Grenade Found In Basement of Grandma's House

Albion, New York A contractor cleaning out a house recently vacated by an elderly woman who lived in the house for the past 90 years found a hand grenade in the basement. The contractor called the police who responded with the Monroe County Bomb Squad. The bomb squad identified the grenade as a live WWII era grenade.

The bomb Squad safely removed the grenade from the house for proper disposal. Authorities believe that the grenade was brought home as a souvenir from a relative of the woman who served during the war.