Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
SAPD: Man who claimed to have explosive device as he approached gate at JBSA-Lackland arrested
A man is in custody after claiming he had an explosive device strapped to his back as he approached the Luke East Gate at JBSA-Lackland. San Antonio police say it happened just after 4:30 a.m. Monday. They report that security personnel at the base took the appropriate action when they cordoned off the area and…
Read MoreNapa man convicted of having pipe bombs again accused of possessing explosive materials
A North Bay man who served prison time for having pipe bombs has been arrested and charged again for allegedly possessing materials to make explosive devices, authorities said. Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley announced that 31-year-old Justin Chapman Fisher of Napa was charged with possession of materials with intent to make a destructive device…
Read MoreJournalist who reported on extortion shot dead, prosecutor’s office bombed in Peru
A journalist who reported on Peru’s extortion epidemic was shot dead on Monday and two people were injured in a separate bomb attack on a prosecutor’s office that also investigates racketeering, authorities said. Gaston Medina, the owner and editor of a regional TV channel, was gunned down as he was leaving his house in the…
Read MoreMan who injured himself with homemade explosive device in Fairfield arrested
A man has serious hand injuries after an explosive device he and his friend made exploded prematurely in Fairfield and both men have been arrested, according to police. Officers were notified by an area hospital about a man being treated for significant hand injuries on Dec. 1, 2024. It was reported that the injuries were…
Read MoreWCSO: Man brought in explosive device to detention center
A homemade explosive device allegedly belonging to a Jonesborough man was found during the booking process at the Washington County Detention Center. On Jan. 11, James Thomas Clay, 29, was arrested for various charges by the Johnson City Police Department, according to a release from the Washington County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office (WCSO). While being booked…
Read MoreDetectives continue search for person related to series of Carroll County mailbox explosions
Detectives are still searching for the person behind a series of mailbox explosions in Carroll County. People found the debris Sunday in the Manchester and Westminster areas. The State Fire Marshal now needs the public’s help in identifying a suspect. “We take this very, very seriously, and we’re out there investigating, trying to determine who…
Read MoreVenezuela’s consulate in Lisbon targeted with explosive device
Venezuela’s consulate in Lisbon was targeted with an explosive device on Saturday night, but there were no injuries, the police said. According to the Lusa news agency, at around 10pm on Saturday, an unidentified person threw a “kind of Molotov cocktail” against the wall of the Venezuelan Consulate General building in Lisbon. A source from…
Read MorePittsburgh Man Who Threw an Explosive at University Police Gets 5 Years
A federal judge on Monday sentenced a Pittsburgh man to five years in prison and his wife to three years of probation over their involvement in detonating an explosive that injured police officers at a 2023 campus protest over transgender rights at the University of Pittsburgh. The man, Brian DiPippa, 37, “ignited and dropped two…
Read MoreTruck-ramming suspect used wrong device in failed detonation of IEDs: Officials
The suspect in the deadly New Year’s Day truck-ramming attack in New Orleans made two previous trips to the city in October and November, apparently scouting the best location to carry out his rampage, even using a pair of Meta smart glasses to record video of a bicycle ride through the French Quarter, the FBI…
Read MoreHomemade explosives found in stolen vehicle following Virginia man’s New Year’s Day arrest
A Virginia man arrested on New Year’s Day is facing multiple charges in connection with homemade explosives that were discovered in a suspected stolen vehicle, authorities said. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office reported Friday that the incident unfolded in the late-night hours of Jan. 1 when a caller alerted 911 to a suspicious dark-colored Honda…
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