Clinton, Tennessee Anderson County deputies and the Knox County Bomb Squad responded to Bull Run Park after reports of possible military munitions nearby. The area was secured while authorities investigated the ordnance which were all deemed inert.

There was no information on the identification of the items or how they wound up so close to the park. The area was cleared and the park was fully reopened to the public.

The Anderson County Sheriff's Office issued a reminder to the public that any suspicious items that are found should not be handled and immediately reported to local law enforcement.

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Rugby, England Police made an unexpected discovery when they responded to the scene of a reported burglary in Rugby. The Rugby Police's Rural Central and South team found three live WWII shells, prompting a bomb disposal team response.

A police spokesperson said, "Leaving them in situ wasn't an option, so we immediately contacted the Ministry of Defence. Although they were coming from another county, they arrived promptly, safely removed the shells, and disposed of them."

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Brevard County, Florida The Brevard County Sheriff's office was called to a county school after reports of a suspected explosive device. Construction crews uncovered the device after breaking ground near the school, eventually leading to an EOD response by Space Launch Delta 45, a U.S. Space Force unit from Patrick Space Force Base.

Sheriff's department officials identified the device as military ordnance, prompting EOD to transport the item, a WWII-era, American-made practice bomb, to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for disposal.

According to a press release, the ordnance did not contain high explosives, but was equipped with a smoke charge to mark the location of impact during air training exercises.

Hesperia, California A woman videoing debris exposed by low water levels inside the California Aqueduct in Hesperia discovered more than trash. According to a spokesperson for the Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, she reported a potential military ordnance inside the water channel.

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Hoylake, England Merseyside Police and Army explosives experts responded to Royal Liverpool Golf Club, after a construction crew discovered an unexploded artillery shell while excavating during routine maintenance on the course.

All games were cancelled and the area cordoned off at the historic club, home to the 2023 Open Championship in Great Britain, as the Army bomb squad carried out a controlled explosion to safely dispose of the threat.

Boise, Idaho A Washington State Patrol bomb squad responded to a home after a toddler found a grenade in the front yard of his home, according to the Grant County Sheriff's Office.

In a terrifying sequence of events, the child reportedly entered his family home holding the live munition. Bomb squad technicians determined that it was indeed a live WWII-era grenade which appeared to have been outside for quite a while.

The bomb squad safely removed the device to a rural area north of town to dispose of it. No word as to how the ordnance got there or how long it had been in the family's yard.

Orange, Virginia Hunter Vap, a Marine veteran and resident of Orange, Virginia, went out to check on his animals on his small farm after his dog alerted him of a fox on the property. What he found was something much more alarming than the fox, it was a 50mm WWII French mortar.

According to Vap, he was attempting to chase off the fox in some brush when his foot hit what felt like a glass bottle. Vap said, "I picked it up, and then saw the little fins on the bottom and realized that it wasn't a glass bottle, and for a second I was like, 'There's no way this is actually what I think it is.'"

After noticing the plunger and 55mm markings on the side of the mortar he knew it definitely wasn't a glass bottle.

"I'd already picked it up," Vap said. "I went and put it in the shed, so a pig didn't touch it and turn into bacon."

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Northampton, England Magnet fisherman Dave Jordan and his friends were forced to call the Northamptonshire Police after their magnet fishing hobby took a frightening turn when they pulled up a bin full of explosive devices from the River Nene.

Police responded to close the road and divert pedestrians and traffic in the area while EOD responded to collect approximately 379 railway detonators before the area could be reopened.

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Maui, Hawaii Maui Police Department officers were called to Waiehu Golf Course for reports of a potential UXO on the course. The area was cordoned off as officers awaited the arrival of the Hawaii Inter-Island Bomb Squad (HIBS).

HIBS later identified the ordnance as a grenade hollowed out with an open bottom. While the grenade spoon and safety pin were intact, the front of the spoon was not connected to the fuse body, the striker pin was missing, and no explosives were discovered in the device.

Although not live, the Maui Police Department used the opportunity to remind the public to avoid handling potentially explosive devices and to contact the department for assistance if they find any suspected UXO.

Pocatello, Idaho Construction crews discovered an old military ordnance in the Bannock County Veterans Memorial Building, resulting in evacuation of the building. The artillery shell was found in a basement closet, prompting response by the Pocatello Police.

The police reportedly used a bomb-sniffing dog to scan the item for explosives. Due to the dag alerting on the item, the exclusion zone was increased for safety. The bomb squad from Mountain Home was called in to assist in the removal and disposal of the ordnance, and the area was reopened.