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.

On 21 January 2025, at approximately 1530 hours local time, Westminster Police Department, North Worcester County Drug Task Force, and the Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit executed a search warrant at a home on the 100 block of East Road in Westminster as part of an investigation into alleged drug activity. At the home, authorities discovered “an unsafe amount of explosive materials,” in addition to cash and various drugs.

On 17 January 2025, Hardin County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded following reports of an armed suspect on Tabbs Hollow Road in Summit. At the scene, deputies encountered a male suspect, armed with a firearm and a knife, reportedly making threats that he had a live grenade and had pulled the pin. Deputies noted that the suspect appeared to be under the influence of drugs and exhibited mental health issues, leading to an attempt to convince the suspect to accept mental health support.

On 19 December 2024, media reporting indicated that the Galatina State Police Station and Southern Puglia Crime Prevention Department found 300 IEDs, described as “paper bombs,” and over 20 kg [~44 pounds] of pyrotechnic devices in a house in Noha di Galatina. The Brindisi Border Police Bomb Squad responded to assist and examined the materials, which were seized and removed. No further information has been released.