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On 11 December 2024, at approximately 1430 hours local time, Anne Arundel County Fire Department crews, Anne Arundel County Police Department officers, and ATF agents responded to a business on the 700 block of East Ordnance Road in Glen Burnie for a report of an explosion outside the business. At the scene, investigators discovered scorch marks on the building, which they determined were consistent with the functioning of an explosive device. Surveillance camera footage showed a suspect drive up to the business and emplace an explosive device against the building before it functioned.

On 4 December 2024, at approximately 2252 hours local time, San Luis Obispo Police Department officers responded to a house on the 1700 block of Corralitos Avenue in San Luis Obispo following a report of an individual allegedly making threats. At the scene, officers found a small fire burning in the street and observed a vehicle leaving the immediate area.

On 16 December 2024, Army soldiers conducted a patrol following reports of an encampment of armed men in a rural area in Michoacan state. Soldiers discovered dismembered bodies at the site, and while approaching the bodies, an IED described as a buried pipe bomb functioned, killing two soldiers and injuring five others. Military authorities responded to the incident and attributed the explosion to gang activity in the area. No additional details have been released, and the investigation is ongoing.

On 11 December 2024, at approximately 2300 hours local time, Houston Police Department’s (HPD) Northeast Crime Suppression Team attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle near Tidwell Drive and Jensen Drive in Houston. The driver refused to leave the car and claimed that he had multiple firearms and explosives in the vehicle. HPD’s SWAT Team arrived at the scene to assist and convinced the suspect to throw the weapons out of the car. Investigators recovered several firearms and a small quantity of explosives from the scene. No injuries were reported during the standoff.

On 6 December 2024, Pike County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) deputies attempted to perform a traffic stop in McComb on a suspicious vehicle, which fled the scene, leading deputies on a brief chase. The driver eventually abandoned the vehicle at the intersection of 5th Street and Brine Avenue and fled, but deputies located and arrested the suspect. Inside the vehicle, PCSO deputies discovered an IED with a fuse, prompting them to request the assistance of the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security Bomb Squad. Bomb technicians removed the device from the scene for later disposal.