Anyone with information is asked to call your nearest FBI office, provide information online at tips.fbi.gov, or call 1-800-CALL-FBI
The FBI’s Seattle Field Office is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person responsible for setting incendiary fires at two ballot boxes in Vancouver and one in Portland, Oregon. The FBI’s Seeking Information poster can be found here: https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/ballot-box-fires
On Oct. 8, 2024, between 3:30 and 4 a.m., an unknown individual placed an improvised incendiary device on a ballot drop box in Vancouver. Subsequently, on Oct. 28, 2024, between 2 and 4 a.m., improvised incendiary devices were placed on ballot drop boxes in Vancouver and Portland, Oregon.
A surveillance camera captured images of an early 2003 to 2004 Volvo S-60 sedan, dark in color, with dark wheels and a light-colored interior, driven by the suspect believed to be responsible for these crimes. The vehicle does not have a Volvo logo on the front grill. At the time of the Oct. 28, 2024, incidents, the vehicle also displayed a fraudulent temporary Washington license plate on the rear and no front license plate. The plate, which is not associated with a Volvo, may no longer be on the vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle is described as a White male, approximately 30 to 40 years old with thinning hair. It is believed that he may have some experience with metalwork and welding.
Anyone with information is asked to call your nearest FBI office, provide information online at tips.fbi.gov, or call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324).
Information provided by the FBI of Oregon.
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FBI should just put J6 investigators on it, he’d be caught, tried, and sentenced already
“Incendiary device” indeed; more like a crude “explosively formed projectile”. Those videos show this was not just a firework, but a real IED. These were high-energy events that clearly blew a bright, flaming hole completely through both boxes. That makes these devices very similar to what Iran was sending militants to use against American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Recall that the initial report was that the suspect had extensive metal working and welding experience. Both would be needed to make even a crude device. I wonder what the explosive used was. I doubt it was gunpowder, as it would not have enough energy.
If Clark County had video surveillance on the ballot boxes prior to Oct. 8, 2024, more info about suspect and vehicle ID likely would have been available sooner. Ballots were mailed out about Oct. 18. Timely ID, and surveillance might have prevented the Oct. 28 attacks altogether. Portland did have video surveillance in place, which provides key suspect and vehicle ID shown in this press release.