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IEDs found in trash cans, on roadways in Kahului and Pukalani in Maui

An improvised explosive device (IED) detonated and damaged a car that was being driven Old Haleakala Hwy near Ikea Place in Pukalani Thursday night, August 8, 2024. Authorities urge the public to report any tips to tips.fbi.gov or 800-CALLFBI (800-225-5324). August 9, 2024 The FBI and the Maui Police Department (MPD) advise an explosion on Old Haleakala Highway on August 8 was caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) which had been placed in a nearby trash receptacle. The explosion struck a passing vehicle, and the driver was transported and released. The FBI and MPD have identified and collected several IEDs which vary in size and shape and have rendered them safe. The recovered devices have been located along roadways between Kahului and Kula, and were concealed from view in trash receptacles or other areas outside of plain view. The FBI and MPD continue to urge the public to be cautious of any unknown object. The recovered device from our August 8 press release is a 7-inc...

GOP Senators Criticize Secret Service, FBI Over Trump Assassination Attempt July 13, 2024

On the evening of the Trump rally assassination attempt, at 5:45 p.m., a Secret Service sniper received a picture of Crooks and was informed of his location. There were 26 minutes to respond to resolve the security issue, and security failed.  Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old male from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania fired eight rounds from an AR-15–style rifle from the roof of a building 400 feet (120 meters) to 450 feet (140 meters) from the stage where former President Donald J. Trump was standing. Crooks Crooks killed one audience member (a retired fire chief), critically injured two audience members, and wound former President Donald J. Trump in the upper right ear. Following the security failure, bi-partisan disgust with the United States Secret Service exists, according to Sen. Blackburn. Crooks most current social media footprint located on Gab.com was pro-lockdown, pro-immigration, pro-leftist. However, media reports initially inidicated Crooks was conservativ...

FBI gives new investigative power to agents

sltrib.com More leeway to search databases, go through household trash or use surveillance teams to scrutinize the lives of people who have attracted their attention  ...