Pennsylvania: Man arrested after apparent explosive devices, counterfeit machine found inside Philadelphia home

A 35-year-old man is in custody after an incident that involved the bomb squad, hazmat unit, police K-9s and an investigation that stretched from Sunday afternoon into the overnight hours in Philadelphia’s Mayfair section. Police responded to the 4200 block Read More …

Pennsylvania: Explosions lead to discovery of multiple homemade explosives in Bucks County

Two suspects are in custody after multiple explosions rocked a community in Bucks County over the weekend. The explosions were reported near Easton Road and Street Road Valley Square in Warrington Township overnight Sunday. Police say they stopped a vehicle Read More …

Pennsylvania: Bomb squad personnel attend unexploded ordnance course at Gettysburg Museum

GETTYSBURG, Pa. – U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians joined Federal, state and local bomb squad personnel at a Civil War era unexploded ordnance course at the Gettysburg National Military Park. Around 35 bomb squad personnel Read More …

Philadelphia Teenager Arrested in Terror Plot

Authorities say they rushed to arrest a 17-year-old boy, alleging he was preparing to build bombs and select targets after being in touch with an al-Qaida affiliate in Syria. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced the arrest Monday, calling details Read More …

Pennsylvania: Bomb squad removes explosive device after suspects try to blow up ATM in Olney

An attempted robbery at a variety store in Pennsylvania: ’s Olney section required the help of a bomb squad early Wednesday morning. An employee told police that three men entered the store on the 4700 block of North 5th Street Read More …

Pennsylvania: TSA officers prevent explosive device from being loaded on plane at Lehigh Valley International Airport

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer prevented an explosive device from being loaded onto a flight at Lehigh Valley International Airport on Monday, Feb. 27. The device was detected during the routine screening of checked baggage. The Read More …

Pennsylvania: 18-inch pipe bomb found behind Holmesburg church, near railroad tracks

Philadelphia police are investigating after a pipe bomb was reportedly discovered behind a church in Holmesburg. Philadelphia police sources tell FOX 29 an 18-inch pipe bomb was found Sunday, just after 1:30 p.m., behind St. Dominic’s Catholic Church, on the Read More …

Pennsylvania: State police, FBI investigating explosive device found at gas transmission facility in Washington County

The FBI and state police are investigating after an explosive device was found at a gas transmission facility in Washington County, investigators said. The homemade incendiary device was found wedged into the door of an industrial gas pipe last week, Read More …

Pennsylvania: ISIS supporter sentenced to 17 years for bomb plot targeting Pittsburgh church

A Pittsburgh man who plotted to bomb a local church out of a desire to show support for the Islamic State group was sentenced this week to a 17-year prison term. Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 24, who is originally from Syria Read More …

Pennsylvania: Court sentences man for plotting with ISIS to bomb Nigerian church in US

A federal court in the United States has sentenced a Pennsylvania man, Mustafa Mousab Alowemer to 208 months (17 years and 3 months) for plotting with an international terrorist organisation, Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) to bomb a Read More …

Pennsylvania: Multiple people injured during bomb squad training exercise

Multiple people have been injured during a Pennsylvania bomb squad training exercise at a prison facility. Officials say that three law enforcement officers were hurt in an explosion during the exercise at a Montgomery County prison on Thursday morning. The Read More …

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Soldiers destroy more than 250 cannon balls in Pennsylvania

CHAMBERSBURG, Pennsylvania – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Soldiers destroyed more than 250 Civil War-era cannon balls during a domestic explosive mitigation mission on Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. EOD technicians from the Fort Belvoir, Virginia-based 55th Ordnance Company Read More …

Pennsylvania: Burglary suspect considered ‘armed and dangerous’ arrested in Warwick

A man considered armed and dangerous was arrested in Warwick after officers stopped him there Tuesday, according to police. Warwick police said in a news release that David Bruno Jasiulewicz, 32, was a suspect in a burglary investigated by state Read More …

Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS

A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty today to one count of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 23, of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty to one count Read More …

Pennsylvania: Cambria County man arrested after explosive materials found in home

A South Fork man was arrested Friday after police said he detonated two explosive devices in South Fork Borough on Thursday, and explosive materials were later found in his home. Mark Stephen Yatsky, 57, was charged with felony unlawful possession Read More …

Pittsburgh police search for vehicle after explosion in Lawrenceville

Authorities are searching for a white pickup truck after an explosion damaged a car Sunday night in Lawrenceville. City police said an improvised explosive device detonated in the 3600 block of Penn Avenue shortly after 9 p.m. A separate explosive-related Read More …

10 ATMs damaged amid overnight unrest in Philadelphia

Police say 10 ATMs were damaged late Monday and early Tuesday in Philadelphia. Police said officers responded to the 600 block of Wendover Street, in Philadelphia’s Manayunk section, at about 11:50 p.m. Monday after an ATM exploded at Dalessandro’s Steaks. Read More …

TSA checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport gets new state-of-the-art 3-D checkpoint scanner to improve explosives detection

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A new state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography checkpoint scanner (CT) that provides 3-D imaging has been installed and is in use at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport. The new technology provides critical Read More …