Teen suspected of making bombs

Police uncovered explosive devices in a car and in the home of a Huntington Beach High School student last week.

Police received a call of a man sleeping in his vehicle in the 6500 block of Red Coach Drive about 7 a.m. March 24. Officers found 19-year-old Joshua Michael Grier, a Huntington Beach resident, and a male 17-year-old Huntington Beach resident asleep in the car.

Grier, wanted on suspicion of a recent residential burglary, was arrested.

A search of the vehicle uncovered an explosive device along with an illegal hallucinogenic substance, officials said.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department Bomb Squad was called in and the area blocked off until it was determined safe. The bomb was made out of the shell of a commercial-grade firework packed with gunpowder and nails, officials said.

Officers determined the bomb belonged to Scott Patrick Biss, 18, of Riverside, said Lt. Russell Reinhart. He was found in the area and arrested on suspicion of possession of an explosive device.

The 17-year-old found in the car was also arrested related to the illegal substance found in the vehicle and released to his parents.

During the investigation, officers discovered another 17-year-old male had knowledge of the device and detained him at Huntington Beach High.

The student didn’t have a device on him, but a search warrant of his house uncovered two explosive devices and bomb-making material, officials said. All three devices were made in the residence, police determined.

The student was arrested on suspicion of possession and manufacturing explosive devices. He was booked at Orange County Juvenile Hall.

This was the second incident involving explosives related to Huntington Beach High last month.

A 16-year-old male brought a simulated explosive device to school March 3, causing the campus to be evacuated.

Officials don’t believe there is any connection between the two and said there is no evidence that the devices were going to be detonated at school.