Cincinnati, Ohio A WWII-era Japanese grenade was found at the Behringer-Crawford Museum by a collections associate who was preparing artifacts for the museum's upcoming 75th anniversary celebration.
The Covington Fire and Police Departments responded to the scene to examine the item which was deemed inert.
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.
Eyjafjörður, Iceland The Icelandic Coast Guard's special operations unit was called out to the port area in Akureyri after a fishing trawler reported a suspicious find that was entangled in the fishing gear, a suspect depth charge.
Authorities responded and evacuated the pier and the nearby fish processing plant while the item was dislodged by the Icelandic Coast Guard's bomb disposal unit. The item was towed out to sea and destroyed through an off-shore controlled detonation event.
Queens, New York Agents from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at LaGuardia Airport in New York found an inert grenade in a checked bag, according to a spokesperson from the agency.
Port Authority police and TSA explosive experts responded to the scene where the owner of the bag told agents he got the item as a gift at a museum. The grenade was found to be inert and was handed over to TSA explosives experts to use as a training aid for TSA officers.
Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan Japanese troops safely removed and defused a 5-inch U.S. WWII-era shell on a small island south of Okinawa's capital city. The shell was discovered on a construction site in Tomigusuku city on Senaga Island, about 2,500 feet from Naha Airport's runway, according to a spokesperson for Tomigusuku's Disaster Prevention and Crisis Management Division.
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's 101st EOD Unit moved the shell into an explosion-proof container and defused it. The shell was found in November by a contractor who was excavating soil with heavy equipment as part of disaster recovery work, the spokesperson said.
No businesses or homes were evacuated, but traffic was restricted within a radius of 83 feet during the defusing operation. The shell was taken to a warehouse for disposal at a later date. The discovery followed the defusing and removal of another 5-inch, WWII-era U.S. shell from a construction site in Naha city earlier this month.
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