More than 2 Dozen Pipe Bombs Found Inside Westchester County Apartment, Prosecutor Says
Prosecutors say investigators found supplies to make explosives and 25 complete pipe bombs, and a judge ordered Elders held in federal custody.
- On Monday, police arrested 65-year-old Raymond Elders at his 11 Odell Avenue apartment in White Plains after discovering at least 25 pipe bombs, prompting federal charges including use of a weapon of mass destruction.
- Reports of loud booms on Monday led authorities to the building, where officers spotted an unexploded pipe bomb on the front steps and subsequently found two dozen additional devices inside Elders' residence.
- Surveillance footage from March 18 shows Elders lighting and throwing a device into the street, and officers encountered him Monday holding a lighter with "blueish black chemical residue" on his hands.
- During a Tuesday court appearance, a judge ordered Elders held without bond after a prosecutor called his behavior "dangerous, flagrant and reckless," noting it was a "miracle" nobody was hurt or killed.
- White Plains Commissioner of Public Safety Wade Hardy assured residents the neighborhood is safe with no explosive materials remaining, while Elders stays in federal custody pending his next court date on April 29.
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After loud booms, authorities say they found at least 25 explosive devices in NY man's apartment
Federal prosecutors say officers responding to reports of loud booms in a New York neighborhood this week discovered at least 25 improvised explosive devices inside an apartment and charged a man who lives there.
Neighbors hear thunderous booms from New York apartment. When police finally investigate, they find a man's destructive scheme
Police in New York have arrested 65-year-old Raymond Elders after discovering more than two dozen pipe bombs while investigating the area around his White Plains apartment. The worrying discovery comes after neighbors complained of hearing mysterious explosions in the area for weeks. Police arrived at the scene in response to what was believed to be a possible transformer explosion which shook the entire neighborhood at around 4:30 AM according …
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