Articles tagged: explosives

Homemade fireworks injuries surfacing during Fourth of July week

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Posted: Jul 03, 2012

Though bottle rockets and Roman candles are now legal in Michigan, the thrill of the big bang still has left some residents to their own devices. Reports of people injured after incidents with homemade fireworks ... Read more »

Pop bottle bomb is set off at Ypsilanti apartment complex

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Posted: Apr 29, 2011

A man set off a "works" bomb Thursday night in a courtyard at Huron View Apartments on Green Road in Ypsilanti, police said. The man was inside an apartment building at 6:09 p.m., when he ... Read more »

Whitmore Lake pipe bomber faces new explosives charges

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Posted: Feb 15, 2011

A man serving a federal prison sentence for a string of pipe bombings in Whitmore Lake and Howell faces new explosives charges. Christopher Bandy, 33, was arraigned today and is charged with two counts of ... Read more »

Police warn of pop bottle bombs left in yards in York Township

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Posted: Apr 18, 2010

At least two "works" bombs were left in the yards of York Township residents overnight, creating a dangerous situation since the pop bottle bombs quickly detonate, police said. Washtenaw County Sheriff's Deputy Keith Mansell sent ... Read more »