in two months that protestors have engaged with riot police in Brussels against changes to the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Similar protests have occurred across EU member nations, including Belgium, Poland, Spain, Italy, and France, over the past few months.
On 22 March 2024, a man hiking with his children near the town of Hillside discovered an ammo can containing a non-functional IED described as a pipe bomb and additional bomb-making materials (BMM) hidden in a cluster of boulders. Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene and verified the contents of the ammo can, which included a two-inch galvanized pipe bomb with external horseshoe nails added for additional shrapnel and detonating cord.
On 14 March 2024, Bridgeport Police Department (BPD) officers responded to a home in Bridgeport for a reported domestic disturbance involving a man threatening another individual with a machete. At the scene, officers arrested a 57-year-old man for domestic assault. BPD officers searched the suspect’s home after he reported that he possessed firearms he was forbidden from possessing due to a prior conviction of domestic assault. The officers discovered five incendiary devices, six firearms, over 500 rounds of ammunition, and marijuana in the home.
On 15 March 2024, Tacoma Police Department officers responded to a report of a suspicious device inside a duffel bag outside a retailer. Officers reported that the device appeared to be an IED. A bomb technician from the Tacoma Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal team rendered the device safe and removed it from the location. Surveillance footage revealed that the suspect who placed the device outside the retailer also put fire starter on the side of the building and threw an improvised incendiary device (IID), reported as a Molotov cocktail, at the building.
On 9 March 2024, at approximately 1715 hours local time, an individual walking their dog contacted Lake Forest Park Police Department officers near the 20100 block of 30 Ave NE in Shoreline. The individual informed the officers that they had discovered an IED in front of a residential driveway. The device was described as a tightly wrapped object the size of a toilet paper roll with an attached fuse. King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) deputies and KCSO Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist and removed the device. No further device details were released.
On 17 March 2024, at approximately 0650 hours local time, Warren Police Department (WPD) officers and the Warren Fire Department (WFD) responded to a home near Freemont Avenue NE for a report of gasoline thrown on a home. At the scene, authorities discovered a window had been shattered by an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail. The IID did not ignite, and the WFD disposed of it. An investigation is ongoing.
On 19 March 2024, at approximately 1515 hours local time, personnel from the Pilger, Wisner, Beemer, and Stanton Volunteer Fire and Rescue Departments responded to the Pilger Recreation Area in Stanton County for a report of a fire. Stanton County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) deputies were near the scene at the time and reported that a couple had functioned a pyrotechnic device that started a small fire. The couple attempted to extinguish the flames but were unsuccessful, and the fire eventually spread to a quarter-mile to half-mile-wide blaze.
On 19 March 2024, at approximately 1200 hours local time, Kansas City, Kansas Police Department (KCKPD) officers responded to a home in the 7400 block of Riverview Avenue for a report of an armed disturbance. At the scene, officers arrested a woman and searched the residence. Inside the home, officers discovered a large quantity of bomb-making material (BMM), described as those used in the construction of pyrotechnic devices. Authorities evacuated nearby homes and shut down several blocks as the KCKPD Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit responded to the scene.
On the evening of 14 March 2024, Parker Police Department (PPD) officers responded to a report of a stolen vehicle near a grocery store. The investigation led to an arrest and a report of a suspicious device near the same grocery store. The PPD called in the Douglas County Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit for assistance. Bomb technicians examined the suspicious device, shown in an x-ray and picture as a tube wrapped in tape with internal fragmentation and possessing a green fuse, and confirmed that it was a viable IED. The device was removed from the scene and rendered safe.