Douglas County, Colorado The Douglas County Bomb Squad had an opportunity to utilize their bomb disposal robot after being called in to dispose of old dynamite found in a Colorado shed, once belonging to a construction company owner.

According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO), the dynamite was found in a metal container inside a residential shed. A spokesperson for office said, dynamite "can become extremely unstable with age."

The bomb squad rolled out "Johnny 5-0" for the removal operation, an Andros Spartan robot. The robot was remotely operated to grab the dynamite and move it to a pre-dug blast pit where it was countercharged with an explosive charge in a controlled detonation.

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Hawaii Island, Hawaii Hawaii Island Police responded to the report of a possible UXO found in a gutter near mile marker 44. According to a press release from police, the item appeared to have been deliberately placed there but also seemed to have been there for a while.

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Millom, England A Millom Coastguard Rescue Team responded after a walker discovered a potential explosive device on a Cumbrian beach.

In a statement, the spokesperson for the unit said, "The team attended to scene, met with the first informant, confirmed the location, and positively identified the items as ordnance. "Photographs and description were passed to explosive ordnance disposal for further action."

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Okinawa, Japan Japanese soldiers safely defused a U.S.-made, 275-lb WWII bomb from a historic villa in Okinawa's capital. According to a city website, more than 2,300 people were evacuated from 760 households and 110 businesses around Nakagusuku Udun in the Shuri district of Naha city prior to the operation.

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Englewood, Florida The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office responded to a beach in Englewood after children discovered a barnacle-encrusted object they believed to be a scuba tank. Much to their surprise, the item turned out to be WWII-era UXO.

The children reportedly touched the ordnance and took photos of it before someone realized it could be dangerous. "I was shivering when I heard it was a bomb," said Maci Martinez, one of the children who found it.

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