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On 3 April 2024, at approximately 0300 hours local time, one resident was killed and three others severely injured when an improvised incendiary device (IID) functioned at a house in Couva. Local police and firefighters responded to the scene, where the IID, described as a Molotov cocktail, was thrown at the first floor of the house. The blaze was extinguished, and the investigation is ongoing.
On 28 March 2024, Chelan County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) detectives and officers from multiple police departments raided an apartment in Bellevue in connection with a string of commercial burglaries. At the scene, police discovered an IED, stolen firearms, and stolen tools associated with the commercial burglaries. A 25-year-old male suspect was arrested during the raid. The suspect was charged with second-degree burglary and an outstanding felony warrant. No further device details were released.
On 2 April 2024, at approximately 1545 hours local time, an explosive device functioned next to an unoccupied vehicle parked near Cleveland’s Wade Oval public park. The suspected device damaged the car but did not cause any injuries. The Cleveland Police Bomb Squad responded to the scene, and the University Circle Police Department, Case Western Reserve University Police Department, and Cleveland Police Bomb Squad are continuing to investigate.
On 28 March 2024, two suspects were arrested by local authorities for throwing an improvised incendiary device (IID) described as a Molotov cocktail at a residence in Fuquay-Varina. The IID was described as a glass bottle with cotton tips that was filled with gasoline. The residence sustained no structural damage, and no injuries were reported. The suspects are charged with possession of a weapon of mass destruction, damage to occupied property by use of an explosive, and conspiracy.
On the afternoon of 28 March 2024, Rochester Police Department officers and FBI agents conducted a raid on an apartment building on the 200 block of Andrews Street in Rochester. The building was evacuated, and law enforcement discovered two IEDs in an apartment that was home to a 3D printing business. Police arrested a 24-year-old man who leased the unit. No further device details were released. The suspect was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the 3rd degree.
On 2 April 2024, at approximately 2130 hours local time, Chaves County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered a suspicious device while searching a home south of Roswell. Deputies called the New Mexico State Bomb Squad to assist with the device, which they determined was an IED described as a large propane tank with electrical wires protruding from it. The homeowner told authorities that he also had a hand grenade inside his home. The individual was arrested, and authorities continued searching the home. No further information was released.
n 27 March 2024, the Henderson Police Department and Fire Department received reports that a pyrotechnic functioned at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meeting house in Henderson at the 800 block of Arrowhead Trail. The unidentified suspect entered the meeting house and threw a pyrotechnic on the floor where a youth activity was being held. Four people sustained minor injuries. The Metropolitan Police Department and the FBI are assisting in the ongoing investigation.
On 28 March 2024, Monroe Public Safety Department authorities arrested a wanted fugitive at a gas station in Monroe. Authorities searched the suspect’s vehicle and discovered a suspicious device. Michigan State Police Bomb Squad technicians responded to assist and determined that the device was an IED. The area was evacuated, and technicians removed the device from the scene. The investigation is ongoing and charges against the suspect are pending.
n 29 March 2024, detectives from St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office (STPSO) Narcotics Division and Proactive Enforcement Unit discovered improvised incendiary devices (IIDs) and bomb-making materials (BMM) while searching a Mandeville residence on the 2500 block of Rue Weller. The STPSO Hazardous Device Unit was called to the scene to assist with handling the found materials, which included five complete IIDs, one nearly complete IID, and a large assortment of BMM used to construct IIDs. No details about the BMM were released.
On 3 April 2024, at approximately 1137 hours local time, the Petaluma Police Department (PPD) began receiving reports of an explosion at Kenilworth Junior High School in Petaluma. PPD officers and firefighters were dispatched to the scene and the school was evacuated. With assistance from a PPD bomb-sniffing dog, police determined that a pyrotechnic device, described as a commercial “quarter-stick” style pyrotechnic, had been functioned inside a boys’ bathroom. No injuries were reported. PPD officers identified two juvenile male students as the alleged perpetrators.