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Tag: Bomb Squads
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
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
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
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
Special Units
Report: LAPD Overloaded Bomb Containment Vessel Before Explosion That Injured Officers and Residents
The explosion ripped through the vessel, launching large chunks of metal hundreds of feet away. At least 17 people, including officers at the scene, were injured. Dozens of buildings were damaged, leaving numerous residents homeless months later.
September 15, 2021
Special Units
Investigators: LAPD Underestimated Explosive Weight Before Devastating Fireworks Accident
What was meant to be a safe detonation of homemade fireworks ended in an explosion that injured 17 people, including 11 law enforcement officers, on June 30.
July 20, 2021
Special Units
10 LAPD Officers, ATF Agent and 6 Others Injured in Controlled Detonation Failure
The blast came around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday outside of a home where police had spent the day seizing a large cache of fireworks. They also came across about 40 homemade “coke can-sized” devices with powder and fuses on them, and 200 smaller similar devices. The bomb squad determined them to be “very volatile.”
July 1, 2021
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