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Watsonville: On 21 July 2026, around 1600 local time, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office and a K9 unit found a pipe bomb, a loaded gun, and narcotics while conducting a traffic stop along Freedom Boulevard in Watsonville, CA. The driver, a male suspect, tried to run, but was detained. An unspecified bomb squad responded and rendered safe the pipe bomb with a controlled detonation.
Springfield: On 20 July 2026, the Greene County Sherriff’s Office and the Springfield Bomb Squad responded to a bomb threat against family members at a private residence located on North Farm Road 159 in Springfield, MO. Police listened to a 50-year-old male suspect's voicemail in which he threatened to bomb family members. During a search of the home, deputies found hydrogen peroxide, acetone, steel wool, weed killer, and electronic components; they believed the suspect could be making explosives. Police evacuated the residents.
Lexington: On 20 July 2026, around 1200 local time, a task force comprised of the Lexington Fire Department, the Department of Fire Services’ (DFS) Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Division, Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad, an FBI Special Agent Bomb Technician, and the DFS Joint Hazard Incident Response Team responded to an unoccupied house on Longfellow Road in Lexington, MA, to remove hazardous materials.
Plymouth: On 20 July 2026, a United States Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal team from Grissom Air Reserve Base, the South Bend Bomb Squad, and the Plymouth Police Department responded to a home on West Lake Avenue in Plymouth, IN, after a contractor discovered unexploded World War II-era artillery rounds while cleaning out the property. Nearby homes were evacuated while bomb technicians identified and x-rayed the items. Authorities determined the items were inert and removed them.
New York: On 20 July 2026, at approximately 0830 local time, the New York Police and Fire Departments, along with the FBI, responded to the Jacob Javits Federal Building on Federal Plaza in New York, NY, after a 43-year-old male suspect placed a pyrotechnic explosive in a trashcan outside the building resulting in three injuries. The suspect was apprehended and had a shopping cart which contained additional fireworks, two airsoft rifles, and a sign which read, “ICE off our streets,” in reference to DHS/Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Neosho: On 18 July 2026, at approximately 1000 local time, the Newton County Sheriff’s Office and the Springfield Fire Department Bomb Squad responded to a suspicious vehicle near Ibex Road and Norway Road in Neosho, MO. According to the sheriff’s office, an older model minivan had suspicious items that caused them to contact the Springfield Fire Dept Bomb Squad. Bomb technicians determined the item was a homemade improvised explosive device, dismantled it, and removed it from the scene. No injuries were reported, and the investigation is ongoing.
Gulf Shores: On 18 July 2026, the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) responded to the Alabama Gulf Shores International Airport on Commerce Drive in Gulf Shores, AL, after DHS/Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers discovered five Civil War-era cannonballs while screening checked baggage. BCSO and TSA bomb technicians determined that the cannonballs were inert. Investigators traced the artifacts to Fort Morgan, where they had been stolen from a storage area by the passenger's 17-year-old grandchild without the passenger’s knowledge.
Great Bend: On 17 July 2026, around 1756 local time, the Great Bend Police Department and the Wichita Bomb Squad conducted a search warrant at the private residence of a 38-year-old male suspect on Frey Street in Great Bend, KS, where they located illegal explosives. The Wichita Bomb Squad collected the explosive devices; no further details were provided. The suspect was charged with felony drug and weapons possession charges as well as criminal possession of explosives. The investigation remains ongoing.
Des Moines: On 16 July 2026, the Des Moines Police Department and their bomb squad served a search warrant at a private residence on Bloomfield Road in Des Moines, IA. Bomb technicians recovered three homemade explosive devices, two of which consisted of glass containers filled with flash powder and fitted with ignition fuses. The third device was made of gray PVC pipe capped at both ends with energetic material inside. Police also found materials to make explosive devices such as Tannerite and spare fuses. Police recovered methamphetamine from the residence.
Indianapolis: On 17 July 2026, around 0845 local time, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD), IMPD SWAT, the Southeast District Violence Reduction Team, Violent Crimes Task Force, and the IMPD Bomb Squad responded to a suspected explosive device found while serving a search warrant at a private residence on Finley Avenue in Indianapolis, IN. Officers located a prescription medicine bottle 3 1/4 inches tall and 1 1/4 inches in diameter with small metal balls (BBs) and several other substances inside it.