New Jersey: Bucks County man charged after explosive device detonates at former supervisor’s driveway

Michael Patrick Takacs Jr., 43, of Warminster, is facing several charges including unlawfully possessing and transporting an explosive device which caused serious damage to his former supervisor’s vehicle. According to New Jersey’s District Attorney’s Office, around July 26 at approximately Read More …

Tennessee man arrested after officers find 14 IEDs inside home

A Tennessee man was taken into custody Friday after authorities allege he threatened to kill public officials and law enforcement and was then discovered with 14 improvised explosive devices in his home when investigators arrived to arrest him. Kevin Wade Read More …

Michigan man sentenced for traveling with explosive devices to Massachusett

A 31-year-old man has been sentenced for traveling with several explosive devices from Michigan to Massachusetts, federal officials said on Friday. A judge sentenced Luke Isaac Terpstra to three years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Read More …

Singapore: Fewer than 1 in 5 people noticed suspicious items during Ministry of Home Affairs’s social experiments

More than 2,500 people in Tampines and Bishan walked past a black suitcase and a black car with a concealed number plate, but fewer than 500 of them noticed the suspicious objects. Even fewer of them either intended to or Read More …

California: Old Pipe Bomb Found in Storm Drain in Alameda

The investigation ensued after crew members from Alameda’s Public Works Department discovered a “suspicious item” in a storm drain while performing routine maintenance at approximately 10:15 a.m., according to an APD report on Facebook. By 10:30 a.m., APD officers notified Read More …

New York Man Charged For Making And Attempting To Use Improvised Explosive Devices In Manhattan

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton; Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Christopher G. Raia; and Commissioner of the New York City Police Read More …

South Korea: Police uncover cache of homemade explosives after father shoots son with homemade shotgun

A man in his 30s was shot and killed by his father during a birthday gathering in Incheon on Sunday night, with police later uncovering a cache of homemade explosives at the suspect’s residence in Seoul. The fatal shooting unfolded Read More …

Virginia: Smithfield man pleads guilty to possessing over 150 improvised explosive devices and an unregistered firearm

NORFOLK, Va. – A Smithfield man pled guilty today to possession of an unregistered short barrel rifle and possession of an unregistered destructive device. According to court documents, on July 31, 2021, Brad Kenneth Spafford, 36, was admitted to an Read More …

Iowa: Man allegedly hid pipe bombs on golf course, detonated one

A man was arrested after he allegedly planted multiple pipe bombs on a golf course, with one exploding before authorities could defuse it. According to police statements obtained by local outlet KCCI, an explosion rocked the Waveland Golf Course on Read More …

UK: Man’s homemade explosives led to street evacuation

A man has been jailed for throwing acid and making explosives in a “home laboratory” inside his flat in Derbyshire over the course of 15 years. Police cordoned off streets and evacuated 35 homes after finding explosive materials in a Read More …

Northern Ireland: Explosive device seized by police in south Armagh

An explosive device and a number of other items have been seized by police in south Armagh. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said officers recovered and made safe an improvised explosive device, and removed a number of items Read More …

India: One killed, another injured in bomb explosion in West Bengal

One person was killed and another was injured in a crude bomb explosion in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district, police said on Saturday. The incident took place around 8.30 pm in Rajoa village under Katwa sub-division triggering panic among residents. Read More …

Connecticut: Seymour man arrested for alleged possession of homemade explosives

Police arrested a Seymour man during a domestic disturbance call after officers found homemade explosive devices in the home. While conducting the investigation for the reported domestic disturbance, police said they found what appeared to be “improvised” explosive devices along Read More …

Wisconsin: Milwaukee Police search for suspect who exploded ‘makeshift’ tennis ball bomb in neighborhood

An unidentified man allegedly built a homemade bomb hidden inside of a tennis ball and planted it in a strangers’ residential garage. According to homeowner Britney Ortiz Djuric, she heard a “very loud” explosion coming from her garage just before Read More …

Thailand: Hidden explosives uncovered in sand at Patong Beach

Holidaymakers were left rattled as police scoured Phuket’s beaches to unearth a series of hidden explosive devices planted by suspects intent on chaos. Police confirmed yesterday evening, June 27, that the last two devices connected to the suspects’ shocking confession Read More …

Israel: Improvised explosive devices located and destroyed in Hebron area, suspect arrested

Security forces thwarted a potential terrorist attack after locating and destroying improvised explosive devices yesterday in Yatta in the Hebron area. Police reported that during searches inside a building, numerous ammunition and two explosive devices containing explosives and metal balls Read More …

Northern Ireland: Man accused of pipe bomb attack on Belfast Islamic Centre ‘needs psychiatric assessment’

A man accused of carrying out a pipe bomb attack on the Belfast Islamic Centre may require a psychiatric assessment, a court has heard. Jonathan Robert Bell, 34, was arrested after a viable explosive device was thrown through a window Read More …

Arizona: Three improvised explosive devices found near Sahuarita town

Law enforcement disabled three improvised explosive devices in southern Arizona within a single week, though no arrests have been made, according to Sahuarita police. About 7 p.m. on June 20, the Sahuarita Police Department received 911 calls reporting a suspicious, Read More …

Oregon: Police investigate ‘improvised explosive’ which led to I-5 closure, suspect arrested

Several blocks in Northeast Portland closed on Thursday afternoon as police searched the area following the arrest of a man accused of making a makeshift bomb. Portland resident Alexander R. Wick, 38, was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center Read More …

Pennsylvania: 13 improvised explosive devices found at home of man arrested near “No Kings” protest

Investigators said they found 13 improvised explosive devices, including pipe bombs, inside the home of a man who was heavily armed and arrested near a “No Kings” protest in West Chester, Pennsylvania, over the weekend, after previously saying seven explosives Read More …