Police called in the Hawaii Island Bomb Squad Thursday evening after a resident reported discovering what appeared to be an unexploded grenade in a riverbed at a trail park in Waimea.
Police called in the Hawaii Island Bomb Squad Thursday evening after a resident reported discovering what appeared to be an unexploded grenade in a riverbed at a trail park in Waimea.
Officers immediately closed off the surrounding area to prevent pedestrian traffic. The bomb squad conferred with members of the U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team before determining the grenade was not a threat.
The bomb squad secured the grenade into a reinforced bomb disposal container and removed it from the riverbed, away from public access.
Police remind the public that anyone who may find an unexploded ordnance should leave it in place, exit the property, and call 911 or the department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311.
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