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On 10 February 2024, at approximately 1300 hours local time, Andrew County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered an IED on the roadside of County Road 401 while responding to a report of a possible explosive device. The Missouri State Highway Patrol Explosives Unit responded to assist. No further device details were provided. The investigation is ongoing.
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On 7 February 2024, at approximately 1811 hours local time, Lexington Police Department (LPD) officers responded to a residence in the 200 block of University Avenue near the University of Kentucky campus in response to a complaint made by a resident of the home. The resident alleged that her roommate was making her feel unsafe and had been acting suspiciously following an altercation between the two earlier in the day. The resident let LPD officers into the home and showed them the basement, where the officers discovered a jar labeled “Explosives.
On 5 February 2024, Cedar Rapids Police Department officers responded to the 1900 block of Western Drive SW on reports of a suspicious device. Officers determined the object was an explosive device, described as a container filled with flash powder with a wick sticking out of it and a lit cigarette to time the blast. Authorities identified a 44-year-old male suspect from fingerprints left on the device and searched his home, where they discovered two more cylinders with flash powder and fuses.
On 8 February 2024, Connersville Police Department officers discovered two explosive devices at the front and back doors of a home at the intersection of 20th Street and Vermont Avenue after receiving reports of suspicious devices at the residence. The Indiana State Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team responded to assist and disposed of the devices via a controlled detonation. No further device details were provided. Authorities located and arrested two suspects in connection to the incident. The investigation is ongoing.
In December 2023, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO) deputies responded to a residence on the 1400 block of Gallop Drive in Loxahatchee after receiving complaints that a 53-year-old man had threatened to harm members of the local homeowner's association. The PBSO Bomb Squad also responded to the scene, where they discovered several IEDs, described as clay-plugged cardboard tubes with fuses in them and a hollowed-out golf ball packed with explosive powder and a fuse.
On 7 February 2024, law enforcement officers discovered improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, and firearms in the back of a stolen rental cargo van following an interstate chase that started in Locust Grove, Oklahoma, and ended near Tontitown, Arkansas. The chase involved officers from the Locust Grove Police Department, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and Tontitown Police Department.
On 5 February 2024, a Tennessee man was arrested after an FBI investigation determined that he was allegedly planning to join a militia and travel to the U.S.-Mexico border with explosives and firearms to commit acts of violence.
On 2 February 2024, a 44-year-old man from Lexington allegedly sent an email from his personal account to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Office threatening to use an IED against the Sheriff. The South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) opened an investigation into the threat, consulted with SLED’s bomb squad, and determined that the suspect had identified a viable recipe for an IED in the emailed threat.
On 5 February 2024, at approximately 1600 hours local time, members of the Rogue Area Drug Enforcement (RADE) team, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Medford, Grants Pass Police Department (GPPD), the Oregon State Police Explosive Unit, and DHS executed a drug-related search warrant in the 300 block of Colonial Drive in Grants Pass. Authorities seized explosive devices; bomb-making material (BMM), which included five commercial blasting caps; eight firearms; several ounces of methamphetamine; and an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency.
On 12 January 2024, at approximately 2210 hours local time, Colorado Springs Police received reports of an explosion near a business on the 500 block of E Costilla Street. Upon their arrival, police and bomb squad technicians discovered parts from the functioned IED. Surveillance video of the explosion showed an “improvised hot air balloon” with an object on fire hanging from it, which became stuck on a fence and detonated, damaging several buildings in the area.