A woman flying from Newark to San Francisco International Airport this morning apparently thought it would be an acceptable idea to stow some Claymore land mines packed with shrapnel in her checked luggage. more ›

Far be it for us to call anyone stupid, because that's just rude, but we're having trouble understanding the mindset a man who boarded a flight from Philadelphia to San Francisco carrying fireworks. Joseph Picklo, 29, from Dallas, Pennsylvania was attempting to board United flight 445 Thursday morning with flash powder and three M-80s. Did we mention that, according to reports, said flash powder was hidden inside a water bottle he was also trying to carry aboard the plane? more ›

During a routine traffic stop in Sonoma county on Tuesday, Robert Justin Vasseur, 22, was taken into custody after cops found him driving with a suspended license. Cops also found 49 homemade bombs inside his car upon further investigation. According to The Chronicle, a Sonoma County sheriff's deputy "found 49 handmade destructive devices, each bigger than a standard firecracker." Bomb experts working with the police also discovered materials used to make the bombs. more ›

British tech news website The Register has caught wind of yesterday's explosives incident in Potrero Hill and reported it with a brilliantly sensationalistic headline: more ›

Grenades were discovered on the 600 block of Potrero Avenue this morning at around 7:15. According to BCN (via SFGate): "Potrero Avenue has been closed between Mariposa and 19th streets, and 18th Street has been closed between Hampshire and Utah streets during the investigation, Dangerfield said." more ›

SFist sources tell us that the bomb squad has been called to Golden Gate Park at JFK and 30th Avenue Carl Street in Cole Valley at around 6 p.m. Now, which one of you accidentally left your pack back in the park? But seriously, folks, we're not sure what the entire story is yet, or if there even is one, but we'll update when we know more. Stay tuned. more ›

Mark Woods, an 18-year-old UC Davis economics major, was arrested today after authorities found a couple of pipe bombs in his dorm room, going well above and beyond the school's no hot plate policy. more ›

The hostage standoff is over. No one died. Nothing went ka-blam. The "deranged man" at Clinton's HQ was simply the town crazy infamous around those parts for his kooky mental instability. (Then, this situation must happen on a daily basis over at Hillary Clinton's SF headquarters.) According to CBS 5: WBZ Radio's Lana Jones learned that the [wacky] man's stepson reported to police that his stepfather had been drinking for two days. The son... more ›