65-Year-Old Arrested for 25 Pipe Bombs in White Plains

Authorities in White Plains, New York, arrested 65-year-old resident Raymond Elders early Monday after discovering at least 25 fully assembled pipe bombs and explosive-making materials in his apartment on Odell Avenue, following reports of loud explosions that had disturbed the neighborhood for weeks.

Police responded around 4:30 a.m. to what residents initially believed was a transformer explosion, prompted by a powerful boom that shook the quiet residential area. Neighbors had reported similar blasts multiple times in recent weeks, raising growing concerns. One resident, Yulissa Severino, described the sounds as alarming. "Those other times I thought someone was going to blow up the block, it was so loud, like they were experimenting," she said.

The investigation led officers to Elders' building after a witness pointed them there. An officer noticed an acrid burning odor and spotted what appeared to be a suspicious explosive device near the apartment doorway. Authorities secured the area, issued a shelter-in-place order, and called in bomb technicians to render the device safe. Inside the apartment, they found Elders with bluish-black residue on his hands and holding a...