Tag: Bombings: Page 15

Patrol

Juarez Car Bomb May Have Been Meant for Authorities

Federal police used a controlled explosion to detonate the device, which was found in a vehicle in the city. Tovex, a water gel explosive often used in mining, was also located inside the car.

September 13, 2010

Patrol

Gunman Ignites Ammo-Laden Truck, Fires at Texas PD Station

A gunman reportedly set fire to a vehicle outside of the McKinney (Texas) PD station and then began firing as passing vehicles with a semiautomatic rifle.

August 16, 2010

Patrol

L.A. Airport Remains Vulnerable to Truck and Car Bombs

Almost a decade after 9/11, a local police organization is warning that busy Los Angeles International Airport remains vulnerable to truck and car bombs that could be detonated next to crowded terminals and sidewalks.

July 12, 2010

Technology

Things That Go Boom in the Night

With the exception of far-less-common biological or radiological threats, explosive devices are the nightmare scenario for people charged with protecting people and places. But advanced techniques can help detect these threats.

June 29, 2010

Patrol

Car-Buff NYPD Detective Helped Break Times Square Bomb Case

The son of a mechanic and a proud "car guy," Det. John Wright located the first and most important link in the complex chain that led to the bombing suspect: the vehicle identification number on the Nissan Pathfinder parked on W. 45th St.

May 5, 2010

Patrol

Feds Located NY Bomb Suspect From Prepaid Cell Phone

Shahzad used the phone to call the Connecticut woman who sold him the vehicle using Craigslist. The phone had received four calls from Pakistan. One of the numbers led authorities to Shahzad.

May 4, 2010

Technology

Surveillance Footage Shows Person of Interest In Times Square Bomb Case

The footage, which is shot from a vantage point inside a nearby restaurant, shows a slender, balding man removing a garment near what appears to be a piece of luggage.

May 2, 2010

Patrol

NYPD Doesn't Rule Out 'South Park' Connection to Car Bomb

Several radical Muslim groups called for retribution against the creators of a recent episode that parodied the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.

May 2, 2010

Patrol

Times Square SUV With Bomb Materials Sold In Cash Deal

Authorities interviewed the owner of the vehicle, who said the1993 Nissan Pathfinder was sold on Craigslist during a transaction that occurred in a Connecticut shopping mall. The seller couldn't remember the name of the purchaser, and told authorities he was either Middle Eastern or Hispanic.

May 2, 2010

Patrol

Connecticut Man Arrested In Failed Times Square Bombing

The man, who has been identified as 30-year-old Faisal Shahzad, was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at JFK International Airport at midnight as he attempted to board a flight to Dubai.

May 2, 2010

Special Units

Times Square Evacuated After Police Find 'Amateurish' Bomb In SUV

The NYPD's bomb squad, wearing protective gear, broke into the vehicle and discovered an "amateurish" explosive device that had malfunctioned.

May 1, 2010

Patrol

Ex-Oklahoma Trooper Reflects on McVeigh Arrest

Fifteen years after the bombing of the Murrah federal building by American militia sympathizers, Charlie Hanger recounts pulling over the yellow Mercury with a missing license plate.

April 18, 2010