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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Traffic stop in California leads deputies to house with partially assembled improvised bombs
A June traffic stop in California led deputies to discover a massive trove of illegal weapons and bomb-making materials, including partially assembled improvised explosive devices, according to police. On June 8, Riverside County sheriff's deputies located a stolen vehicle in Temecula and conducted a traffic stop. During the stop, they found four guns, a mixture of rifles and handguns, as well as a large amount of ammunition and suppressors, the sheriff's office said in a news release. In addition to detaining driver Brandon Edwards, 38, of the city of Homeland, police continued to investigate, and a Wednesday search at the man's property in an unincorporated area known as Romoland revealed even more weaponry, police say. 'Deputies found dozens of illegal firearms, ammunition, explosive-making materials, and homemade improvised devices that were in the process of being assembled,' according to the release. 'The Riverside Sheriff's Hazardous Device Team responded and seized the devices.' The Riverside County man was in possession of guns, ammo, silencers, and bomb-making materials, police say (Riverside County Sheriff's Office) Edwards faces 12 charges, including 11 felonies, on offenses related to the stolen vehicle, weapons possession, criminal threats, and bomb-making. He is currently being held in the county's Southwest Detention Center without bail, according to jail records. It is unclear if Edwards has legal representation or how he plans to plead. The Independent has contact the county public defender's office and a family member of Edwards for comment. The 38-year-old is due in court on July 25. Last year, a heavily armed man was arrested outside a Donald Trump rally in the county, in what police described at the time as a thwarted assassination attempt. The suspect in that case, Vem Miller, denied he was trying to assassinate the president and later sued the sheriff's office for defamation.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Traffic stop in California leads deputies to house with partially assembled improvised bombs
A June traffic stop in California led deputies to discover a massive trove of illegal weapons and bomb-making materials, including partially assembled improvised explosive devices, according to police. On June 8, Riverside County sheriff's deputies located a stolen vehicle in Temecula and conducted a traffic stop. During the stop, they found four guns, a mixture of rifles and handguns, as well as a large amount of ammunition and suppressors, the sheriff's office said in a news release. In addition to detaining driver Brandon Edwards, 38, of the city of Homeland, police continued to investigate, and a Wednesday search at the man's property in an unincorporated area known as Romoland revealed even more weaponry, police say. 'Deputies found dozens of illegal firearms, ammunition, explosive-making materials, and homemade improvised devices that were in the process of being assembled,' according to the release. 'The Riverside Sheriff's Hazardous Device Team responded and seized the devices.' The Riverside County man was in possession of guns, ammo, silencers, and bomb-making materials, police say (Riverside County Sheriff's Office) Edwards faces 12 charges, including 11 felonies, on offenses related to the stolen vehicle, weapons possession, criminal threats, and bomb-making. He is currently being held in the county's Southwest Detention Center without bail, according to jail records. It is unclear if Edwards has legal representation or how he plans to plead. The Independent has contact the county public defender's office and a family member of Edwards for comment. The 38-year-old is due in court on July 25. Last year, a heavily armed man was arrested outside a Donald Trump rally in the county, in what police described at the time as a thwarted assassination attempt. The suspect in that case, Vem Miller, denied he was trying to assassinate the president and later sued the sheriff's office for defamation.
News.com.au
03-07-2025
- News.com.au
Trove of illegal weapons uncovered in rural Queensland after domestic violence investigation
A Queensland man has been charged after a trove of illegal weapons were uncovered during a domestic violence breach investigation. A Kilkivan man has been charged following the execution of a search warrant on June 29. The warrant was part of Operation Black Snake, an investigation into alleged breaches of a domestic violence order. Police carried out the search at a Black Snake Rd residence. During the operation, officers allegedly uncovered firearms, including shotguns, rifles, and pistols, as well as firearm parts, ammunition, a mace, drug paraphernalia, chemicals, and a stolen Queensland firearms licence. A 45-year-old Kilkivan man has been charged with three counts of breaching a domestic violence order. He also faces one count each of unlawful possession of 10 or more weapons, unlawful possession of a category M weapon, possession of relevant substances, possession of explosives without authority (ammunition), failure to dispose of a needle and syringe, and receiving tainted property. Video supplied by Queensland police shows officers searching the dilapidated property, uncovering a slew of weapons including what appears to be a pistol in a bed and a rifle underneath a car while a horse grazes only metres away. The man charged was remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear in the Gympie Magistrates Court on July 3. Gympie Patrol Group Chief Inspector Mike Miley said police were pleased to remove these weapons from the community. 'It is concerning that this man was allegedly in possession of a significant quantity of unlicensed firearms,' Inspector Miley said. 'Operation Black Snake is part of ongoing work to target high-risk domestic and family violence offenders and support victim-survivors. 'If you are in a situation where you need help, please contact police.'
BBC News
04-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Kingsclere man jailed over home arsenal of 28 firearms
A man who kept 28 firearms including pistols and shotguns at his village home has been jailed for five years and four were alerted to Philip Maylen's domestic arsenal when Border Force officials intercepted a parcel of gun parts addressed to raided his home in Kingsclere, Hampshire, in December 2024 and found four Glock pistols, nine shotguns, six long-barrelled firearms and a deactivated Bren machine gun among other 58-year-old pleaded guilty at Reading Crown Court to 15 counts of possession of a prohibited firearm and one count of possession of ammunition without a certificate. Maylen, of Penny's Hatch, bought guns and components from companies in the UK, United States, Canada, New Zealand and Estonia, police spent at least £16,000 on weapons over a five-year period, according to the National Crime manager Tim Lambert said: "This is one of the largest caches of illegal firearms I have seen at a single address."Maylen also put himself at risk of being targeted by criminals who might have attempted to take the guns from him, had they known about them."The NCA said Maylen's motive for stockpiling the weapons was not haul, found over the course of a two-day search, also included 11 replica firearms and 100 bullets, the agency added. You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
2 firearms found in Oakland traffic store: PD
(KRON) – Two large guns were found in an Oakland traffic stop, according to the Oakland Police Department. Oakland police said officers pulled over a vehicle near 73rd and Bancroft avenues for multiple traffic violations around 5 p.m. According to police, officers found two assault rifles near the front passenger seat. Pedestrian killed by hit-and-run driver in San Jose: police The car's occupants, two Oakland residents, were arrested on gun charges, police said. OPD said on its social media, 'This outstanding work by our officers showcases their ongoing dedication and commitment to removing illegal weapons from our streets and protecting our community.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
