Man Decides to Keep Grenade Before Having 2nd Thoughts

Redlands, California A 26-year old man found a grenade near an auto parts store. Instead of calling the police, the man decided to keep it as a souvenir. However, a couple of hours after finding the grenade, the man changed his mind and stashed the grenade in some bushes next to a parking lot for a fast food restaurant. He then called the police to report the grenade.

Police responded along with technical support provided by the local Sheriff's Department Bomb Squad. The Bomb Squad used their robot to retrieve the grenade from the bushes and placed it on the parking lot where it could be inspected. After further inspection, the Bomb Squad determined that the grenade was inert. Authorities are unsure how the grenade ended up near the auto store in the first place.