During the foot pursuit the suspect reportedly turned toward the officers with what looked like an improvised explosive device in one hand and a lighter in the other. He attempted to light it, according to probable cause documents.
Read More →According to the sheriff’s office, investigators found two book bags that the two dropped while fleeing. Inside one of the book bags was an explosive device.
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The FBI is investigating whether the ambush attack and murder of a sergeant with the Santa Cruz (CA) Sheriff's Office over the weekend is in any way related to the killing of Federal Security Officer Dave Patrick Underwood in a shooting in Oakland (CA) late last month.
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The DHS bomb-making materials awareness program teaches officers what to look for to prevent attacks that use homemade bombs.
Read More →The attack came after suspected gang members killed two police officers and three soldiers over the weekend. All were off-duty when they were attacked. Some were playing sports.
Read More →The officers had to have metal shrapnel removed from their skin after someone threw an explosive device at them.
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Authorities say a Mount Eden, Kentucky, man has been arrested days after he tried to kill two sheriff's deputies -- and a homemade explosive device blew up in his hand.
Read More →An explosive device detonated during a police attempt to disarm it in Elizabeth, New Jersey early Monday, in the third New York City area incident involving what appear to be improvised bombs.
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Edmonton, Alberta, police found an improvised explosive device inside a vehicle Thursday morning during a traffic stop in the west side of the city.
Read More →A new report is available on improving survivability in IED or active shooter incidents. The First Responder Guide for Improving Survivability in Improvised Explosive Device and/or Active Shooter Incidents was developed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Health Affairs.
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