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On 13 March 2024, St. Joseph Police Department officers responded to a home on the 500 Block of Shady Avenue after a local man called following an incident in which another man in the home asked him to ignite an IED in the residence. Kansas City Police Department Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist, examined the device, described as a pipe bomb, and disposed of it. No further device details were provided. The investigation is ongoing.
On 11 March 2024, at approximately 1405 hours local time, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies received a report that an IED contained in envelope was discovered in a mailbox at a residence on the 1700 block of Old Highway 141 in Fenton. Officers described the envelope as containing three sticks of explosives that resembled “homemade dynamite” and a bottle of possible gunpowder with each item being fused. The St. Louis County Bomb and Arson Unit responded to assist. Bomb technicians examined the device, before removing it from the scene and disposing of it safely.
On 10 March 2024, at approximately 1113 hours local time, Callaway County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residence on the 8400 block of State Highway NN in Fulton, after an 18-year-old male suspect threw an improvised incendiary device (IID) described as a Molotov cocktail at the victim and attempted to assault them with a machete. The IID failed to ignite, and the victim was not injured. The suspect was arrested and charged with two counts of First-Degree Assault, among other charges.
On 7 March 2024, Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residence on the 7000 block of Gumboro Road in Pittsville for a welfare check and discovered multiple IEDs. The 45-year-old male suspect admitted to constructing the devices using explosive precursor chemicals (EPCs), pyrotechnics, shotgun shells, nails, and flammable material. The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal responded to assist and rendered the devices safe before removing them. The suspect was arrested, and the investigation is ongoing.
On 13 March 2024, at approximately 1940 hours local time, Tracy Police Department officers and the San Joaquin County Bomb Squad responded to the area near Beechnut Avenue and Forest Hills Drive in Tracy after a suspicious device was found. Bomb technicians examined the device, described as a deconstructed pyrotechnic modified with a quick fuse, before removing it and clearing the scene.
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On 9 March 2024, Lassen County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered unspecified explosive devices, several guns, ammunition, drugs, and scales while searching a convicted felon’s storage unit in Westwood. The Shasta County Interagency Bomb Squad responded to assist, examined the devices, and removed them for safe disposal. No further device details were provided. Deputies previously responded to the storage unit and arrested the suspect on 24 February for violating a domestic violence protective order and found him in possession of a controlled substance, ammunition, and tear gas.
On 13 March 2024, at least 300 colleges and universities were targeted by bomb threat emails, including Mississippi Valley State University, Valley City State University, Upper Iowa University, Truett McConnell University, Clemson, SUNY New Paltz, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Asbury University. No hazardous material has been found. A similar bomb threat campaign took place in February 2023, when Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were targeted. The investigation is ongoing.
The Improvised Explosive Device Reporting Guide (6th Ed 2024) is the product of extensive efforts across the U.S. government interagency explosives response stakeholders as well as the NATO Explosives Ordnance Disposal and Counter IED enterprise.
OBP Counter-IED Resource Guide (2017)
On 4 March 2024, at approximately 2215 hours local time, two improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as petrol bombs, were thrown through the window of an occupied residence in the town of Ballymena in Northern Ireland. Police Service of Northern Ireland officers responded to the scene, and an initial investigation determined that the IIDs failed to ignite. No injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.