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On 25 September 2024, at approximately 0850 hours local time, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, Santa Maria Police, Santa Maria Fire, California Highway Patrol, Santa Barbara County Fire Department, and bomb squad technicians responded to the Santa Maria Superior Court Complex on Cook Street after a suspect functioned an IED outside the Department 9 room of the courthouse.
On 23 September 2024, at approximately 0100 hours local time, a commercial explosive device described as being “industrially manufactured” functioned between two public safety vehicles parked on De los Deportes Avenue outside of a concert at a national fair in Zacatecas. Local police and civil protection officers searched under cars in the area and discovered three more explosive devices that had not been functioned. The devices were removed, and the military took possession of them. Fragmentation from the explosion injured 14 people, including 3 state police officers.
On 22 September 2024, at approximately 2150 hours local time, Gardai and Limerick City and County Fire and Rescue Service crews responded to a fire at a residence on Pike Avenue in Garryowen, Limerick. Authorities believe that the fire was ignited by an IID described as a petrol bomb. A man sustained non-life-threatening injuries after he jumped from a second story window. The fire caused significant damage to the property. The investigation is ongoing.
On 22 September 2024, at approximately 1030 hours local time, York County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to an apartment complex located off South Carolina Highway 274 in Lake Wylie for reports of a man vandalizing several apartment walls and cars with graffiti. Deputies discovered a suspicious device that had been unsuccessfully used to start a fire on the porch of one of the apartments. After arresting the 57-year-old man, deputies discovered the suspect’s car was rigged with a suspicious device.
On the morning of 19 September 2024, Anderson County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) deputies served a search warrant at the makeshift home of a man who lived in the woods near US-29 and Allie Campbell Road in Williamston after the ACSO Bomb Squad discovered that the suspect had been using “everyday household items” to create explosions in the woods. The man fled the scene but was located and arrested following a manhunt and charged with 17 counts of possession of a destructive device and 1 count of possession of a weapon by a felon. No further device details have been released.
On 23 September 2024, at approximately 1440 hours local time, the Dayton Police Department and bomb squad responded to a home on North Cherrywood Avenue after the homeowner discovered a suspicious item during renovations. The homeowner discovered the item, which appeared to be a hand grenade, after it was knocked over by the homeowner’s cat. Bomb squad technicians removed the hand grenade and disposed of it via controlled detonation. No further device details have been released.
On 20 September 2024, a Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a call from a man who claimed he was pursued by eight cars on I-25 in Santa Fe. The deputy discovered three improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, in the front passenger seat of the man’s vehicle. The man admitted to making the IIDs and was arrested and charged with being a felon in possession of explosive devices.
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On 24 September 2024, Totowa Police Department (TPD) officers and the Passaic County Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team and bomb unit found four unspecified explosive devices and a cache of illegal firearms hidden in a crawl space, along with 129 fully loaded high-capacity magazines, thousands of rounds of ammunition, illegal edged weapons and blades, and ballistic body armor at a residence on Lincoln Ave in Totowa. TPD began an investigation after receiving an anonymous tip that detailed “reckless” behavior with firearms by the home’s 35-year-old male resident.
On 24 September 2024, at approximately 1500 hours local time, Barton County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) deputies discovered an unspecified explosive device in a vehicle during a traffic stop at the intersection of Hicks Avenue and Main Street in Golden City. The Golden City Fire Department helped BCSO evacuate the surrounding area while the Springfield Fire Department Bomb Squad was called in for assistance. Bomb squad technicians x-rayed the device, confirmed it was explosive in nature, and rendered the device safe without incident. The driver was arrested at the scene.
On 19 September 2024, at approximately 1430 hours local time, Rowley Police Department (RPD) officers and Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad technicians responded to a state-owned forest in Rowley near the border of Newbury after a man using a metal detector discovered a box containing trinitrotoluene (TNT) and unspecified plastic explosives buried in the ground. The FBI and ATF were called to the scene, and bomb squad technicians disposed of the explosives.