Florida: Homemade explosives found at home of Ocala man charged with aggravated assault on officer

An Ocala man is in custody after deputies say they removed several homemade explosive devices from his home. On Oct. 27, Paul Thomas Giangrasso, 47, was arrested for aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, deputies say. During the arrest Read More …

Authorities in Washington County investigating 2 incidents involving explosives

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two incidents involving homemade explosives. The incidents happened just hours apart Monday night. The first went off near Inwood Avenue North and 27th Street North in Lake Elmo. The second happened in the Read More …

Targeted victim in Maryland bomb attack recovering, as police continue probe

Federal and municipal authorities say a home-made bomb that injured a 28-year-old Carroll County, Maryland man on Friday – just south of the Pennsylvania line – was dropped off at his home and addressed to him. The 28-year-old unnamed man 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 …

Inside the FBI’s race to stop Austin, Texas, bombing spree

In March 2018, a serial bomber planted five explosive devices in packages and placed one next to a trip wire on a suburban street in Austin, Texas. Unsuspecting residents found packages outside their homes. The packages were designed to explode Read More …

Angola: US donates over USD 11 million for demining

According to a note that ANGOP has had access, since 1995 and with increased funding in 2020, the US has so far contributed over US$145 million to these efforts in Angola and is the biggest bilateral donor to the humanitarian Read More …

White supremacist pleads guilty to plotting to bomb Colorado synagogue

A man described by U.S. prosecutors as a neo-Nazi and white supremacist pleaded guilty on Thursday to a hate crime for plotting to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue last year. Richard Holzer, 28, pleaded guilty to attempting to stop people Read More …

California: IEDs, homemade explosives lab found at Gilroy home where blast occurred

Authorities said they found multiple homemade IEDs and an explosives lab inside a residence in Gilroy that is at the center of an investigation. On Monday at around 2:20 p.m., Gilroy police responded to a home on the 1700 block Read More …

Oklahoma: OHP Bomb Squad Disarm ‘Improvised Explosive Device’ In Chelsea

The OHP bomb squad has disarmed an ‘improvised explosive device’ in Chelsea Thursday night. Rogers County Deputies said they were searching for 57-year-old Thomas John Smith for burglary when they found and arrested him under a bridge near 6th and Read More …

California: Oakland Man Convicted Of Targeting Law Enforcement Officers With Mail Bombs

A federal jury has convicted Ross Gordon Laverty of multiple felonies in connection with mailing two explosive devices to homes in Alameda and East Palo Alto, targeting law enforcement officers with the intent to injure or kill his targets. U.S. Read More …

Chicago: Trio used explosive device in attempted Lake View ATM burglary

Authorities are looking for three men suspected of using an explosive device to try and break into an ATM in Lake View over the summer. On June 14, one of the suspects allegedly planted an improvised explosive device next to Read More …

White supremacists remain deadliest US terror threat, Homeland Security report says

White supremacist extremists will remain the deadliest domestic terror threat to the United States, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s first annual homeland threat assessment, which details a range of threats from election interference to unprecedented storms. Since 2018, Read More …

Seattle Police: 16 protesters arrested after explosives thrown toward officers

Sixteen protesters were arrested Saturday night after police gave a dispersal order to a group they said caused “extensive property damage to a business” while marching and later had thrown explosives toward officers. The protest had begun earlier in the Read More …

Massachusetts: Explosives Removed from Monterey Home

Law enforcement officers discovered dozens of explosive devices and parts during the execution of a search warrant at a West Road home on Friday. A statement from the offices the Berkshire district attorney and the state fire marshal did not Read More …

US commits to help rid leftover cluster bombs in Cambodia

The United States has renewed its commitment to help rid Cambodia of cluster munitions dropped by their forces during the Vietnam War. Speaking during his visit to Ratanakiri province yesterday, which was also attended by the Mines Advisory Group and Read More …

Kansas: IED exploded in car in central Topeka apartment parking lot, authorities say

A preliminary investigation shows an IED was intentionally placed in a car’s passenger compartment Monday night, according to the Topeka Fire Department. TPD was dispatched to the 4100 block of Southwest 6th St. to investigate a suspicious item found in Read More …

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

HARRISBURG, 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 Harrisburg International Airport. The new technology provides critical Read More …

Pennsylvania: Bangor man who used drone to drop explosive devices sentenced to 5 years in prison

A Bangor man was sentenced Thursday for having homemade bombs and using a drone to drop explosive devices in Northampton County. 45-year-old Jason Muzzicato was sentenced to five years in prison and three years of supervised release for unlawfully possessing Read More …

Texas: Gonzales County man arrested for discussing terroristic attacks on behalf of ISIS in U.S.

A Gonzales County man was arrested and accused of providing support to the terrorist group ISIS and discussing the planning of terrorrist attacks in the United States and overseas. Jaylyn Christopher Molina, who also refers to himself as “Abdur Rahim,” Read More …

Miami International Airport: Fly through security with new screening technology

Security screening at Miami International Airport in the post-COVID-19 era just got easier, thanks to the installation of seven state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) scanners at six Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints. Passengers traveling through a lane with a CT scanner Read More …