On 26 July 2025, at approximately 0242 local time, an explosive device detonated in the vicinity of a silver Ford Explorer owned by a victim and parked in the victim’s driveway located in Delran, New Jersey. The explosion caused a debris field extending out approximately 100 feet in diameter, with various nails and bolts lodged in both the body of the Ford Explorer and in adjacent residential homes.  Following the explosion, law enforcement recovered one damaged 9-volt battery, two damaged antenna parts, and one damaged fire pyrotechnic device.

On 26 July 2025 at approximately 1035 hours local time, deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department responded to an altercation in the 25300 block of Cole Street for reports of criminal threat involving a firearm. Once on scene, deputies identified a 35-year-old male of Loma Linda as the individual making the threats to the victim. A search warrant was obtained for the suspects residence where deputies recovered firearms, ammunition, high-capacity magazines, and approximately 1.5 pounds of exploding target material.

On 5 July 2025 at approximately 0000 hours local time, a group of people entered a closed community pool at Somerset Subdivision, Clover, South Carolina and placed an explosive device inside a trashcan. The explosion created a large fireball and caused an estimated $5,800 in damages. The group of people then fled the scene in a white SUV. Police are asking the public for assistance identifying the group caught on camera causing the explosion.

On 23 July 2025 at approximately 1300 hours local time, a 28-year-old male allegedly shot three Lorain police officers in what has been described as a “planned and deliberate ambush.” The shooting resulted in the death of one of the police officers and wounded the two others.  The suspect, a Lorain resident, was found deceased following a shoot-out with the responding officers. While securing the scene, officers discovered suspicious bags and requested support from the Lorain County Bomb Squad. Bomb squad technicians identified a significant amount of BMM inside the vehicle.

On 22 July 2025 at approximately 1015 hours local time, a Public Works Department crew discovered what they believed to be an explosive device in a storm drain. The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit confirmed the item discovered in the drainpipe was a pipe bomb. The contents of the pipe bomb were deteriorated to the point the item no longer posed a threat to the public. The EOD team performed a render safe procedure on the device to ensure safety for transport and handling.