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TRIPwire, 12 April 2019
On 12 April 2019 at approximately 0430 hours local time, an IED functioned on a residential street in Glenelg North, damaging two vehicles. Eastern District Police (EDP) officers responded and arrested a 39-year-old male suspect at his residence. According to EDP, the attack was targeted. The suspect was charged with use of an explosive device, property damage, breach of intervention order, and breach of bail. There is no further information on the device.Views: 139Friday, April 12, 2019 - 00:00 -
TRIPwire, 3 October 2019
On 28 September 2019, a resident alerted Sunshine Coast police after an explosive device emplaced in her mailbox functioned. The explosion blew the metal front and rear of the mailbox over 13 feet away, destroying the brick and spreading debris over the yard. In another incident, a device emplaced at a Mountain Creek resident’s home functioned in front of the door. Over the past month, officers have responded to numerous incidents in the Maroochydore, Kawana Waters, and Caloundra areas, where approximately a dozen mailboxes have been targeted with crudely constructed explosive devices comprising empty drink cans, sparklers, and bottles. Police believe juveniles are behind the incidents as the recent increase in occurrences fall during school holidays.
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TRIPwire, 05 June 2018
On 17 May 2018, the New South Wales (NSW) Government filed an application with the NSW Supreme Court to hold a male suspect beyond his release date, where the continuing detention order would keep him in custody for an additional 18 months. The filed request was based on monitored phone conversations at Goulburn Correctional Center by an individual who expressed the desires to conduct improvised explosive device attacks against Holroyd Police Station or the Sydney City2Surf Fun Run, attended by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, and included conducting a public beheading.
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TRIPwire, 24 October 2019
On 24 October 2019 at approximately 0600 hours local time, an individual discovered a suspicious device in the parking lot of an Ipswich sports club. Queensland Police closed down nearby residential streets while Queensland Police Bomb Squad officers examined the device, which they described as improvised and made primarily of a gas bottle, and executed render safe procedures. Police are continuing to investigate to determine if the device was viable and where it came from.
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TRIPwire, 9 October 2020
On 8 October 2020, at approximately 0330 hours local time, improvised incendiary devices (IIDs), described as Molotov cocktails, were thrown at a residence in the town of Eaglehawk in Bendigo, Victoria, by two unknown suspects, setting the building ablaze. The Bendigo Police Service and Bendigo Fire Brigade responded to the scene and quickly extinguished the fire. The noise from the IIDs being thrown through the front window woke the three residents, who exited the building before it was engulfed. A neighbor’s closed-circuit television captured footage of the suspects throwing the IIDs. The Bendigo Crime Investigation Unit is investigating.
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TRIPwire, 10 January 2019
On 8 January 2019 at approximately 2330 hours local time, a 40-year-old male entered a bar in the southern suburbs of Adelaide and threw an improvised incendiary device (IID) over the counter. The IID malfunctioned and no injuries were reported. The South Australia Police responded and took the man into custody on 9 January. The suspect had previously been barred from the bar.
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TRIPwire, 20 May 2020
On 16 May 2020 at approximately 1730 hours local time, local police responded to a report of an IED utilizing a trip wire found on a local hiking trail in Gippsland, Victoria. Technicians from the Victoria Police Bomb Response Unit removed and rendered safe the device, then sent the components to the Arson and Explosives Unit for examination. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 4 March 2020
On 4 March 2020 at approximately 0230 hours local time, an IED functioned on a suburban street in Redcliffe, Perth. Residents reported being woken by the sound of an explosion, and surveillance cameras captured video of a flare from the device igniting, followed by three unknown suspects fleeing the scene, with one holding a “glowing object.” Fire crews and law enforcement responded to the scene to search for additional devices or debris and collected evidence from the device for testing. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 14 July 2020
On 14 July 2020, at approximately 1230 hours local time, Queensland Police Service (QPS) officers responded to a reported IED located on a walking trail in Caboolture in southeast Queensland. QPS Explosive Ordnance Response Team technicians rendered safe the IED. According to authorities, the IED was filled with ball bearings and firearm ammunition. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 31 May 2019
On 31 May 2019 at approximately 1020 hours local time, Victoria Police arrested four male suspects after discovering an IED inside a private residence in Wodonga West while executing a search warrant for an alleged burglary. Additionally, three guns, an unknown quantity of narcotics, and an assortment of possible stolen goods were also discovered. The Bomb Response Unit from Melbourne participated in the investigation, which is ongoing.
Views: 438Friday, May 31, 2019 - 14:41