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The device, thought to be an unexploded mortar round, was safely detonated in a field near Ilkeston. Police were called to the Langley Avenue area in Cotmanhay at about 6.40pm yesterday (Sunday) after a member of the public found the Read More …
A controlled explosion has been carried out in Derby after a device was found in the River Derwent. A 100m cordon was in place and Derwent Street and Exeter Bridge were closed as Derbyshire Police and the bomb squad worked Read More …
A former soldier, who served his country for 15 years, has admitted making and possessing explosives. Dressed in a black hoodie and a grey t-shirt, Peter Galvin pleaded guilty to three different counts he appeared from custody at Derby Crown Read More …
Houses were evacuated and nearby roads closed after a man was arrested on suspicion of explosives offences in Derbyshire. Officers attended an address in Acorn Drive in Belper just after 6pm on Friday after officers were called to reports of Read More …
A self-styled Doomsday “prepper” turned his home into an explosives factory and set off devices in the garden, a court has been told. Simon Pilgrim, 41, from Derby, was arrested last December when police raided his accommodation in a multi-occupancy Read More …
Specialist explosives experts have carried out a controlled detonation on a hand grenade found in a garden in Derbyshire. Police were called to the address on Sunday afternoon after a member of the public found the device. Officers called in Read More …
A bomb squad was called to a quiet village near Ashby today after suspected explosive materials were discovered in a garage at a house. A man had been clearing out the property, in North Close, Blackfordby, and came across the Read More …