Lakeside: On 15 July 2026, the Lakeside Police Department pursued a vehicle along Jacksboro Highway in Lakeside, TX, after observing multiple traffic violations. After stopping the vehicle, the officer noted there were several suspicious, heavily modified pyrotechnic devices wrapped in black electrical tape with exposed fuses and pull rings. The Fort Worth Police Bomb Squad responded and determined that at least one of the devices was designed as a projectile weapon and contained an explosive charge.

Ventura: On 12 July 2026, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office (VCSO) Bomb Squad and a US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team responded to Mugu Beach near Lifeguard Tower 14, on West Pacific Coast Highway, after an M20 Super Bazooka round washed up on the shore. The ordnance was from the 1950s and officials disclosed the area was once used as a military training facility. US Navy EOD and the VCSO Bomb Squad determined there was too much risk to move the round and rendered safe with a controlled detonation.

Beaverton: On 11 July 2026, the Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue crews and the Beaverton Police Department responded to an explosion causing a fire at a parking lot located on Lombard Avenue near Beaverton Hillsdale Highway in Beaverton, OR. A 19-year-old male suspect threw an illegal firework in the parking lot near a passing vehicle, resulting in the explosion and ignition of a small grass fire. The suspect called 911 but immediately left the scene. Fire crews extinguished the blaze before it spread.

Sevierville: On 9 July 2026, at approximately 1520 local time, the Sevierville Police Department was conducting a welfare check on two people reportedly unconscious in a vehicle at a parking lot on Old Knoxville Highway in Sevierville, TN. Upon arriving, officers found a suspected pipe bomb and an AR-15 rifle inside a vehicle. The Sevierville County Interagency Hazardous Devices Unit rendered the device safe. Police arrested the vehicle occupants, a 38-year-old male suspect and a 40-yeard-old female suspect.

Fayetteville: On 9 July 2026, a DHS/Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer discovered an inert initiator modified to be a keychain during a security screening at Fayetteville Regional Airport on Airport Road in Fayetteville, NC. The component was found in a passenger’s carry-on bag as it passed through the X-ray machine. A TSA explosives specialist responded, confirmed the component, and verified it was inert. The passenger voluntarily abandoned the initiator.