Police: Grenade Found At Thrift Store Harmeless
POSTED: 5:02 pm PST November 17, 2009
UPDATED: 5:04 pm PST November 17, 2009
SAN DIEGO -- A bomb squad was sent to an East Village thrift store Tuesday to investigate the discovery of an object that resembled a hand grenade but turned out to be a harmless replica.An employee at Goodwill Industries, 939 16th St., reported finding the suspicious-looking item in a box of donated goods shortly before 3:30 p.m., SDPD Detective Gary Hassen said.
Personnel with the San Diego Metro Arson Strike Team arrived at the store several minutes later and quickly determined the green-painted object was not a real explosive device, Hassen said.
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