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Explosive Devices

Saratoga Springs, NY
News
FBI Raid Nabs Duo Accused Of Igniting Bomb Under Fox Station's News Vehicle In Utah FBI Raid Nabs Duo Accused Of Igniting Bomb Under Fox Station's News Vehicle In Utah
FBI Raid Nabs Duo Accused Of Igniting Bomb Under Fox Station's News Vehicle In Utah Two men are accused of placing and igniting a live incendiary device beneath a television news vehicle in Salt Lake City, Utah, authorities said.  The incident prompted an FBI-led raid that forced nearby evacuations and uncovered additional contraband. The device was discovered on Friday, Sept. 12, under a mobile news unit from Fox 13 in Salt Lake City and determined to be a real, functional incendiary device that had been lit but failed to detonate, according to police and bomb squad officials.  Because of the device type and location, the FBI assumed jurisdiction and, during it…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lebanon, PA
News
14 Bombs Found In Lebanon County Safe Left By Man With PFA History: DA 14 Bombs Found In Lebanon County Safe Left By Man With PFA History: DA
14 Bombs Found In Lebanon County Safe Left By Man With PFA History: DA Fourteen homemade bombs—including one wired to a remote detonator—were found inside a safe in a Newmanstown garage, triggering a full evacuation and the arrest of a Columbia man with a long criminal history, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 9. Timothy Shaeffer Jr., 40, of Columbia, PA, was safely taken into custody Tuesday evening, according to Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf. The safe was discovered inside a garage on Central Drive in Mill Creek Township and contained multiple explosive devices with “sophisticated construction,” investigators said. A woman had gone to B…

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by Jillian Pikora
Uniondale, NY
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Dad Tried Blowing Up Uniondale Gov't Building Over Custody Dispute, Led $600K Fraud Scheme: DA Dad Tried Blowing Up Uniondale Gov't Building Over Custody Dispute, Led $600K Fraud Scheme: DA
Dad Tried Blowing Up Uniondale Gov't Building Over Custody Dispute, Led $600K Fraud Scheme: DA A Long Island father who tried to blow up a government building in a custody-fueled revenge plot pleaded guilty to a laundry list of charges, including multiple bomb-related crimes, mortgage fraud, and identity theft. James Luca, age 47, admitted in Nassau County Court Monday, June 2, to trying to ignite explosive devices outside the county’s Department of Social Services building in Uniondale in September 2024. Upset and aggrieved, he blamed Nassau County Child Protective Services for revoking his visitation rights with his children, as Daily Voice previously reported. Luca placed two pro…

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by Michael Mashburn
Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
Feud Goes Boom: Man Tosses Mortar On Neighbor's Property In Croton, Police Say Feud Goes Boom: Man Tosses Mortar On Neighbor's Property In Croton, Police Say
Feud Goes Boom: Man Tosses Mortar On Neighbor's Property In Croton, Police Say A man is facing charges after a dispute between neighbors in Westchester turned explosive.  The incident happened on Sunday, May 11, around 6:48 p.m., when officers were dispatched to a home on Van Wyck Street in Croton-on-Hudson for reports of an explosion. There, they found that an unknown explosive device had detonated on private property, damaging multiple items, the Croton-on-Hudson Police Department announced on Wednesday, May 14.  An investigation by detectives revealed that the explosive device had been intentionally thrown onto the property during a conflict between neigh…

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by Ben Crnic
Mineola, NY
News
Bomb Hoaxer Admits Targeting Jewish Hospitals On LI, Live-Streaming On Social Media Bomb Hoaxer Admits Targeting Jewish Hospitals On LI, Live-Streaming On Social Media
Bomb Hoaxer Admits Targeting Jewish Hospitals On LI, Live-Streaming On Social Media An Oregon man formally confessed to making a series of bomb threats against Jewish hospitals in New York, some of which were live-streamed on social media. Domagoj Patkovic, age 31, of Portland, Oregon, pleaded guilty to conspiring to make bomb threats related offenses in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Patkovic and others called in bomb threats to Jewish hospitals and care centers in New York City and on Long Island beginning in May 2021, according to prosecutors. During the calls, they allegedly made violent threats and threatened to detonate explosive devices. Patkovic hi…

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by Michael Mashburn
Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Police & Fire
Auto Repair Shop In Little Egg Harbor Used To Store Meth, Guns, Steroids: Prosecutor Auto Repair Shop In Little Egg Harbor Used To Store Meth, Guns, Steroids: Prosecutor
Auto Repair Shop In Little Egg Harbor Used To Store Meth, Guns, Steroids: Prosecutor A 43-year-old Little Egg Harbor Township resident was recently arrested and charged with using an automotive repair shop to store and deal methamphetamine, authorities said. James Palmisano was arrested following a two-month investigation that culminated in a search warrant at Island Automotive at 699 Route 9 on Friday, Jan 3, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.  Detectives seized two sawed-off shotguns, a .22 caliber single action rifle, a Flintlock pistol, approximately 19 vials of suspected steroids, a quantity of methamphetamine, a quantity of hollow point bullets,…

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by Sam Barron
Aldie, VA
News
'Largest Seizure Of Explosive Devices In FBI History' Made At Virginia Farm: Prosecutors 'Largest Seizure Of Explosive Devices In FBI History' Made At Virginia Farm: Prosecutors
'Largest Seizure Of Explosive Devices In FBI History' Made At Virginia Farm: Prosecutors A Virginia man arrested last month for possession of an illegal rifle was allegedly in possession of one of the largest arsenals of explosive devices ever seized by the FBI, according to court documents. During a raid of 36-year-old Brad Spafford's property in the Isle of Wight County, officials say that they recovered more than 150 bombs, unstable chemicals, and a notebook full of explosive recipes, authorities said. Spafford, who lived on a 20-acre farm in Isle of Wight County with his wife and two young children, was arrested on Dec. 17 after agents executed a search warrant and found a …

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by Zak Failla
New Paltz-Gardiner, NY
Police & Fire
Bomb Threat To DEC Office In New Paltz Under Investigation Bomb Threat To DEC Office In New Paltz Under Investigation
Bomb Threat To DEC Office In New Paltz Under Investigation State Police are investigating after a bomb threat was emailed to a government office. in the region. The incident occurred in Ulster County on Monday, Nov. 4, at the State Department of Environmental Conservation, targeting the DEC Region 3 office in New Paltz. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, troopers searched the building and did not find any explosive devices.  The investigation into the threat is ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Troop F Headquarters at 845-344-5300.

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by Kathy Reakes
Hempstead, NY
News
Bomb Hoaxer Who Targeted Jewish Hospitals On LI Was Motivated By Antisemitism, Feds Say Bomb Hoaxer Who Targeted Jewish Hospitals On LI Was Motivated By Antisemitism, Feds Say
Bomb Hoaxer Who Targeted Jewish Hospitals On LI Was Motivated By Antisemitism, Feds Say A man is facing federal charges in connection with a series of bomb threats that were made against Jewish hospitals in New York. Domagoj Patkovic, age 31, of Portland, Oregon, is charged with making bomb threats and related offenses in an indictment that was unsealed in Oregon federal court on Tuesday, Aug. 20. According to prosecutors, Patkovic and others called in bomb threats to Jewish hospitals and care centers in New York City and on Long Island beginning in May 2021. During the calls, they allegedly made violent threats and threatened to detonate explosive devices. Patkovic himself…

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by Michael Mashburn
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Admits To Having Explosive Devices While Overdosing In Mother's South Jersey Home: Feds Man Admits To Having Explosive Devices While Overdosing In Mother's South Jersey Home: Feds
Man Admits To Having Explosive Devices While Overdosing In Mother's South Jersey Home: Feds A Mays Landing man admitted to having four explosive devices when police responded to him overdosing on drugs, authorities said. Robert Moser, 32, pleaded guilty on Monday, July 8 to possessing destructive devices, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release. He was charged in August 2023, several months after officers responded to his mother's home when she called 911 to report that he was unconscious. According to court documents and testimony, police recovered four explosive devices from Moser's bedroom while giving him Narcan. Each device had explos…

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by Chris Spiker
Worcester, MA
Police & Fire
3 Homemade Bombs Found In Worcester; Police Warn Of Unattended Items 3 Homemade Bombs Found In Worcester; Police Warn Of Unattended Items
3 Homemade Bombs Found In Worcester; Police Warn Of Unattended Items Worcester police say they have located three explosive devices throughout the city since they found the remnants of a small explosion last month.  Police learned of the explosion on Wednesday, June 19, at 185 Madison St. They found fireworks, a butane gas can, and projectile materials at the scene, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said.  Officers found two other unexploded devices left inside coolers last month.  Related: Police Detonate Bomb, 'Energetic Material' At Haverhill Home Police are investigating who built those bombs.  Authorities ask residen…

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by Josh Lanier
Mechanicsville, MD
Police & Fire
Man Fearing Attacks, Drones Found With Homemade Explosive Devices In Maryland Yard: Sheriff Man Fearing Attacks, Drones Found With Homemade Explosive Devices In Maryland Yard: Sheriff
Man Fearing Attacks, Drones Found With Homemade Explosive Devices In Maryland Yard: Sheriff A paranoid Maryland man who littered his lawn with homemade explosive devices to keep perceived enemies away has been taken into custody as a precaution, according to authorities. Members of the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office announced that Christopher James Wilgus, 45, was apprehended following a welfare check that led to deputies finding a disturbing scene at his Pittsville home, where he lived in the garage and a motorhome on the property. On March 7, detectives from the sheriff's office were called to a home on Gumboro Road, where they made contact with Wilgus and discovered what…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Schools
Police Investigating Threats Of Explosive Devices In All Baltimore County Schools (DEVELOPING) Police Investigating Threats Of Explosive Devices In All Baltimore County Schools (DEVELOPING)
Police Investigating Threats Of Explosive Devices In All Baltimore County Schools (Developing) All hands are on deck in Baltimore County after there were threats made targeting all public schools on Tuesday morning. An alert was issued by the Baltimore County Police Department at around 10:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12, advising the community that the agency is investigating possible threats that were made alleging that there were explosive devices placed in each of the district's schools.  #BCoPD is investigating the potential threats made alleging explosive devices have been placed in all BCPS schools. Our SRO’s will be working closely with school administrators throughout the day…

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by Zak Failla
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Troopers Remove 'Homemade Pipe Bombs' From Schuylkill County Home Troopers Remove 'Homemade Pipe Bombs' From Schuylkill County Home
Troopers Remove 'Homemade Pipe Bombs' From Schuylkill County Home State police are searching for answers after a pair of "homemade pipe bombs" were discovered hidden in the ceiling of a vacant Schuylkill County apartment unit.  It happened on Wednesday, May 31, troopers wrote in a release. Police in Girardville Borough were called to an apartment at 30 West Main Street to investigate a "possible explosive device," authorities said.  On arrival, police found what they called a "homemade pipe bomb with signs of electrical detonation" tucked away in the ceiling.  The state police Hazardous Device and Explosives Section was called to clea…

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
'Explosive Devices' Found At Bucks County Residence: DA 'Explosive Devices' Found At Bucks County Residence: DA
'Explosive Devices' Found At Bucks County Residence: DA Multiple law enforcement organizations — including federal agents — were in Bucks County on Thursday after "explosive devices" were located at a residence, officials say.  It happened at a Morrisville home, said Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub's Office in a release.  Authorities did not give an address but said that "a number of explosive devices" were collected Thursday morning.  "We can assure the public that there is no immediate threat to the community," the DA's Office wrote. An investigation is ongoing, they added. 

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by Mac Bullock
Massapequa, NY
News
Bottles With Explosive-Making Materials Found Outside NY School Bottles With Explosive-Making Materials Found Outside NY School
Bottles With Explosive-Making Materials Found Outside NY School Several bottles containing explosive-making devices were discovered just outside a New York elementary school. Officers on Long Island responded to a call for a suspicious item in the rear parking lot of Levy Lakeside School in Merrick, located on Babylon Road at around 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 24. The multiple plastic bottles containing explosive-making materials, one of which contained BBs, said police.  The items were tested, made safe and then transported off school grounds, according to police.  Police conducted a further investigation at surrounding schools in the area …

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by Joe Lombardi
Fort Lee, NJ
News
Person Of Interest ID'd In Brooklyn Subway Shooting Person Of Interest ID'd In Brooklyn Subway Shooting
Person Of Interest ID'd In Brooklyn Subway Shooting The NYPD has identified a person of interested in the rush hour subway shooting that left more than two dozen people injured in Brooklyn. Frank James was identified after police found a credit card that he used to a U-haul van connected with the incident, CNN reports. Twenty-nine people were injured, 10 of who were shot, in the incident around 8:30 a.m., the outlet said citing NYPD's top officials. ** WARNING: The following video contains disturbing footage ** Very dramatic video from the incident as the subway arrived at 36th St Sunset Park in Brooklyn. #brooklyn #shooting #nyc pic.t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
New Info, Photos Released Of Explosive Devices Brought Into Stony Brook Hospital New Info, Photos Released Of Explosive Devices Brought Into Stony Brook Hospital
New Info, Photos Released Of Explosive Devices Brought Into Stony Brook Hospital New information and photos have been released after a Long Island man was arrested for bringing explosive devices into Stony Brook Hospital University Hospital. Mastic Beach resident Robert Roden and his partner were transported to the hospital's Emergency Room shortly after 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9 by a third party because his partner was being treated for an undisclosed ailment. Gerald Gigante, the Chief of Suffolk County Police Detectives said that after becoming suspicious of devices in Roden's possession, a security guard at the hospital called in officers to take over the investigati…

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by Zak Failla
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Brings Explosive Devices Into Stony Brook Hospital, Police Say Man Brings Explosive Devices Into Stony Brook Hospital, Police Say
Man Brings Explosive Devices Into Stony Brook Hospital, Police Say Click here for an updated story: New Info, Photos Released Of Explosive Devices Brought Into Stony Brook Hospital A Long Island man was arrested after allegedly bringing explosive devices into Stony Brook University Hospital. A hospital security guard called State University Police at Stony Brook regarding a suspicious man in the Emergency Department at approximately 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9. Officers arrived at the hospital and were able to take the man, Mastic Beach resident Robert Roden, into custody before calling the Suffolk County Police Department at approximately 9:05 p.…

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by Zak Failla
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Explosives Found On Route Cancel Labor Day Parade Featuring Gov. Murphy Explosives Found On Route Cancel Labor Day Parade Featuring Gov. Murphy
Explosives Found On Route Cancel Labor Day Parade Featuring Gov. Murphy More than a half-dozen explosive devices were found near the route of a Labor Day parade that New Jersey Gov. Murphy was scheduled to attend with his wife, canceling the event, authorities said Monday. Thomas Kaiser, 55, who owns the property near what was supposed to be South Plainfield’s 62nd annual parade, was taken into custody and the devices collected, authorities said. He was charged with two counts of possessing a destructive device, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni Sea Bright Police Chief Brett M. Friedman and South Pl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
News
Queens Women 'Inspired By Radical Islam' Admit To Plan To Build Bombs For Terrorist Attack Queens Women 'Inspired By Radical Islam' Admit To Plan To Build Bombs For Terrorist Attack
Queens Women 'Inspired By Radical Islam' Admit To Plan To Build Bombs For Terrorist Attack Two women from Queens who were “inspired by radical Islam” admitted to charges that they studied some of the worst terrorist attacks in history to learn how to make bombs for a potential terrorist attack. Noelle Velentzas, 31, and Asia Siddiqui, also known as "Najma Samaa" and "Murdiyyah," 35, pleaded guilty to teaching and distributing information pertaining to the making and use of an explosive, destructive device, and weapon of mass destruction, intending that it be used to commit a crime on U.S. soil. “Inspired by radical Islam, Velentzas and Siddiqui researched and taught each other …

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by Zak Failla
Ridgefield, CT
Police & Fire
16 Assault Weapons, Explosive Device Removed From Ridgefield Home 16 Assault Weapons, Explosive Device Removed From Ridgefield Home
16 Assault Weapons, Explosive Device Removed From Ridgefield Home A 49-year-old man was arrested after state police removed an explosive device from his Ridgefield home along with 16 assault weapons, 76 unregistered high-capacity magazines, and six silencers. Mark Albin was arrested on Thursday, March 28, after Ridgefield Police responded to a disturbance at 180 Tackora Trail at 12:30 a.m., said Ridgefield Police Capt. Shawn Platt. While taking Albin into custody for disorderly conduct, officers removed firearms from the residence for safekeeping, Platt said. While removing the weapons, officers discovered a large cache of illegal firearms…

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by Kathy Reakes
White Plains, NY
News
Explosive Device Found Near Home Of Bill, Hillary Clinton In Westchester Explosive Device Found Near Home Of Bill, Hillary Clinton In Westchester
Explosive Device Found Near Home Of Bill, Hillary Clinton In Westchester * New details * Click here for an updated story: 'Full Scope Criminal Investigation' Underway After Explosive Devices Sent To Clintons, Obama An investigation by Federal authorities is underway after an explosive device was found near the home of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Northern Westchester, the Secret Service said. The "functional explosive device" was discovered at around 1 a.m. Wednesday near the Clintons' home on Old House Lane in Chappaqua by a technician who screens mail for the office of Hillary Clinton. The FBI and Secret Se…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Explosive Device Found In Mailbox At Westchester Home Of Billionaire George Soros Explosive Device Found In Mailbox At Westchester Home Of Billionaire George Soros
Explosive Device Found In Mailbox At Westchester Home Of Billionaire George Soros An explosive device was found in a mailbox at the Northern Westchester home of billionaire investor, business magnate and philanthropist George Soros on Monday afternoon, Bedford Police said. A suspicious package call came to Bedford PD at approximately 3:45 p.m. when an employee of the residence on Cantitoe Street in Katonah opened the package, revealing what appeared to be an explosive device, police said. The employee placed the package in a wooded area and called Bedford Police. An extensive investigation began involving the Bedford Police Department, the Westchester County Police Depa…

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by Joe Lombardi