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Idaho: Explosive Device Found in Vehicle of Homicide Suspect

Submitted by AChevez1 on Tue, 02/06/2024 - 13:00

On 10 January 2024, at approximately 1000 hours local time, the Nampa Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force discovered an explosive device and a gun during a traffic stop near the 300 block of North Kings Road. The Nampa Police Department Bomb Unit was called to the scene, where they rendered the device safe. No additional device details have been released. A 37-year-male passenger was arrested and is being held on a fugitive warrant as a possible suspect for a homicide in Missouri.

Idaho: IED Found in Vehicle, 2 Arrested

Submitted by AChevez1 on Tue, 02/06/2024 - 12:59

On 6 January 2024, at approximately 1130 hours local time, a Pocatello Police Department officer stopped a vehicle on East Oak Street after the officer ran the car’s Utah dealership license plate and discovered a discrepancy. Officers searched the vehicle after a narcotic K9 indicated the presence of drugs and discovered methamphetamine and an IED, described as a prescription bottle with a fuse coming out of the top and a black powdery substance on the outside. Officers requested assistance from the Idaho Falls Police Bomb Squad in disposing of the device.

Florida: Pyrotechnic Device, BMM Found in Home, 1 Arrested

Submitted by AChevez1 on Tue, 02/06/2024 - 12:48

On 1 January 2024, Lee County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) deputies responded to a home on Bellezza Way in Fort Myers after receiving a call from the resident that his neighbor had overdosed in his driveway. During a search of the caller’s residence, deputies discovered a pyrotechnic device described as a railroad torpedo and bomb-making material (BMM), including hand grenade bodies, mercury switches, and two brown rectangular pieces of suspected explosives labeled "Dangerous Explosive.” The LCSO Bomb Squad responded to assist and removed the BMM from the scene.

Colorado: Explosive Device Functions, Destroys 4 Mailboxes

Submitted by AChevez1 on Tue, 02/06/2024 - 12:47

On 4 January 2024, at approximately 1745 hours local time, Teller County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported mailbox explosion at the intersection of County Road 11 and High Chateau Road in the Florissant area. At the scene, deputies found a bank of four oversized mailboxes destroyed with pieces scattered across the road. A detective with the Colorado Springs Police Metro Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit assisted with the investigation, and evidence from the scene was sent to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation for further analysis. The investigation is ongoing.

California: IID Thrown at Restaurant

Submitted by AChevez1 on Tue, 02/06/2024 - 12:41

On 7 January 2024, Garden Grove Police responded to a restaurant on Mallard Drive for a reported improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, that was thrown into a parked vehicle. The car ignited, and the police believe the perpetrator was hurt as well. A male suspect was caught on surveillance video, but the restaurant owners were unable to identify the man. The investigation is ongoing.

Source story here.

United Kingdom: Pipe Bomb Found Outside Home

Submitted by AChevez1 on Fri, 01/19/2024 - 17:52

On 1 January 2024, at approximately 1450 hours local time, local authorities received a report of a suspicious object outside a home in Newry, Northern Ireland. Army technical officers responded to assist and examined the device, described as a pipe bomb, before removing it from the scene for further forensic examination. No further device details were provided. The same property was targeted on 18 October 2023, when two improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as petrol bombs, were thrown into the yard, starting a fire. The investigation is ongoing.

Netherlands: Explosive Devices Function at Residential, Commercial Properties, 2 Additional Explosive Devices Found in Surrounding Area

Submitted by AChevez1 on Fri, 01/19/2024 - 17:50

Between 27 and 28 December 2023, four incidents involving explosive devices occurred in four cities. In Almere, an explosive device functioned and severely damaged the entrance to an apartment complex, destroying the mailboxes and doorbells. Ten homes were evacuated, and no injuries were reported. An explosive device similarly functioned at a commercial property in Vlaardingen, the second occurrence in the building in two weeks.

Washington: Explosive Device Discovered in Parking Garage

Submitted by AChevez1 on Fri, 01/19/2024 - 17:43

On 1 January 2024, at approximately 1840 hours local time, King County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a parking garage at Kent Station on the Sounder commuter rail line for a report of juveniles functioning explosive devices and fleeing. An explosive device that had not been functioned was discovered at the scene. The King County Bomb Disposal Unit responded to assist and removed the device for disposal. No further device details were provided. No damage or injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.

Ireland IID Destroys Construction Equipment

Submitted by dholiday2023 on Thu, 12/21/2023 - 14:04

On 30 November 2023, at approximately 0400 hours local time, local authorities received a report of arson caused by an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, in Rosslare Harbour, Wexford. The IID destroyed a forklift at the construction site of an asylum seeker center. No injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.

Source story here.

Indiana: IIDs Thrown at Neighboring Property, 1 Arrested

Submitted by Mahtab7 on Tue, 06/06/2023 - 15:53

TRIPwire, 6 June 2023 On 3 June 2023, Muncie Police Department officers responded to a residence on West 15th Street after a suspect threw improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, at a neighbor's chicken coop and doghouse. No injuries were reported. The 20-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with attempted murder, criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, criminal mischief, and attempted cruelty to an animal.