Last week, Todd Thompson, of Rosewood,made a very unusual discovery. Thompson had just moved to the area and was in the process of cleaning a portion of his property when he noticed two objects that only took only a second to identify; hand grenades.
Everyone has seen them, in movies strapped to soldiers' chests, in pictures of servicemen preparing to depart for battle. But who'd expect to find them in his or her own front yard?
When Thompson made the discovery, he backed off and called the authorities. Levy County Deputies responded and, from a distance, verified what Thompson knew.
Yes, they were hand grenades. Deputies contacted the Alachua County Sheriff's Office Bomb Disposal Unit, which responded to recover and make safe these deadly devices.
Lt. Moran, ASO Bomb Unit supervisor, confirmed that the grenades were training devices, however, he said, it's possible the grenades could have still been armed.
Contact the Sheriff's Office if you or someone you know finds such devices.
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