Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’

A man is facing charges for a bombing at a Minneapolis hair salon back in 2022. Federal charges were filed Tuesday against 59-year-old Michael Allen Francisco, 59, for the explosion at Studio 411, a hair salon in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood of Minneapolis. United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced that Francisco has been charged…

A package containing explosives was discovered at a Jehovah’s Witness meeting in Kalsdorf in Austria, near the southern city of Graz, police said in a statement on Saturday. With around 50 people at the hall, officials said the device could have “potentially caused great damage.” A suspicious package was discovered at the entrance of the…

Law enforcement is investigating after an explosive device was reportedly used during a youth church event in Henderson Wednesday night. FOX5 obtained a letter sent to the Palm Canyon Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which described a “scary incident” that happened during a “combined youth activity.” The letter stated, “Apparently,…

A man accused of setting off a homemade explosive device near downtown Colorado Springs in January is set to face all charges against him in an upcoming trial. On Monday, suspect Edward Kiley faced a judge for a preliminary hearing. The only charge eligible for the hearing was first degree arson, one of several charges…

Craft Cannabis in Tacoma is asking for the community’s help after it was targeted with homemade explosives on March 15. The store’s owner, James Bean, owns three other pot shops in Wenatchee and Vancouver; he opened the Tacoma store just over two years ago. But all of these incidents have happened in the past six…

A Lakewood man has been charged after police found an explosive device strapped to a utility pole in November, meant to deter someone from removing a poster related to the Israel-Hamas war, authorities said. Benjamin Gibber, 29, was charged with creating a false public alarm, according to Capt. Gregory Staffordsmith, spokesperson for the Lakewood Police…

A Madisonville man who was making explosive devices in his home has been arrested by the FBI for dealing in those materials without a license, according to court documents in the Eastern District of Louisiana. The FBI says that Robert Coleman, 66, admitted to agents that he had built improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in his…

Two Georgia men have been charged with bombing a woman’s home the day after she moved in and plotting to release a python to “eat” the victim’s daughter, federal officials announced last week. Stephen Glosser, 37, and Caleb Kinsey, 34, were charged on Thursday. They allegedly built an explosive device using Tannerite purchase online and…