Husband's Bomb Collection Prompts 911 Call

Allentown, Pennsylvania Concerned about her husband's WWII ammo collection, a Pennsylvania woman finally called 911. The Allentown Bomb Squad responded to deal with reports of a "pineapple grenade" among his collection of war artifacts.

The woman allegedly reported the grenade out of concerns her elderly husband's safety. He has symptoms of dementia, and though he had stored the grenade in a safe, she feared it might detonate.

The bomb squad identified the round as an inert MK II hand grenade. Although the munition did not pose a hazard, the wife asked them to remove the grenade from the house for proper disposal.