On 1 May 2024, at approximately 1130 hours local time, law enforcement officers, including Upper Macungie Township Police, searched a home in the 1900 block of Cricklewood Cove in Upper Macungie Township and discovered bomb-making material (BMM), described as flash powder, fusing, carboard hulls, and half a stick of dynamite. Investigators also discovered 3 rifles, 10 handguns, narcotics, and $1,800 in cash. Police arrested the home’s 56-year-old male resident, who allegedly admitted to selling drugs and making IEDs in his home.

On 2 May 2024, at approximately 0230 hours local time, surveillance video captured a 23-year-old man allegedly throwing an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as Molotov cocktail made from a beer bottle and a wick, at his ex-girlfriend’s home in Laconia. No injuries were reported, but the home sustained minor damages. The incident occurred after the suspect drove six hours to burn down his ex-girlfriend’s house after she ended their online relationship.

On 8 May 2024, at approximately 0430 hours local time, an unknown suspect was seen on surveillance footage throwing an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a suspected Molotov cocktail, into bushes at a Fort Myers gas station on Colonial Boulevard and Winkler Avenue, setting them ablaze. Fort Myers Police Department officers and Fire Department crews responded. No damages were reported, and the investigation is ongoing.

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On 29 April 2024, at approximately 1930 hours local time, two unidentified individuals on a motorcycle approached the Monitoring Center of the General Directorate of Traffic and Road Police in Celaya, Guanajuato State, and threw an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, into the facility’s parking lot and then fled the scene The IID struck the ground near a patrol vehicle and functioned, causing the vehicle to catch on fire. Responding police officers quickly extinguished the flames before the fire could spread further.

On 27 April 2024, at approximately 0000 hours local time, security footage captured a suspect functioning a pyrotechnic on the front porch of a residence on Betty Drive in New Chapel. The pyrotechnic was described as an M-5000 military pyrotechnic that functioned but did not cause any damage or injuries. According to Smith County Constables, a similar incident involving pyrotechnics occurred at four other addresses on the same night. No further information was released.