Bomb(s) recovered in Santa Monica Kill at least Three Sheriff Deputies in LA
1) This Morning: A Bomb recovered from Santa Monica Last Night explodes and Kills At least 3 deputies killed in explosion at L.A. County sheriff’s training facility
2) This Afternoon: "Suspicious Package" Closes Montana Avenue From 14th to 15th Street on Friday Afternoon
Santa Monica is home to the second most expensive zip code in the USA (90402), not a place residents would expect bomb threats.
1) At least 3 deputies killed in explosion at L.A. County sheriff’s training facility
Deputies with the arson explosives detail, an elite unit within the sheriff’s department, were moving ordnance in the training center’s parking lot about 7:30 a.m. when the blast occurred. The explosive device had been collected in Santa Monica on Thursday, law enforcement sources told The Times.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-18/explosion-la-sheriff-training-facility
2) "Suspicious Package" Closes Montana Avenue From 14th to 15th Street on Friday Afternoon
The incident caused Santa Monica police and fire to close off the entire block while the hazmat team moved the package Friday.
A clothing store brought the bomb squad to Montana Avenue Friday afternoon, after it called to report a suspicious package on Friday afternoon.
Stores including Whole Foods Market were closed. But others, such as La La Land Kindness Cafe, remained open. At least 7 units of the Santa Monica Fire Department, as well as 15 or so Santa Monica Policemen responded to the scene. I asked one of the firemen, what exactly was "suspicious" about the package. He said, "There's more to it than that, but I can't comment on it."
The bomb squad uncovered two bombs in Santa Monica last night. Separately, an explosion killed 3 LA County Sheriff's deputies in East LA early this morning, while the LASD bomb squad was trying to defuse them. It is not yet clear whether the 2 stories are connected.
https://www.smobserved.com/story/2025/07/14/news/span-classbrnwsbreaking-news-spansuspicious-package-closes-montana-avenue-from-14th-to-15th-street-on-friday-afternoon/9144.html