explosives

Bomb-making materials prompt evacuation during arrest of Pleasant Hill vandalism suspect

Police said numerous residents were evacuated after a vandalism suspect was found with bomb-making materials and explosive devices in Pleasant…

2 years ago

Anti-Asian racism stains legacy of Bay Area dynamite plants in 19th century

Between 1882 and 1908, there were seven major explosions at the Hercules Powder Works. Of the 106 documented fatalities from…

2 years ago

Deputies find booby-trap explosives, weapons in Stockton home

San Joaquin County sheriff's deputies arrested a man in Stockton Wednesday after finding multiple explosives and weapons in his residence.…

3 years ago

Officials say shooter took his own life in VTA attack that left eight victims dead, several wounded

Eight victims and a male suspect have been reported deceased as a result of a mass shooting at the Santa…

3 years ago

San Jose evacuation lifted after police neutralize possible explosives

San Jose police lifted the evacuation on Tyhurst Court shortly before 11 p.m. Friday and cleared residents to return home.

4 years ago

Property stolen from federal agent’s car in Oakland

Property was stolen from the car of a special agent for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives…

5 years ago

Man suspected of LQBTQ hate crime arrested

A man who allegedly threatened to harm the LGBTQ community with explosives and twice stole a rainbow flag from the…

6 years ago

CHP search hotel for explosives, arrest 2 men

Two men were arrested in Oakland after police searched for explosives and evacuated a hotel on Monday night.

6 years ago

Public to fund defense for Ghost Ship creative director

An Alameda County Superior Court judge granted an unusual motion Tuesday morning to allow the use of public money to…

6 years ago

Reward offered in construction site blazes

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a $110,000 reward for information on fires at three…

7 years ago

SJ: 2,700 pounds of fireworks confiscated

San Jose police confiscated 2,700 pounds of fireworks as part of an investigation earlier this year to address public concerns…

7 years ago

Grand jury indicts eight in gun-running scheme

Two Oakland men and six Nevada residents are facing charges in federal court in Oakland of conspiring in the illegal…

7 years ago

Police release man detained for possible explosives investigation

A 47-year-old man detained Tuesday has been released as officers continue to search his Milpitas home Wednesday in their investigation…

7 years ago

Warehouse fire victim count holds at 36

Crews sifting through the remains of the Ghost Ship warehouse following Friday's devastating fire in Oakland's Fruitvale district have now…

7 years ago

Explosives found in wall of SF home

The bomb squad was called to San Francisco's Forest Knolls neighborhood Wednesday afternoon after explosives were found in a home.

8 years ago

Unexploded mortar found near Fort Funston

A woman walking on the beach in San Francisco's Fort Funston area Sunday evening found a possible explosive device.

8 years ago

Ryan Chamberlain pleads guilty to two serious charges

A former political consultant admits in federal court Tuesday to two counts of illegally possessing a biological toxin and a…

8 years ago

Ryan Chamberlain set to change plea

A San Francisco political consultant who is accused of possessing biological and chemical toxins for use as weapons is due…

8 years ago

Caltrans: Bay Bridge implosion didn’t harm wildlife

Initial analysis of the implosion of the largest pier of the old Bay Bridge eastern span shows that there was…

8 years ago

Plan moves forward to implode Bay Bridge pier

Plans to demolish the largest pier in the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge using explosives took another step…

9 years ago

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