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New Jersey: Suspect Arrested for Throwing Over 25 Explosive Devices from Vehicle

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:42

In early April 2024, the Winslow Township Police Department (WTPD) opened an investigation in the area of Fleming Pike after residents reported hearing loud explosions near a railroad bridge. Police surveillance revealed that a 71-year-old male suspect allegedly functioned over 25 explosive devices while driving down Fleming Pike. WTPD, the Camden County Sheriff’s Department, and the ATF responded to the suspect’s residence on 1 July and discovered 118 M-class explosive devices, thousands of aerial-type pyrotechnics, six 30-round magazines, and one 60-round magazine.

New Jersey: Pyrotechnics Ignite Forest Fire

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:40

On 5 July 2024, at approximately 0900 hours local time, a forest fire was reported in the Wharton State Forest near Apple Pie Hill and the Batona Campground. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service, State Park Police, State Division of Fire Safety, and Burlington County Fire Marshal’s Office responded to the incident. Their investigation determined that pyrotechnics functioning late on 4 July caused the fire. The blaze burned over 4,300 acres and was approximately 90 percent contained as of 9 July.

New Jersey: Suspect Functions IID on Sidewalk

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:38

On 10 July 2024, at approximately 0203 hours local time, an Atlantic City Police Department (ACPD) officer saw an explosion on a sidewalk in the 1500 block of Atlantic Avenue and a suspect fleeing the scene. Surveillance video revealed the suspect functioning an unspecified explosive device. No injuries or damages were reported. No further device-related details were provided.

Minnesota: Pipe Bomb Discovered During Traffic Stop, 1 Arrested

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:36

On 5 July 2024, at approximately 1330 hours local time, an Albert Lea Police Department officer attempted to stop a vehicle on Hammer Road and Sorenson Road for a traffic violation. After failing to yield to the officer’s emergency lights and siren, the vehicle stopped on Paradise Road. The officer placed the 48-year-old male driver of the car under arrest for driving on a revoked driver’s license, suspected driving under the influence of a controlled substance, and fleeing the officer in a motor vehicle.

Michigan: Juveniles Function Pyrotechnic Device Indoors, 2 Injured

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:35

On 27 June 2024, at approximately 1700 hours local time, two 11-year-old girls functioned a pyrotechnic device at their home in River Rogue, resulting in serious injuries. The children discovered a pyrotechnic device in the house and, believing it to be a sparkler, lit it in a bathroom. After realizing the device was not a sparkler, they attempted to remove the device from the home; however, it functioned, severely injuring one girl’s hand and burning the other child.

Massachusetts: Explosive Devices Discovered at Residence, 1 Arrested

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:31

On 28 June 2024, at approximately 0800 hours local time, Haverhill Police Department (HPD) officers and Haverhill Fire Department crews responded to Rosebud Avenue after a woman informed HPD her husband had explosive devices in and around their home. Massachusetts State Fire Marshal’s Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit technicians responded to assist and disposed of three explosive devices and explosive material via controlled detonations. The 60-year-old male suspect was arrested after Massachusetts State Police officers pulled him over on Interstate 495 in Wrentham.

Massachusetts: Man Functions Explosive Device, Additional Devices and Weapons Discovered in Residence, 1 Arrested

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:26

On 2 July 2024, a 64-year-old man in North Andover allegedly functioned an unspecified explosive device that damaged two vehicles and then attempted to conceal the damage with spray paint. Later that day, local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies searched the suspect's residence on Village Green Drive. At the residence, authorities discovered a cache of more than 30 weapons, large-capacity ammunition feeders, and additional homemade explosive devices. Many of the guns lacked serial numbers, and the suspect’s license to carry weapons expired in 2000.

Maine: IID Functioned on Train Tracks

Submitted by zhatsios on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:23

On 6 July 2024, at approximately 1830 hours local time, authorities received reports that an improvised incendiary device (IID) described as a Molotov cocktail was functioned on the railroad tracks between Pleasant Street and the Maine Behavioral Health building in Rockland. The IID consisted of a gasoline-filled bottle with a burning cloth stuffed inside. The Rockland Police Department and Rockland Fire Department responded to the scene and extinguished the fire. They also located a second similar IID, which had not been ignited, further west on the tracks.

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.