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TRIPwire, 24 May 2021
On 17 May 2021, at approximately 0222 hours local time, an Austin Police Department officer found an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, along with several empty glass bottles after receiving a report of a man with several gasoline cans lined up along the street with a fire burning near them. The officer moved the gas cans to prevent the gasoline from igniting. No injuries or damages were reported. The 28-year-old suspect, who appeared to be under the influence of drugs, first claimed he was storing gas in the glass bottle because he had nowhere else to store it and the rag in the top of the bottle was for preventing spills, but later claimed to want to burn down his home and trailers. The suspect was arrested and charged with a felony as a violent felon in possession of an incendiary device.
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TRIPwire, 27 August 2020
On 26 August 2020, at approximately 1600 hours local time, the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office and Gobles Pine Grove Fire Department responded after a worker mowing grass along a Pine Grove Township road discovered what appeared to be three IEDs in a ditch. Deputies at the scene called in the Berrien County Bomb Squad to assist. Bomb squad technicians examined the devices, confirmed they were viable pipe bombs, and rendered the devices safe at the scene. The origin of the devices is unknown and the investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 4 January 2021
On 3 January 2021, at approximately 2130 hours local time, Pittsburgh Bureau of Police officers responded to an explosion in Lower Lawrenceville after an unknown suspect threw an IED from a vehicle. There were no injuries reported, but a parked car was damaged. At 2230 hours, officers responded to reports of a second explosion in the Hill District, a 10-minute drive from the site of the first explosion. The Pittsburgh Public Safety Department Fire Investigation Unit and Pittsburgh Police Bomb Squad responded to assist. No further device details were provided. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 30 November 2020
On 26 November 2020, Federal authorities arrested a 47-year-old man at a Boston public transit station for illegally carrying a firearm and ammunition after he was found in possession of a loaded pistol, a knife, and a bulletproof vest. During a search of the suspect’s Dorchester residence, authorities found undisclosed explosive precursor chemicals (EPCs), which the suspect purchased online, as well as weapons-related material, ammunition, body armor, and security and spy cameras. The suspect, who had been under surveillance, allegedly belongs to the extremist antigovernment sovereign citizen movement. The ATF, FBI Boston’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Boston Police Department are continuing to investigate.
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TRIPwire, 31 March 2021
On 29 March 2021, at approximately 2115 hours local time, Mesa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies responded to a Grand Junction apartment complex after a tenant reported two residents making a toxic substance using chemicals. The Grand Junction Fire Department’s (GJFD) Hazmat Team responded to assist, examined three bottles of undisclosed chemicals, and deemed the scene safe. A 33-year-old man and 44-year-old woman were arrested for possession, use, or removal of explosives or incendiary devices/possession of components. MCSO is continuing to investigate with assistance from Federal authorities.
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TRIPwire, 11 January 2021
On 10 January 2021, at approximately 1530 hours local time, San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered a small unspecified explosive device while searching a suspect’s vehicle after a car chase in Stockton. San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team technicians responded, examined the device, and performed render safe procedures. There was no official statement released on whether the device was viable. Authorities arrested the suspect although no further details were released about the charges, and the investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 25 September 2020
On 23 September 2020, officers from the Akron Police Department discovered an explosive device in a woman’s purse following a car crash. Police had attempted to stop the vehicle for minor traffic violations. The driver led police on a short pursuit, which police called off due to safety concerns. The vehicle crashed a short time later, and the 31-year-old male driver and 23-year-old female passenger were arrested. While examining the contents of the vehicle, police discovered the device in the female suspect’s purse, which she confirmed was explosive. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad responded to assist and secured the explosive device. Further device details were not released.
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TRIPwire, 12 November 2020
On 11 November 2020, Saudi emergency personnel responded after an unidentified suspect threw an IED into a non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah during a ceremony to commemorate the end of World War I. The device functioned and wounded several people attending the ceremony, including a Saudi security guard, a Greek national, and a British national. No device details have been released. ISIS reportedly has claimed responsibility for the explosion, and the investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 31 December 2020
On 29 December 2020, at approximately 0420 hours local time, Cleveland Police Department officers responded to an improvised incendiary device (IID) attack on an ATM at a bank in Cleveland. The ATM suffered minor damage. No further details were provided about the IID. The investigation is ongoing.
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TRIPwire, 30 November 2020
On 28 November 2020, at approximately 2200 hours local time, Police Service of Northern Ireland officers and fire crews responded to a vehicle fire after an IED, described as a pipe bomb, detonated under a transit van in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. No injuries were reported, and the van sustained only minor damage before crews extinguished the fire. An Ammunition Technical Officer (ATO) responded to assist. A search of the scene by the ATO yielded several IED fragments, which were removed for processing. No further device details were released. The investigation is ongoing.
Views: 180Monday, November 30, 2020 - 14:06