Tag: Bomb Squads

Special Units
Colorado SRO Stops Student from Taking Suspected Explosive Device into School
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says the SRO received information that a student had brought a device to the school. At around 9:28 a.m., the SRO located and detained the student.
March 5, 2025
An SRO at Ponderosa High School in Douglas County, Colorado, stopped a student from taking a suspicious device into the building, officials say.
Special Units
NYPD Station Evacuated After Small Bomb Found in Vehicle
The bomb was found after two cousins had an altercation outside the station. One cousin reportedly attacked the other with a machete. The victim reportedly asked police to arrest his cousin and told officers about the device in their car.
July 25, 2024
Explosive device removed from a vehicle outside the 25th Precinct stationhouse by the NYPD bomb squad.
Special Units
Bomb Squad Called to Gettysburg Battlefield Visitor Center Over Suspicious Package
The package was found by an employee around 7 a.m. The visitor center was reopened around 11 a.m. after police gave the all clear.
May 28, 2024
Training
16 California SWAT Deputies Injured in Training Explosion
The sheriff’s department said on X that the SWAT team was jointly training with the department’s Hazardous Devices Section when the explosion occurred indoors.
March 14, 2024
Patrol
Florida Deputies Investigate Old Military Bomb Unearthed at Construction Site
Sheriff Al Nienhuis said the bomb is probably inert; however, due to the bomb being so rusted and decayed, there’s no way of telling if it’s live or inert.
February 6, 2024
Hernando County Sheriff's deputies were called to investigate this object believed to be a World War II-era bomb Tuesday. It's believed it may be an inert training bomb. A bomb squad and Air Force personnel also responded.
Special Units
California Deputies Respond to Call of Old Military Bomb on Beach
Images captured by the sheriff's office show an old, rusty bomb covered in sea debris on the sands between Santa Cruz and Monterey that authorities "determined to be an inert military ordnance."
January 3, 2024
A World War II practice bomb washed up on the beach in Santa Cruz County, California, on New Year's Eve.
Special Units
5 Officers Injured in Training Explosion
Several emergency vehicles, including at least two fire trucks, swarmed a large field near SCI - Phoenix in Skippack Township just after 11 a.m. Thursday.
September 16, 2022
Patrol
CA Police Respond to Suspected Pipe Bomb Found on Hospital Patient
Hospital security told police they discovered a PVC pipe with end caps and a fuse on a patient who was brought in by ambulance from West Covina.
August 17, 2022
Patrol
LAPD Bomb Squad Explosion Inquiry Offers Reminder on Leadership Training
There are countless options for aspiring law enforcement leaders to learn the basic—but crucial—skill of simply listening to the people who fall under their leadership.
March 18, 2022
The Los Angeles Police Commission voted to have the Office of the Inspector General draft a 'comprehensive report' on the LAPD's bomb squad training in the aftermath of a June 2021 explosion in South Los Angeles.
Special Units
Report: LAPD Ignored Bomb Tech's Warning Before Fireworks Explosion
“Based on my experience and everything, I said, uh, this is too much to do one shot, we’re gonna break them up, right?” the technician recalled saying to a colleague.
February 28, 2022
Patrol
Suspect Assaulted OR Officers with Fireworks, Bomb Squad Finds Blasting Caps
Police found the man on a local bike path after getting several early-morning complaints about gunshots. When officers tried to talk to him, the man allegedly began shooting the fireworks toward them.
January 3, 2022
Patrol
FL Deputies Find Live Grenade in Vehicle at Traffic Stop
Deputies say they also found a device appearing to be a grenade in the vehicle. The driver stated he had cleaned out a veteran’s home and found the grenade and decided to keep it.
October 26, 2021
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