8 December 2024, at approximately 0200 hours local time, Cape Coral Police Department (CCPD) officers responded to a home on Southeast 8th Avenue in Cape Coral after a man allegedly threatened a resident with an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, before threatening to throw the IID at a car in the driveway. The suspect also brandished a sword and allegedly threatened the homeowner with it. The interaction was caught on home surveillance video, and officers located the 36-year-old male suspect at his residence nearby.

On 7 December 2024, an individual functioned a vehicle-borne IED (VBIED), described as a motorcycle laden with explosives, at a police security checkpoint in the community of Las Penas in Jamundi municipality, Department of Valle de Cauca. The resulting explosion killed the driver of the motorcycle and injured seven civilians and seven police officers. A Cali Metropolitan police commander stated that the driver had become scared after being directed to a security checkpoint prior to detonating the device. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

On 26 November 2024, at approximately 0530 hours local time, White Settlement Police Department officers responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle on the 9200 block of Jason Lane in White Settlement. The occupant of the vehicle was identified as an Oklahoma man with reported family in the area. While talking with the man, officers noticed a handgun on his lap. He was removed from the vehicle and transported to a nearby medical facility for a reported mental health episode.

On 18 November 2024, Myrtle Beach Police Department (MBPD) officers responded to a restaurant on the 500 block of S Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach after a woman threw IIDs, described as Molotov cocktails, at the front and side doors, igniting a fire that damaged the front door. On 24 November, MBPD responded to the same restaurant after an IID, described as a Molotov cocktail, was thrown at the restaurant from the window of a vehicle. The IID ignited a fire on the street that was extinguished by an employee.

On 7 November 2024, at approximately 0000 hours local time, Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officers and fire crews responded to a home on the 2200 block of SE Salmon Street in Portland for a report of a fire. The fire was extinguished, and investigators determined that an IID, described as a Molotov cocktail, had been thrown on the home’s porch. Two adults and two children were inside at the time of the fire, but no injuries were reported.