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FBI releases new details on metal compounds used to spark Pacific Northwest ballot box fires
The FBI is holding a news conference on the three ballot drop box fires seen in the Pacific Northwest during the 2024 election.
‘We need your help’: FBI releases details on metal compounds used to spark PNW ballot box fires
The devices used to spark three ballot box fires in the Pacific Northwest during the 2024 election were made of thermite and scrap metal.
FBI reveals arson suspect used ‘coffee cup’ size of welding material in ballot box fires
The FBI has announced new information and requested additional information in connection to the arson of three ballot boxes in Vancouver and Portland, which occurred just days before the 2020 election.
Vancouver and Portland ballot box arsonist used thermite, FBI says; still no arrests
Three ballot drop boxes were set on fire in October, destroying hundreds of ballots. The FBI is renewing calls for the public to help identify the suspect.
Vancouver and Portland ballot box arsonist used thermite, FBI says; still no arrests, $25,000 reward offered
The suspect behind a string of ballot drop box arson incidents in Vancouver and Portland in October used thermite as part of the incendiary devices that they used to start the fires, FBI officials announced Thursday.
FBI says suspect used thermite in Oregon, Washington ballot box fires: What we know
The FBI said Thursday the suspect in the Oregon and Washington ballot box fires in October used a welding material that can burn at 4,000 degrees.
Thermite was used in attacks on WA, OR ballot boxes, FBI says
The fire burned hundreds of ballots in Vancouver, Wash., as well as some in Portland in the days and weeks before the November 2024 election.
FBI says ‘very volatile mix’ used in ballot drop box fires
The devices used to spark three ballot drop box fires in the Pacific Northwest during the 2024 election were made of a "very volatile mix" of thermite and scrap metal, FBI agents said Thursday.
FBI confirms use of thermite in ballot box fires and repeats plea for public’s help identifying suspect
We’re very worried this person may harm himself or others if he continues to experiment with thermite,” said W. Mike Harrington, the FBI special agent in charge in the Seattle office.
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Ballot Drop-Box Arson Raises Concern in Pacific Northwest
Deliberate fires at two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest damaged early-voting submissions in Washington and Oregon, raising alarm with state and federal officials who are on high alert ...
Ballot boxes set on fire by incendiary devices marked with ‘Free Gaza’ message
The New York Post also reported that a note saying "ALL DROP BOXES WILL BURN. FREE GAZA" was found at the site of the ...
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Reward increases to $30,000 in Vancouver, Portland ballot box arson cases
The ballot drop box at Fisher’s Landing was damaged by ... the Portland FBI office at 503-224-4181 or the Seattle FBI office at 206-622-0460. Anyone with information about the ballot box ...
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Arson at Ballot Drop Boxes Prompts Investigations in Pacific Northwest
Deliberate fires at two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest damaged early-voting submissions in Washington and Oregon, raising alarm with state and federal officials who are on high alert ...