{"id":255335,"date":"2026-04-07T06:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/255335\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T06:57:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T06:57:12","slug":"live-mortar-round-found-in-sacramento-yard-prompts-air-force-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/255335\/","title":{"rendered":"Live mortar round found in Sacramento yard prompts Air Force response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOF SACRAMENTO. IT SAID IT CANNOT TALK ABOUT PENDING LAWSUITS. SACRAMENTO SHERIFF\u2019S DEPUTIES HAD TO CALL IN THE AIR FORCE OVER THE WEEKEND AFTER AN EXPLOSIVE WAS FOUND BURIED IN SOMEONE\u2019S YARD. DEPUTIES SAY SOMEONE WAS DIGGING IN A YARD ON MARCONI AVENUE NEAR GARFIELD AVENUE WHEN THEY DISCOVERED WHAT LOOKED LIKE AN EXPLOSIVE. THE SHERIFF\u2019S BOMB SQUAD WAS CALLED IN, AND WHEN THEY SAW IT, THEY CALLED THE AIR FORCE. TURNS OUT IT WAS A LIVE 81MM MORTAR ROUND. NO WORD ON HOW OLD IT\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Live mortar round found in Sacramento yard prompts Air Force response<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769020329_917_kcra.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"KCRA logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 11:07 PM PDT Apr 6, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSacramento sheriff&#8217;s deputies called in the Air Force over the weekend after an explosive was found buried in someone&#8217;s yard.Deputies said someone was digging in a yard on Marconi Avenue near Garfield Avenue when they discovered what looked like an explosive.The sheriff&#8217;s bomb squad was called in, and when they saw it, they called the Air Force. It turned out to be a live 81-millimeter mortar round.There is no word on how old it was or how long it had been there. The mortar was safely removed and disposed of.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Sacramento sheriff&#8217;s deputies called in the Air Force over the weekend after an explosive was found buried in someone&#8217;s yard.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies said someone was digging in a yard on Marconi Avenue near Garfield Avenue when they discovered what looked like an explosive.<\/p>\n<p>The sheriff&#8217;s bomb squad was called in, and when they saw it, they called the Air Force. It turned out to be a live 81-millimeter mortar round.<\/p>\n<p>There is no word on how old it was or how long it had been there. The mortar was safely removed and disposed of.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/get-kcra-news-on-the-go-download\/44039145\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Download our app<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/subscribe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@KCRA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OF SACRAMENTO. IT SAID IT CANNOT TALK ABOUT PENDING LAWSUITS. 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