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   From: bwoodward@fakenews.cnn.com   
      
   Five months after a series of seemingly unexplained explosions started   
   being reported in the northern part of Phoenix, authorities announced   
   Tuesday a man was arrested in connection with the blasts thanks to a   
   tip from the community.   
      
   Houston Willis, 44, was taken into custody Monday and is facing four   
   counts of depositing explosives, Phoenix police said.   
      
   "After processing numerous pieces of evidence, hundreds of tips from   
   the community, interviewing witnesses and victims, detectives   
   developed probable cause to arrest the suspect," Sgt. Armando Carbajal   
   said at a news conference.   
      
   Authorities had been investigating the blasts since Oct. 1, when they   
   began occurring on the northwest side of the city and neighboring   
   Glendale. In each instance, residents reported similar experiences: a   
   loud boom, a flash of light, but no damage or clear trace of what blew   
   up.   
      
   Callers used terms such as “loud explosions,” “louder than a gunshot,”   
   “saw flash,” “boom” and “loud bang” to describe the blasts.   
      
   In December, Phoenix Police released a photo of a white pick-up truck   
   that was called a "vehicle of interest" in connection with the   
   explosions.   
      
   A month later, police in Glendale happened to be in a neighborhood   
   when they saw and heard one of the explosions. Officers questioned a   
   man who was in a white pickup truck that matched a description of a   
   possible suspect vehicle, but he denied any involvement, FOX10   
   reported.   
      
   A "vehicle of interest" in an investigation into a series of   
   unexplained explosions in northwest Phoenix, according to police.   
   A "vehicle of interest" in an investigation into a series of   
   unexplained explosions in northwest Phoenix, according to police.   
   (Phoenix Police Department)   
      
   The man, who was later identified as Willis, remained a person of   
   interest until police received additional information via a tip from   
   the community.   
      
   In court documents obtained by FOX10, police said that Willis tried to   
   detonate a bomb at an elementary school in November. The 44-year-old   
   was caught on surveillance camera at Sunrise Elementary School when no   
   one was at the school's playground.   
      
   The blast went off on the playground a short time later, and a witness   
   said that Willis was seen speeding away in his truck.   
      
   Houston Willis was caught on surveillance camera trying to detonate a   
   bomb at Sunrise Elementary School, according to police.   
   Houston Willis was caught on surveillance camera trying to detonate a   
   bomb at Sunrise Elementary School, according to police. (FOX10)   
      
   Adaiah Gooden, whose car was hit with an explosive in November, said   
   she was relieved police finally made an arrest in the case.   
      
   "I'm glad it looks like it's over for everyone else," Gooden told   
   FOX10. "You never know about people, it's the least likely person you   
   would suspect, could have been anyone in the neighborhood.   
      
   When Willis was arrested on Monday, police said he was in possession   
   of heroin. His home also contained multiple weapons and a crossbow, in   
   addition to an explosive found in his truck, authorities said.   
      
   The 44-year-old had felony convictions from 1995 that included drug   
   and weapons charges, FOX10 reported.   
      
   Authorities did not reveal what may have motivated Willis to detonate   
   the bombs, but said he is being held on $100,000 bond with his next   
   court appearance set for March 11.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/us/arizona-man-arrested-in-connection-wi   
   h-mysterious-loud-explosions-in-phoenix-police-say   
      
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