Pipe Bomb

A bomb exploded in the bedroom of a Sacramento County sheriff's deputy, injuring him and spewing debris 50 feet outside the house. The apparent pipe bomb crashed through the window of the courtroom bailiff's home early Friday. Officials said he had not received any job-related threats. Neighborhood residents said the crime could be related to tensions between drug dealers and young families and professionals who have moved into the area.

A pipe bomb found in a bank parking lot Monday morning caused sheriff's deputies to shut down Western Avenue in Rancho Palos Verdes for nearly three hours until the bomb was deactivated, authorities said. The county Sheriff's Department's arson and explosives unit was called in after an employee at Bay Cities National Bank reported that he saw a pipe bomb in the dirt area of the bank parking lot about 10 a.m., said Sgt. Vic Reyes.

About 10 families were evacuated from their Anaheim homes late Thursday night after a pipe bomb exploded and a second unexploded one was found, police said. No one was injured in the 8:50 p.m. blast, which started a small grass fire in the 100 block of West Street. Police were initially summoned because of the fire, but learned on their way that a bomb may have been detonated. Remnants of the homemade pipe bomb were found scattered across the street, said Police Sgt. Rick Martinez.

A University of Oklahoma student told federal investigators he forgot a pipe bomb he built for fun was in his luggage when tried to board an airplane, court documents show. Charles Alfred Dreyling Jr., 24, was charged with trying to carry the bomb aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from Oklahoma City to Atlanta. He was released on $10,000 bail. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

A federal judge on Monday overruled a magistrate's order that would have allowed bail for a man accused of using a pipe bomb as a weapon of mass destruction outside an Orange County congresswoman's office. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney sided with prosecutors who argued that Hai Duc Le, 34, is a danger and should be held until his trial begins Sept. 16.

A pipe bomb exploded in a park near the Stoneridge Country Club in Poway early Tuesday morning in what investigators suspect was a teen-age boys' prank. The crude PVC-pipe bomb exploded in 1300 block of Edina Way, Sgt. Conrad Grayson of the Sheriff's Department Arson and Bomb Squad said. Three similar bombs were found in the area--all inactive because of their construction, Grayson said.

A pipe bomb exploded inside an Anaheim mailbox early this morning--the fourth incident involving pipe bombs in Orange County this week. The explosion occurred about midnight near an apartment complex in the 1900 block of South Haster Street, Anaheim Police Lt. John Haradon said. No one was injured. The bomb blew a hole in one side of the mailbox, damaging some of the 50 pieces of mail inside, officials said. The Orange County Sheriff's Department hazardous devices squad, Anaheim police and U.S.

A 15-year-old Quartz Hill High School student who had been disciplined for smoking in class was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of having set off a pipe bomb in a school restroom in apparent retaliation. The bomb exploded about 30 minutes before the first classes began. Principal Bobby Loughridge said there were very few students on campus and that no one was injured in the explosion, which caused extensive damage to one toilet fixture.

Workers at an industrial park discovered a pipe bomb attached to a 55-gallon propane tank Monday that had been ignited but failed to detonate, police said. The 6-inch pipe packed with explosive powder was discovered shortly before 7:45 a.m. in a warehouse at 1301 Burton St., Sgt. Steve Matson said. A trail of flammable liquid leading to the tank had been lighted in an unsuccessful attempt to detonate the bomb. Anyone with information is asked to call (714) 738-6782.

Police were searching Sunday for suspects responsible for a pipe bomb found over the weekend at John F. Kennedy High School. Employees of the school, 8281 Walker St., discovered the bomb at 8:55 a.m. Saturday. It was attached to the school's Blarney Stone monument, Sgt. J.C. Kirkpatrick said. La Palma police cordoned off Walker Street while the Orange County Sheriff's Department Hazardous Devices Squad disarmed the bomb. There were no injuries or property damage, Kirkpatrick said.