Florida: Port Orange man claiming to be neo-Nazi found with homemade explosive device in car

Daytona Beach Shores police said Tuesday they are investigating a case where a man found with a homemade explosive device claimed to be a skinhead and a neo-Nazi, authorities said. Frederick Jordan Price, 26, of Port Orange was first arrested Read More …

Tennessee: Nashville police release photo of RV linked to explosion

Nashville police have released a photo of the RV investigators believe is linked to the explosion that tore through a downtown neighborhood Christmas morning. They are asking anyone with information to contact investigators with tips. The photo was apparently taken Read More …

U.S. charges Libyan in 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270

The United States on Monday unsealed criminal charges against a third alleged conspirator in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, that killed 270 people, mostly Americans. The suspect, Abu Agila Mohammad Masud Kheir Al-Marimi, a Read More …

New York: Bomb Squad officers get highly-realistic training experience using real IEDs

Members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad were among several members of law enforcement who took part in a unique training experience Thursday. Over the next few days, several agencies will be training in realistic settings, to help Read More …

Philippines: US military donation of explosive ordnance and demolition equipment to boost AFP anti-terror capabilities

The United States’ latest military equipment donation to the Philippines would help strengthen the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)’s anti-terrorism capabilities. “The CSAFP (Chief-of-Staff AFP) Gen. Gilbert Gapay, expressed his appreciation and gratitude to the US For the donation Read More …

Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller participated in a capabilities display of recently-delivered U.S. sniper and counter-improvised explosive device (IED) equipment

Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller met with Philippines Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodore Locsin in Manila today.  Secretary Miller underscored the importance of the alliance and the value the U.S.-Philippines Visiting Read More …

Kentucky: Homemade explosive found after McCracken County shooting

Jay Garland of Paducah Kentucky was arrested in connection to a Dec. 3 shooting at 5120 Concord Avenue. When deputies arrived, they found the victim, Tyler Busby of Paducah Kentucky, in the driveway. While executing a search warrant at the Read More …

TSA’s National Explosive Detection Canine Program

The Canine Training Center (CTC) is located at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas. This site trains and deploys both TSA-led and state and local law enforcement-led canine teams. These teams, made up of a canine and a Read More …

Michigan: Bomb squad responds to drug bust after Cass County police find homemade explosive device

Two adults were arrested in a southwest Michigan drug bust where police found a homemade bomb and a “large amount” of Methamphetamine. The Cass County Drug Enforcement Team conducted a search warrant Friday, Nov. 20, in the 70000 block of Read More …

Connecticut: Three Pipe Bombs Located Under City Bridge; Bomb Squad Called In

State police bomb squad investigators completed a search of a body of water in Meriden after a third pipe bomb was located. The incident took place over the weekend sometime on Saturday, Nov. 15, or Sunday, Nov. 15, in the Read More …

United States provides additional US$ 3 million for humanitarian demining in Zimbabwe

The United States government is pleased to announce an additional USD $3 million for humanitarian demining projects in Zimbabwe. Since 1998, the United States has invested more than $23.9 million in Zimbabwe to protect people from landmines and promote economic Read More …

Abu Mohammed al-Masri, Al Qaeda’s No. 2, killed in US-Israel joint operation in Iran

The United States and Israel worked together to track and kill a senior Al Qaeda operative in Iran earlier this year, a bold intelligence operation by the two allied nations that came as the Trump administration was ramping up pressure Read More …

Unstable homemade bomb found in abandoned trailer, California deputies say

A disturbance led to the discovery Monday night of an abandoned trailer with unstable homemade explosives inside, California officials say. San Benito County sheriff’s deputies found someone had connected 20 fireworks inside the trailer on Sunnyslope Road to create a Read More …

Nebraska: Explosive device found in vehicle following crash – LPD

An IED, or improvised explosive device, was found inside a vehicle that had been involved in a crash in Lincoln. On Saturday, Lincoln Police said Desmond Hauser, 35, suffered a medical episode and crashed his vehicle into a light pole Read More …

Minnesota: Two charged with setting off explosives in Lake Elmo and Afton

A receipt from a hardware store led authorities to the suspects who set off homemade explosive devices Monday night in the east metro communities of Lake Elmo and Afton. Nicholas Thole, 29, and his cousin, Seth Slaikeu, 40, were both Read More …

Michigan: Man accused of placing explosives in trash cans at Port Huron hospital

A 59-year-old man has been charged with placing explosives inside three trash cans at a Port Huron hospital. Michael Patrick Barna, of Clyde Township, was arraigned Sunday, Nov. 8 in 72nd District Court in Port Huron on the following charges: Read More …

Portland Police: Man arrested and commercial grade fireworks seized after Molotov cocktail thrown at PPB officers

Loaded rifle seized in arrest. Deputies arrested a man believed to have thrown a Molotov cocktail at PPB officers. Deps. seized a rifle with a full magazine. They also recovered additional magazines, commercial grade fireworks, a knife & spray paint Read More …

Maryland: Hagerstown Man Charged With Manufacturing Multiple Explosive Devices

The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal has arrested and charged a Hagerstown man who they say manufactured multiple explosive devices. Stephen Russell Smith, 40, is charged with four counts of manufacturing and possession of a destructive device, and Read More …