TRIPwire, 16 June 2022

On 14 June 2022, at approximately 1400 hours local time, Napa County Sheriff’s Department (NCSD) deputies executed a search warrant at a suspect’s home in American Canyon and discovered bomb-making material (BMM), including flash powder, black powder, explosive precursor chemicals (EPCs), “fusing systems”, remote controls, containers designed to confine explosives, and an explosive cookbook. NCSD deputies also determined that the suspect had built and functioned multiple IEDs which were described as similar to M-type devices. No further device details were provided. The 55-year-old suspect was previously arrested on 4 June after American Canyon Police Department officers responded to Kilpatrick Street where they found him in possession of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and discovered that he had been initiating IEDs from the UAS. He was arrested and charged with possession of an explosive device, possession of materials with intent to construct an explosive device, and possession of a controlled substance.

TRIPwire, 9 June 2022

On 7 June 2022, at approximately 1115 hours local time, Minot Police Department (MPD) officers arrested a 36-year-old suspect at his workplace in Southeast Minot under suspicion that he had made an online threat against a local hospital on 1 June. A subsequent search of the suspect’s Northwest Minot home uncovered two explosive devices and seven firearms. MPD Bomb Squad and Minot Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians removed the devices and rendered them safe. MPD officers also recovered a firearm from the suspect’s vehicle. The suspect was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of an explosive device, eight counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, one count of terrorizing, one count of menacing, and one count of harassment.

TRIPwire, 14 June 2022

On 12 June 2022, at approximately 1945 hours local time, Oroville Police Department officers responded to a residence in Oroville after the homeowner discovered an explosive device, described as an “old stick of dynamite”, while gardening in the yard and moved it to the front of the home. The Butte County Interagency Bomb Squad responded to assist and removed it for offsite disposal.

TRIPwire, 1 June 2022

On 29 May 2022, Jammu and Kashmir Police shot down a Pakistani unmanned aircraft system (UAS) carrying explosive devices and 40 mm grenades in the Rajbagh area of Kathua district. The local bomb disposal squad responded to assist and examined the devices describing them as seven magnetic explosive devices designed to adhere to their target, and seven 40 mm grenades designed to be fired by an Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL). The investigation is ongoing.