11/12/2022 Canada, Columbia Britannica (British Columbia)
“If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law e enforcement agency for assistance”.
Kootenay Boundary (RDKB). By Doyle Potenteau. Police in B.C.’s Southern Interior carefully handled an explosive situation earlier this month when a live grenade was brought to the detachment. Grand Forks RCMP say the incident happened on Dec. 1, when a person came by around 4:40 p.m., wanting to turn in some firearms and ammunition that they didn’t want. “Unfortunately, also present was a realistic-looking grenade,” said RCMP. “This grenade was immediately seized and safely secured and stored.” Police say the RCMP’s explosive disposal unit was contacted, which in turn contacted the Canadian Armed Forces. “After sending pictures to the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit (EOD) of the Canadian military, they felt it was warranted for their attendance,” said police. “These items should never be transported and brought to a detachment, rather call the police to report this and an officer will attend and seize these items,” said RCMP. “This was a potentially scary incident in what was later confirmed to be a live grenade brought to the detachment,” said detachment commander Sgt. Darryl Peppler. “We are trained to treat all firearms and other weapons as live, and this is a good example as to why we do that.”
Mounties are reminding anyone who comes across explosives or live ammunition to call police for assistance and to not handle them yourself.
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