Posts Tagged ‘explosive devices’
Officials arrest Annapolis man in connection to recovered destructive devices
An Annapolis man is facing multiple charges stemming from the alleged possession of a significant number of explosive devices found in his home. According to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department and the Office of the Fire Marshal, Fire/Arson & Explosives Investigative Bureau (FIB), Lee Ralston, 37, of Annapolis has been charged with multiple counts…
Read MoreTennessee Man Pleads Guilty to Arson and Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization
Today, Regan Darby Prater, 28, currently of Tullahoma, Tennessee, entered a guilty plea to one count of arson and one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Prater pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville. Sentencing has been set before U.S. District…
Read MoreSuspicious device at St. Patrick’s Day parade was planted by fire official, cops say
The Brookdale Community College fire official who alerted authorities to a suspicious device at the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Keansburg last month is accused of putting it there, officials said. Christopher J. Otis, 56, is charged with possession of a destructive device, creating a false public alarm and providing false information to an officer,…
Read MoreBlast at Syracuse building caused by explosive placed in cupcake vending machine, owner says
An explosion which rocked a multi-tenant office building in Syracuse Friday was caused by an explosive placed in a vending machine, according to the machine’s owner. The vending machine in the lobby of the building at 404 Oak St. sells cupcakes and other baked goods. Kadesha Carter, 31, who owns the vending machine, told syracuse.com…
Read MoreMen charged with bringing bombs to NYC protest were recorded discussing terror plot, indictment says
The two men charged with bringing homemade bombs to a protest outside the home of New York City’s mayor were recorded describing their plan to kill as many as 60 people in a bid to “start terror,” according to an indictment released Tuesday. Their conversations were preserved on dashcam audio and video recordings recovered from…
Read MoreDutch police probe explosion outside a pro-Israel Christian center
A small blast outside a pro-Israel Christian center in a central city in the Netherlands is under investigation. The explosion on Friday night caused limited damage at the Israel Centre, which is run by Christians for Israel, a non-profit in the city of Nijkerk, police said. No one was injured. Police appealed for witnesses and…
Read MoreParents of MacDill explosive device suspects taken into ICE custody
The parents of the suspect accused of planting an explosive device at MacDill Air Force Base were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials confirmed on Friday. A package containing “possible energetic materials” was found outside the MacDill Air Force Base visitors center at the Dale Mabry gate on March 16. Agents determined…
Read MoreAfter Loud Booms, Authorities Say They Found at Least 25 Explosive Devices in NY Man’s Apartment
Reports of loud booms in a suburban New York neighborhood this week led authorities to an apartment where a man was found to be storing more than two dozen improvised explosive devices, federal prosecutors said. Raymond Elders had a “blueish black chemical residue” on his hands and was holding a lighter when police encountered him…
Read MoreDelivery driver forced at gunpoint to bring explosive device to police station
A delivery driver in Northern Ireland was forced at gunpoint to drive his vehicle to a police station with a viable explosive device planted inside, sparking a major security alert. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson said the force’s specialist terrorism unit was leading the investigation into the incident in…
Read MoreBomb squad disassembles suspicious device found near central Iowa bike trail
Central Iowa authorities are analyzing materials found inside a suspicious backpack left near a bike trail in Norwalk. Norwalk police responded late Monday morning a report of a suspicious package found in the 500 block of Beardsley Street. The road was closed in that area while crews, including the Des Moines police bomb squad, investigated…
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