Pennsylvania: Explosive Device Discovered in Residence After Standoff, 1 Arrested
On 20 December 2024, at approximately 2000 hours local time, the Sandy Township Police Department, DuBois City Police Department, State College Borough Police Department Bomb Squad, Penn State University Police, Pennsylvania State Police, and FBI responded to a residence on Eastern Avenue near DuBois after a 29-year-old male resident claimed there were unspecified explosives in the home and barricaded himself inside. Authorities found and disposed of an explosive device and unspecified materials via a controlled detonation at the scene. The suspect was arrested.