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Hawaiian man arrested after his fingerprints were found on tape holding together homemade bomb: authorities
A Hawaiian man was arrested Tuesday after his fingerprints were found on tape holding together an explosive device found near an elementary school, according to authorities.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Hawaii said 47-year-old Robert Francis Dumaran of Kahului, Maui, appeared in U.S. District Court before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kenneth J. Mansfield after his arrest on charges of possessing an unregistered destructive device and attempting to damage property with explosives.
A criminal complaint alleges that, on July 23, 2024, officers with the Maui Police Department (MPD) encountered an improvised explosive device (IED) near Lono Avenue in Kahului.
The device was located in the roadway near Kahului Elementary school and contained explosive powder, a battery and shrapnel.
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The Maui Police Department responded to Lono Avenue in Kahului and discovered an explosive. (Maui Police Department)
An investigation discovered Dumaran’s fingerprints were allegedly on the packing tape used to build the IED.
If convicted, Dumaran faces up to 10 years in prison for possessing an unregistered destructive device and a minimum of five years in prison and up to 20 years for the explosives charge.
While Dumaran has not been charged with additional crimes, the detonation of IEDs near Kaamana Street in Kula Aug. 7 and the explosion of an IED that damaged a vehicle in Pukalani Aug. 8 were mentioned in the affidavit.
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The Maui Police Department responded to Lono Avenue in Kahului and discovered an explosive. (Maui Police Department)
A preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 27, and Dumaran was ordered held without bond.
The investigation into the matter is ongoing.
Dumaran’s arrest comes just days after an Aug. 8 explosion on Old Haleakala Highway caused by a 7-inch by 4-inch cylinder-shaped improvised explosive device (IED) left in a trash receptacle that struck a passing vehicle and sent the driver to the hospital.
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A witness provided photos of the SUV that was hit by an IED in Hawaii last week. (Jess Weatherholt)
“I saw a flash in the sky, and I thought it was gonna be lightning,” witness Jessica Weatherholt told local station KITV. “I heard the loudest explosion that I’ve ever heard in my entire life. It sounded like an attack. It sounded like somebody was dropping bombs.”
Several IEDs had been identified and collected by the FBI and MPD from trash receptacles or other areas outside of plain view along roadways between Kahului and Kula, authorities said. The items vary in shape and size but have been rendered safe.
An investigation conducted by the FBI and MPD involved forensics to determine how the devices were configured to detonate.
According to the FBI, the IEDs look like small, makeshift baskets, and investigators are working to find those responsible.
Anyone with information regarding suspicious activity before or after the IED exploded last week is encouraged to contact the MPD or FBI.
Fox News Digital’s Pilar Arias contributed to this report.
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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard personnel conducted a rescue mission Saturday, Feb. 21, after receiving a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers through the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center.
The mission was initiated to recover an injured snowmachiner in the Cooper Landing area, approximately 60 air miles south of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The Alaska Air National Guard accepted the mission, located the individual, and transported them to Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage for further medical care.
The mission marked the first search and rescue operation conducted by the 210th Rescue Squadron using the HH-60W Jolly Green II, the Air Force’s newest combat rescue helicopter, which is replacing the older HH-60G Pave Hawk. Guardian Angels assigned to the 212th Rescue Squadron were also aboard the aircraft and assisted in the recovery of the injured individual.
Good Samaritans, who were on the ground at the accident site, deployed a signal flare, that helped the helicopter crew visually locate the injured individual in the heavily wooded area.
Due to the mountainous terrain, dense tree cover, and deep snow in the area, the helicopter was unable to land near the patient. The aircrew conducted a hoist insertion and extraction of the Guardian Angels and the injured snowmachiner. The patient was extracted using a rescue strop and hoisted into the aircraft.
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PHOENIX — The Arizona NAACP is responding to the violent arrest of Israel Devoe, a Phoenix man who was acquitted of all charges stemming from a 2024 traffic stop in which officers punched, kneed, and elbowed him.
Sarah Tyree, president of the Arizona NAACP State Conference, said the case is part of a broader and familiar pattern.
“What happened here reflects a pattern our communities know all too well. Time and again, we see policing tactics that are dangerous and deeply harmful to civilians, yet are later justified as ‘within policy’ through carefully crafted reports and the broad protections afforded under Graham v. Connor,” Tyree wrote in an emailed statement following an ABC15 investigation.
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Phoenix police officials found all four officers involved in Devoe’s arrest to have acted within policy, records show.
After a two-day trial, jurors unanimously found Devoe not guilty on all four of the felony charges against him — including aggravated assault on officers and resisting arrest.
In her statement, Tyree said true accountability is not possible without changing state law.
“Accountability remains out of reach in Arizona because the Peace Officers’ Bill of Rights continues to insulate misconduct from meaningful oversight, too often shifting blame onto the very communities most impacted by these encounters,” she wrote. “We also encourage Arizona voters to engage their state legislators and advocate for the repeal or amendment of the Peace Officers’ Bill of Rights to ensure systems of public safety are truly accountable to the public they serve.”
Devoe’s case again highlights problems with policing in Phoenix, which has been under scrutiny following a Department of Justice investigation that found the city had a pattern and practice of using excessive force, discrimination, and weak oversight.
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The push for federal oversight ended in 2025 after the Trump administration ended such efforts across the country.
Devoe’s civil attorney, Jesse Showalter, also represents Tyron McAlpin, a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy who was violently arrested by Phoenix officers in July 2024. Showalter has said both cases reflect what he described as an accepted norm of extreme violence within the Phoenix Police Department.
A Phoenix police spokesperson said the department declines to comment because Devoe is set to file a lawsuit against the city.
This digital article was produced with the assistance of AI and converted to this platform based on the broadcast story written and reported by ABC15 Chief Investigator Dave Biscobing (Dave@abc15.com). Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.
Congressman Kevin Kiley has announced his plan to run in California’s newly redrawn 6th district.
In a statement on Monday, Rep. Kiley revealed he had considered running in the 5th District – which could have set up a possible showdown between two current Republican officeholders.
“It’s true that I was fully prepared to run in the new 5th, having tested the waters and with polls showing a favorable outlook in a “safe” district. But doing what’s easy and what’s right are often not the same,” Kiley stated.
Kiley currently represents California’s 3rd district, which originally comprised counties making up much of the back spine of the state.
As of the Prop. 50 redistricting push, the 3rd district was redrawn for the 2026 midterm election to lean toward the Democratic Party – with those eastern spine of California counties lopped off and more of Sacramento County, including Rancho Cordova, added.
California’s new 6th district is now comprised of Rocklin, Roseville, Citrus Heights, much of North and East Sacramento, and the city of West Sacramento. Democratic Rep. Ami Bera currently represents the district, but will be running for the new 3rd district in 2026.
Other declared candidates for the 6th district include Democrats Lauren Babb Thomlinson, Thien Ho, Richard Pan, Kindra Pring, Tyler Vandenberg, and Republicans Christine Bish, Craig DeLuz, and Raymond Riehle.
Kiley was first elected to the House in 2022 and was reelected in 2024.
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