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On April 17, 2025, a suspect from Mason, Ohio, was arrested by the FBI after being linked to an improvised explosive device discovered in a park several years earlier. Investigators found evidence, including photos and notes, connecting him to the construction and testing of explosives. He reportedly built these devices in a shed at his parent's residence and tested them in parks and remote locations.
On April 23, 2025, in La Grande, Oregon, a suspicious device was reported near Jefferson Avenue and Greenwood Street. The La Grande Police Department responded to the scene and secured the area. The Oregon State Police Bomb Squad (OSPBS) was called in to investigate the device and determined it was an IED. After a thorough examination, the bomb squad determined that the device, approximately eight inches in length and three inches in diameter contained BBs and explosive powder in a container wrapped with electrical tape and posed a threat to the public.
On April 25, 2025, at approximately 1030 hours local time, authorities in Provo, Utah, arrested a man after discovering multiple explosive devices in his vehicle, which was parked at a church near the Provo Towne Centre Mall. The suspect, who had reportedly brandished a firearm, was taken into custody, prompting a bomb squad response. Investigators later searched his apartment and found over 70 additional homemade explosive devices, leading to further charges. Residents were temporarily evacuated as officials safely removed the explosives.
On Monday, 31 March, 2025, during a traffic stop in Illinois conducted by the Iroquois County Sherrif’s Office, a suspect threatened to detonate a bomb in the backseat before he ran to a nearby home. Deputies later found the suspect in the home and arrested him. The East Central Illinois Bomb Squad found a device in the home and confirmed the explosive was real. The bomb squad then defused it. The suspect faces charges of possession of explosives and aggravated battery to an officer.
On Monday, 31 March 2025, state troopers in Anderson County, Kentucky, conducted a traffic stop that led to the discovery of homemade explosives, including two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), in a vehicle. Both the driver and the passenger were arrested. A subsequent search of one suspect's home revealed more explosives, firearms, and materials for manufacturing IEDs. The investigation is ongoing, and the suspects remain in custody.
On Sunday, 30 March 2025, at approximately 1130 local time, homemade explosive devices were discovered in a wooded area near Wynne Park by a homeless individual. Police confirmed the presence of multiple live explosives, including pipe bombs, near an open suitcase. Bomb technicians from the Garland Police Department and FBI rendered the devices safe. Authorities are investigating the origin of the explosives and canvassed the area for additional devices.
On 28 March 2025, at approximately 1000 local time, the Stafford County Kansas Sherrif’s Office executed a search warrant in Macksville, KS. According to media sources, law enforcement recovered firearms, ammunition, explosives, crossbows, fentanyl, methamphetamine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, electronic devices, 17 dogs, 3 pigs, 2 pythons, and a salamander from inside the private residence.
On 27 March 2025, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit, the San Antonio Police Department Bomb Squad, ATF, and the FBI executed a search warrant on the 14000 block of Wild Cat Lair and discovered evidence of explosive weapons and improvised explosive devices.
On 27 March 2025, at approximately 1200 local time, a suspect led police on a high-speed chase with his one-year-old child in his van. Police later executed a search warrant on the suspects residence and found four sticks of dynamite, 106.8 gross grams of suspected psychedelic mushrooms, and 1.5 gross grams of suspected fentanyl. The Porter County Bomb Squad was called and safely removed the dynamite.
On 23 March 2025, Wake County Deputies responded to reports of gunfire in Raleigh on Banks Road. When officers arrived, they found a metal pipe bomb, bomb making materials (BMM), methamphetamine, and other controlled substances. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and their bomb squad responded to clear the scene. A 43-year-old suspect was arrested. No further information on the pipe bomb or the BMM was available.