On 12 March 2025, at approximately 0720 local time, Louisville Metro Police responded to Winter Spring Ct. for reports of gunshots when they located a victim who had been shot. The victim later died from his injuries.  During a search of the crime scene, an officer discovered an explosive device under the victim’s car. When officers searched the suspect’s vehicle, they found a firearm, handwritten notes, and multiple items consistent with manufacturing explosives.  The victim’s son was arrested in connection with the murder.

On 19 March 2025, at approximately 2325 local time, two men allegedly used an explosive device to burglarize an ATM inside a big box store in West Hills. The Los Angeles Police Department claimed the suspects used either a gas or an explosive device to break into the ATM and take an undisclosed amount of money. The bomb squad was requested to conduct a post blast investigation. No arrests have been made.

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On 13 March 2025, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad responded to the Gainesville Police Department headquarters after a citizen turned in an explosive device. Officers say a woman found a device at one of her rental properties and brought it to the department. Bomb squad determined it was an inert explosive device. In an abundance of caution, the department HQ was temporarily evacuated while the device was examined. Operations have since resumed. No additional information was provided about the device.

On 17 January 2025, Shawnigan Lake Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) responded to a business on Malahat Drive in British Columbia after receiving a report of a suspicious vehicle. As responding officers approached, the vehicle fled the scene, prompting a search that involved the assistance of North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP, West Shore RCMP, and the RCMP Police Dog Service. Authorities located the vehicle, which was determined to have been stolen, near the Mill Bay Marina as the 42-year-old male suspect attempted to flee in a different vehicle.

On 19 January 2025, at approximately 1400 hours local time, Wichita County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded after a passerby reported seeing a suspicious device on the bank of the Wichita River at the bridge over FM Road 369 in Wichita Falls. Deputies used a UAS to examine the device and called the Fort Sill bomb squad, Wichita West volunteer firefighters, and a Wichita Falls police officer associated with the ATF for assistance. The bomb squad used an X-ray to examine the device and determined that it was a live IED, described as a pipe bomb.