Posted on: November 14, 2025 01:20 PM

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Tupper Lake man arrested for possession of a homemade explosive device

On November 11, 2025, New York State Police members arrested Matthew W. Latour, age 27, of Tupper Lake, NY, for Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd (Bomb/Silencer/Machine Gun) and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

At approximately 5:18 p.m., State Police responded to Ivy Terrace in the village of Tupper Lake to assist the Tupper Lake Police Department with a report of an individual in possession of a bomb. An investigation determined that Latour had constructed an improvised explosive device (IED).

State Police members and the Tupper Lake Police Department responded to the scene, located the homemade IED, and secured the area. The New York State Police Bomb Disposal Unit responded and rendered the device safe.

From NYSP