On 20 November 2024, at approximately 0400 hours local time, Barrie Police and Ontario Provincial Police discovered multiple unspecified IEDs in an RV at a parking lot in Barrie, Ontario, after an armed 43-year-old male suspect barricaded himself in the vehicle for approximately 16 hours. Local crisis negotiators worked with authorities to get the suspect to surrender before he was taken into custody. The Barrie Police Explosives Disposal Unit was called to assist following the discovery of the IEDs. Bomb technicians rendered the IEDs safe and removed them from the scene.

On 7 November 2024, at approximately 0000 hours local time, Portland Fire and Rescue responded following reports of a fire at a residence on the 2200 block of Southeast Salmon Street in Portland. Authorities found that the suspect allegedly threw an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a “Molotov cocktail–like device,” on the front porch of the home, starting the fire. Portland Fire Bureau and Arson Investigators determined that the fire was intentionally set with an accelerant. No injuries were reported, but the home sustained moderate damage.

On 9 November 2024, at approximately 1230 hours local time, Cherry Hill Police Department officers responded to Cooper River in Cherry Hill after ordnance, described as an old military projectile, was pulled from the river by two fishermen who were using a magnet in the water near the Cuthbert Boulevard bridge. The Camden County Sheriff’s Department bomb squad was called to assist, and authorities stated that the ordnance showed signs of having been in the river for a long time. The bomb squad removed the ordnance from the area in order to safely dispose of it.

On 2 November 2024, Oak Park Heights Police Department conducted a traffic stop along Highway 36 in Stillwater and arrested the 46-year-old driver for various traffic violations. While the suspect’s vehicle was being towed, an inventory of the vehicle’s contents led to the discovery of IEDs. The St. Paul Bomb Squad was called to assist. The IEDs were described as nine small CO2 canisters with fuses attached to them by tape, and a PVC pipe with endcaps screwed in.

On 13 November 2024, at approximately 0100 hours local time, Maryland State Police (MSP) responded to a residence on the 20300 block of Lower Georges Creek Road in Westernport after a suspect broke into a home. Troopers arrested the suspect and found an IED in the home following a search. MSP notified the State Fire Marshal Bomb Squad, who responded, ran diagnostics on the device, and conducted render-safe procedures. No additional device details have been released.