{"id":181846,"date":"2026-04-01T07:16:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/181846\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T07:16:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:16:35","slug":"dozens-of-pipe-bombs-discovered-in-suburban-ny-apartment-after-neighbors-heard-loud-booms-for-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/181846\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens of pipe bombs discovered in suburban NY apartment after neighbors heard loud booms for weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police discovered more than two dozen pipe bombs inside a White Plains apartment while investigating an explosive found on a quiet, tree-lined block Monday morning<\/a> \u2014 providing a terrifying answer to the mysterious series of thunderous booms neighbors had been hearing for weeks.<\/p>\n

Cops arrested Raymond Elders, 65, on several charges, including use of a weapon of mass destruction, after authorities found 25 complete pipe bombs and explosive-making materials at his Odell Avenue apartment, CBS New York reported. <\/a><\/p>\n

Elders was cuffed following an investigation that was sparked when a police officer spotted a mysterious explosive device near his doorway.<\/p>\n

Raymond Elders, 65, was arrested after police found over two dozen pipe bombs in his White Plains apartment during an investigation into an explosive found on the street outside. Facebook<\/p>\n

Cops had been responding to reports of a possible transformer explosion after a powerful boom \u2014 which residents have heard multiple times in recent weeks \u2014 shook the neighborhood around 4:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

The device was rendered safe after a shelter-in-place was ordered for surburban neighborhood.<\/p>\n

The alleged explosive fiend had black and blue residue on his hands and was holding a lighter when police took him into custody, federal authorities said, according to the news station.<\/p>\n

Surveillance footage obtained by the outlet from March 18 <\/a>also allegedly captured Elders standing in the middle of the street, lighting a device, and then throwing it into the street.<\/p>\n

He then quickly scurried away and tightened his hooded sweatshirt around his face after an explosion was heard, the clip showed.<\/p>\n

Elders had black and blue residue on his hands and was holding a lighter when police took him into custody, federal authorities said. Kyle Mazza\/TheNEWS2 via ZUMA \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n

Authorities believe the hoard of explosives may be tied to a neighbor dispute, WABC reported<\/a>. However, investigators have not released an official motive.<\/p>\n

During an initial appearance in federal court in White Plains, prosecutors called Elders\u2019 crimes \u201cthe height of recklessness,\u201d and urged that he could have killed himself or others by harboring the bombs, CBS reported.<\/p>\n

Elders\u2019 defense lawyer told the courtroom that he struggles with addiction problems. A judge ultimately ordered him to be held in federal custody without bail. <\/p>\n

Nearby resident Yulissa Severino told Lohud on Monday that she heard two loud booms overnight, similar to blasts heard in the neighborhood in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose other times I thought someone was going to blow up the block, it was so loud, like they were experimenting,\u201d Severino said. \u201cThere\u2019s a war going on, so you think about that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Surveillance footage from earlier in March allegedly showed Elders lighting a device and throwing it into the street. Kyle Mazza\/TheNEWS2 via ZUMA \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n

A second person initially taken into custody is being treated as a witness, WABC reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to assure the residents of White Plains that their safety remains our highest priority. We can confirm that there are no explosive materials currently present in the first-floor apartment at 11 Odell Avenue, and that the immediate neighborhood is safe,\u201d White Plains Commissioner of Public Safety Wade Hardy said in a statement. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe subject of interest, who was taken into custody by the White Plains Police Department, is a White Plains resident\u2014a white male in his 60s. This morning, he has been turned over to the FBI,\u201d Hardy said. <\/p>\n

The FBI New York office did not immediately respond to The Post\u2019s request for comment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police discovered more than two dozen pipe bombs inside a White Plains apartment while investigating an explosive found…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":181847,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[3283,62507,32579,57,9,11,10,58,1628,3943],"class_list":["post-181846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-arrests","tag-bomb-scares","tag-bombs","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-us-news","tag-westchester-county","tag-white-plains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181846\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}