Texas: Federal documents give details on explosive device found in Fort Smith home

Federal court documents give more details about what kind of explosive device was found in the home of a man arrested in Austin, Texas, by the FBI Tuesday. Neil Ravi Mehta, 31, of Fort Smith, an employer for Federal Armament Read More …

Kentucky: Bardstown police investigating explosive devices found

An investigation is underway in Bardstown after a reported bomb threat. Bardstown police say around 8:30 Friday morning, officers were called to the 300 block of North 1st street for a suspicious device. When officers arrived they found what looked Read More …

Maryland: K9 Deacon Joins the MD State Fire Marshal’s Office

There’s a new employee at the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s office – K9 Deacon and his human Senior Deputy State Fire Marshal Jeff Thomas. Deacon is a 13 month old yellow Lab and has been ATF-trained in the accelerant detection Read More …

Montana: ATF offers reward after pipe bombs were found in Great Falls

The investigation continues into the discovery of two explosive devices in Great Falls earlier this month. On July 4th, 2022, several agencies – including the ATF, Great Falls Police Department, and the Malmstrom AFB Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit – responded Read More …

Minnesota: K-9 teams gather in Arden Hills to train on explosive-detection skills

Dozens of dogs across Minnesota, Wisconsin and Canada came together on Wednesday to sniff out trouble. More than 30 K-9 teams came to the Arden Hills Army Training Center to earn their National Odor Recognition Testing (NORT) certification. One of Read More …

ATF NCETR hosted Lawrence B. Jones to explain their mission in fire research and safe explosives disposal process

ATF National Center for Explosives Training and Research (NCETR) hosted Lawrence B. Jones to explain their mission in fire research and safe explosives disposal process. The NCETR provides training and scientific research to prevent and investigate bombings, and post-blast training. Read More …

Vermont: Springfield Man Faces Federal Pipe Bomb Charge

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Anibal Castro, Jr., 33, of Springfield, Vermont, has been charged with unlawful possession of a “destructive device” (“Pipe Bomb”), in violation of the National Firearms Act. Read More …

Oklahoma: Man arrested for placing an improvised explosive device outside of the Hard Rock Casino in Catoosa

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) said they arrested Zachary Schmidt on for leaving a bag containing an improvised explosive device (IED) outside of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tuesday night. Around 8 p.m. on Jan. Read More …

ATF: Overloading of Bomb Squad Container Caused Fireworks Explosion in South LA Neighborhood

Overloading of a containment vessel used by the LAPD bomb squad to destroy illegal fireworks was the cause of a late June explosion that rattled a South Los Angeles neighborhood and left 17 people injured, according to a federal report. Read More …

104th Explosive Ordnance Disposal team trains for joint response

BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. — Explosive ordnance disposal technicians from the 104th Civil Engineering Squadron attended Raven’s Challenge Interoperability Exercise June 6-11, 2021, at Fort Devens Army Base, Devens, Massachusetts. Raven’s Challenge is an annual, interagency, counter improvised Read More …

104th Explosive Ordnance Disposal team trains for joint response

Explosive ordnance disposal technicians from the 104th Civil Engineering Squadron attended Raven’s Challenge Interoperability Exercise June 6-11, 2021, at Fort Devens Army Base, Devens, Massachusetts. Raven’s Challenge is an annual, interagency, counter improvised explosive device exercise, funded by the Department Read More …

Indiana: Explosives training focuses on increase in ATM bombs

Bomb squads from across the country trained at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in North Vernon, Indiana, with federal and military experts and the Raven’s Challenge joint explosives training program. During the training period squad members also had the opportunity to Read More …

Inside the FBI’s race to stop Austin, Texas, bombing spree

In March 2018, a serial bomber planted five explosive devices in packages and placed one next to a trip wire on a suburban street in Austin, Texas. Unsuspecting residents found packages outside their homes. The packages were designed to explode Read More …

Seattle: ATF investigating homemade explosives which injured officers during riot

Explosive experts with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are being asked to investigate improvised explosive devices which were thrown at officers by rioters at the West Precinct Sunday. Some of the devices are believed to have been Read More …

Arkansas: Pipe bombs, explosive device components found at residence

A joint investigation by the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) recently uncovered homemade explosive devices and explosive components at a residence in northern Baxter County, a news release from Sheriff John Read More …

KBI Says Improvised Explosive Devices Found In Western Kansas

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is working with Logan County officials after some improvised explosive devices were found on a rural property. The devices were found Monday morning on a property at 2504 U.S. Highway 83 in rural Logan County. Read More …

Chicago Police, Feds Seek Help to Identify Persons of Interest in 53 Arson Investigations

A man wearing a dark shirt and a hat sprays a liquid over the counter of a looted Ulta Beauty store in Brighton Park and ignites the fluid with a match. A group of men start a fire inside the Read More …

Ohio: ATF, EPD bomb squad find explosives and booby traps in Evansville home

The bomb squad and federal agents found booby traps, materials to make explosives and an explosive device in an Evansville home, police said. Special agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives were contacted by detectives with the Evansville Police Read More …

Kentucky: LMPD – Two Explosions Set Off At Protests Near Waterfront Park Late Thursday

Two explosions occurred alongside protesters near Louisville’s Waterfront Park Thursday night. Louisville Metro Chief of Public Safety Amy Hess said that one of the explosions left a crater roughly one-and-a-half feet in length on Witherspoon Street. Another nearby explosion, the Read More …

Colorado Lockdown Protester Arrested For Possession Of Pipe Bombs

A 53-year-old Colorado man who was planning an armed protest against his state’s coronavirus restrictions was arrested by federal agents for allegedly possessing four pipe bombs in his home, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Monday. The man, Bradley Bunn, was Read More …