Washington DC: Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he targeted US political parties because they were ‘in charge’

The man accused of placing two pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol told investigators after his arrest that he believed someone needed to “speak up” for people who believed Read More …

Virginia: FBI arrests man in Jan. 6 DC pipe bomber investigation

The FBI arrested a Virginia man on Thursday in its almost five-year investigation into who planted pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before the 2021 US Capitol riot. The bureau believes the man, 30-year-old Read More …

Washington, D.C.: EOD tech set a new record for running in a bomb suit

When Army 1st Lt. Madison Faust’s unit began testing advanced new bomb suits several months ago, her soldiers were so impressed by how much more mobility the gear offered that they encouraged her to try to set a new world Read More …

Washington DC: At least 7 people fall ill after suspicious package with white powder delivered to Joint Base Andrews

A suspicious package was delivered to a US military base in Maryland on Thursday which caused at least seven people to fall ill and be taken to the hospital, CNN has learned. Several people were transported to the on-base Malcolm Read More …

Washington D.C.: Man arrested at D.C. Catholic church had 200 homemade explosives

A man had more than 200 handmade destructive devices — including bottle rockets and molotov cocktails — in a tent on the steps of a D.C. cathedral where Supreme Court justices were expected to attend Mass on Sunday, court records Read More …

Washington, DC: Two Israeli Embassy staff members killed outside the Capital Jewish museum

A suspect is in custody after two Israeli embassy staff members were killed in a shooting near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, police said. The man and woman killed on Wednesday night were a “young couple about to Read More …

JTF-CS Commander is featured guest at CBRNE Symposium

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear experts from across the federal government, military, state and local entities, industry, and academia gathered in Washington, D.C., March 11-12, for the 13th Annual Joint Civil & DoD CBRN Symposium to Read More …

Washington D.C.: FBI releases new video and evidence in D.C. pipe bomb case, still unsolved 4 years later

In the four years since the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, federal investigators have amassed troves of evidence leading to the arrests of more than 1,500 defendants. Still, one key aspect of an event tied to that day remains Read More …

Washington, DC: Two years later, January 6 pipe bomber remains a mystery

Two years later law enforcement is raising the reward to $500,000 for any information leading to the arrest of the suspect accused of placing two pipe bombs outside Democratic and Republican national headquarters a day before Jan. 6. The announcement Read More …

Washington DC: Three businesses targeted with explosive devices as hooded suspect on loose

Explosive devices were detonated outside three businesses in Washington DC in the early hours of Sunday, according to law enforcement. The devices exploded outside stores in the northeast of the capital within 15 minutes of each other, according to the Read More …

Washington DC: Man wanted on January 6-related charges arrested with guns and bomb making materials

A man with numerous firearms and materials to make an explosive was arrested Thursday in former President Barack Obama’s Washington, DC, neighborhood after claiming on an internet livestream that he had a detonator, law enforcement officials told CNN. Taylor Taranto, Read More …

Robert W. ‘Wes’ Wheeler Jr. Named Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Field Office

Director Christopher Wray has named Robert W. “Wes” Wheeler Jr. as the special agent in charge of the Chicago Field Office. Mr. Wheeler most recently served as the chief of staff to the executive assistant director of the Criminal, Cyber, Read More …

Drones manufactured in China commonly used in America now pose a huge national security threat

While Joe Biden apparently cozied up to the Chinese Communist Party in his shady business dealings with his son Hunter, we are now seeing a disturbing trend taking hold in the U.S. as hundreds of so-called “recreational drones” manufactured by Read More …

FBI Washington Field Office Releases Video and Additional Information Regarding the Pipe Bomb Investigation

The FBI’s Washington Field Office has released new information and video regarding the suspect who placed pipe bombs in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in January 2021, and is seeking additional tips from the public. Identifying the perpetrator Read More …

Washington DC: Police negotiating with bomb threat suspect near Library of Congress

U.S. Capitol Police say a man claiming to have a bomb drove his pickup truck onto the sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress Thursday morning, spurring an “active bomb threat investigation” and a widening evacuation of Capitol Hill. Read More …

FBI releases new video of suspected pipe bomber walking near RNC and DNC headquarters

The FBI has released new surveillance video of the person suspected of placing pipe bombs at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and the Democratic National Committee in January. The footage, which the FBI released Tuesday along with a Read More …

FBI warns public, law enforcement of ‘substantial’ danger of explosive devices at protests

The danger to the public and to law enforcement officers from explosive devices during protests planned in all 50 states between now and Inauguration Day “is substantial,” the FBI warned in a new awareness bulletin obtained by ABC News. The Read More …

Washington DC: National Guardsmen briefed on IED threat to Capitol

National Guard units are being told to prepare for the possibility that improvised explosive devices will be used by individuals plotting to attack the Capitol in the days surrounding the Inauguration, according to two Guardsmen briefed this week. The briefings Read More …