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Thursday, February 14, 2013  The Illinois Secretary of States bomb squad team trains every month and this week they were at the vacant Lamoine Village apartment complex in Macomb.

Thursday, June 28, 2012  Authorities find drugs, guns and explosive at one Hamilton home.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  Western Illinois University, working with the Office of the Illinois Secretary of State, is serving as a host site this week for a variety of training exercises for specially-trained explosives canines, handlers and technicians.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011  Does this kind of training make you feel more secure in local authorities?

Thursday, June 02, 2011  Some residents in Burlington Iowa had a bit of a scare on Wednesday.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011  Streets surrounding the Wayland and Alexandria areas were evacuated for several hours Monday. Once the bomb squad arrived, it took about twenty minutes to crack the case. The "bomb" was fake.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011  The suspicious backpack was spotted by three city employees about an hour before the parade was to start.

Monday, December 20, 2010  A computer monitor that was checked as baggage caused a security scare Monday morning at Newark Liberty International Airport, prompting officials to shut down part of a terminal for about an hour as a precaution.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010  Story updated, all clear given.

Friday, September 24, 2010  UPDATED: 4 p.m. CDT. A bank teller was kidnapped early Friday from his home by robbers who strapped a suspected bomb to his chest and used him to steal money from a Bank of America branch near the University of Miami, according to the FBI.

Sunday, March 01, 2009  Macomb police are trying to figure out who placed an improvised explosive device or I.E.D outside a bar.

Monday, November 10, 2008  Iowa City police say a family cleaning out a dead relative's home found something unexpected - a hand grenade.