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The man detained in White Settlement last week after police found explosives in his vehicle told authorities he was planning to attack a North Texas church, according to a report obtained by the Dallas Morning News. White Settlement police called Read More …
Multiple guns and improvised explosive devices were found in a suspicious van in a White Settlement neighborhood Tuesday morning, police said. According to the White Settlement Police Department, officers responded to the report of a suspicious vehicle in the 9200 block Read More …
NAS JRB FORT WORTH, TEXAS—The 301st Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team conducted training at the EOD range located on Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) Fort Worth. The training on Oct. 30 focused on counter-improvised explosive device (IED) Read More …
A Tatum man was arrested on charges that he was creating homemade explosive devices and was in possession of methamphetamine and marijuana. According to Rusk County Sheriff Johnwayne Valdez, the sheriff’s office began an investigation into allegations that Robert Martin, Read More …
One person is in custody after Lubbock authorities responded to a barricaded subject Wednesday morning. Felix Delarosa, 39, is charged with aggravated assault against a public servant following a SWAT standoff that lasted nearly two hours. Authorities used the Lubbock Read More …
On Wednesday the Tyler City Council approved the Tyler Fire Department to apply for a $450,000 grant to acquire a robot for the Public Safety Bomb Team. The city said that the Public Safety Bomb Team currently uses a robot Read More …
Researchers at the University of Houston unveiled a groundbreaking advancement in X-ray imaging technology that could provide significant improvements in medical diagnostics, materials and industrial imaging, transportation security and other applications. In a paper featured on the cover of Optica, Read More …
Austin’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) is launching a new program in the capital area. The Bomb-Making Materials Awareness Program (BMAP) is a federal bombing prevention program with over 300 participants trained across cities in Texas. Austin HSEM’s Read More …
Not too long ago, a friend who lives in Plano, Texas sent me a facebook post she thought I would be interested in seeing. The post, made by Collin County Sheriff’s Office based out of McKinney, Texas, detailed how a Read More …
Mexican drug cartel operatives continue to engage in violent acts along the southern border of Texas near the Rio Grande, as new video shows them throwing explosives as an intimidation tactic, authorities say. The Texas Department of Public Safety posted Read More …
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-CAMP BULLIS, Texas – Joint Base San Antonio’s 902nd Civil Engineer Squadron and 433rd CES held the inaugural 2023 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Texas Regional Field Training Exercise late last month with members from Dyess Air Force Base’s Read More …
The Texas A&M University Police Department (UPD) welcomes a new K-9 to the force. Taps, a 2-year-old German Shepherd, was born in Poland and in June joined her partner, Officer John Browning, in Aggieland. In June 2023, Officer Browning and Read More …
U.S. Border Patrol authorities on Wednesday discovered backpacks with ammunition and a homemade explosive along the Rio Grande Valley sector, where authorities have previously admitted Mexican cartels maintain control of the region. According to Chavez, the McAllen Police Department helped Read More …
The Austin Police Department confirmed its Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) unit along with Cedar Park Police and the FBI is conducting a follow-up investigation in Cedar Park Thursday in connection to Wednesday’s car explosion incident at St. David’s Medical Center. Read More …
The Reeves County Sheriff’s Office found stolen explosives during a traffic stop on July 24 at 11:55 a.m. A deputy was at the scene and arrested both the driver and the passenger of the vehicle after methamphetamine was found inside. Read More …
FORT CAVAZOS, Texas – U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians cleared the way to victory against near-peer enemy forces during simulated large-scale combat operations on the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, California. Army EOD techs from the 704th Ordnance Read More …
Aman who attempted to fly with an 84 mm anti-tank rifle at the San Antonio International Airport on Monday will not be charged, police said. Transportation Security Agency agents confiscated the 84 mm Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle after it was Read More …
The FBI, the San Antonio police and fire departments are working to find the person responsible for an explosion that damaged a statue downtown. Around 3 a.m. Monday, authorities received reports of an explosion in the 300 block of West Read More …
A man who was found asleep in his car in a Northeast Side neighborhood had a pipe bomb filled with a ball bearing and metal arrowheads, according to San Antonio police. An arrest warrant affidavit states that on Wednesday, a Read More …
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland – A Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician was selected for the U.S. Army command sergeant major program. Sgt. Maj. Stephen P. Cunningham will become the senior enlisted leader for the Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington-headquartered 3rd Ordnance Read More …