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On 2 December 2024, at approximately 0145 hours local time, San Diego Police Department officers and Fire-Rescue crews responded to a residence on the 3600 block of Birch Street in the Southcrest area of San Diego after an unknown suspect threw multiple improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, outside of the home, igniting a fire in the yard. At least one IID was made of a can with gasoline and a piece of cloth. The IIDs reportedly ignited another fire in a nearby alley. The fires were extinguished, and no injuries were reported.

On 23 November 2024, at approximately 1530 hours local time, officers from Gardaí’s Galway Divisional Drugs Unit and Armed Support Unit discovered six IEDs described as pipe bombs, drugs, and drug paraphernalia in a residence in Menlough, County Galway. Technicians from the Defence Forces Explosive Ordnance Disposal team were called to assist and safely removed the IEDs. Authorities also discovered 9,400 euros [~$9,842 USD] after searching another property in Loughrea. Three women in their twenties were arrested. No further information was released. The investigation is ongoing. 

On 14 November 2024, the Cody Police Department, Park County Sheriff’s Office, an unspecified regional bomb team, and the ATF found IEDs and firearms in a residence on Musser Road in Park County as part of an ongoing investigation. No additional device details have been released. Officials arrested a 64-year-old male suspect connected to the residence. The investigation is ongoing.

On 17 November 2024, at approximately 1736 hours local time, Miami County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residence on the 7600 block of U.S. Route 40 in Bethel Township following a report of a domestic dispute between a husband and wife. As deputies were interviewing the woman, she indicated concerns of an IED in the garage, allegedly created by her husband. The Dayton Bomb Squad was called in to assist. Bomb squad technicians examined the device, described as a professional-grade pyrotechnic taped to a gallon of "tiki torch oil” and concealed in a small gym bag.

On 19 November 2024, Flagler County Sheriff's Office (FCSO) deputies discovered 2 IEDs, 28 pounds of cannabis, and 3 firearms while executing a narcotics-related search warrant at a residence on Burning Ember Lane in Palm Coast. FCSO deputies called the St. John's County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad to assist, and bomb technicians took possession of the devices. No additional details on the devices were provided. A 51-year-old male suspect was arrested. The ATF is assisting in analyzing the devices, and the investigation is ongoing.