{"id":154903,"date":"2026-04-02T01:28:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T01:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/154903\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T01:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T01:28:09","slug":"pennsylvania-state-police-bomb-tech-called-to-hanover-business-for-grenade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/154903\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania State Police bomb tech called to Hanover business for grenade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">HANOVER, Pa. (WHTM) \u2014 A Pennsylvania State Police bomb tech was called to a Hanover store Tuesday for a grenade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Memories Hanover, a business that deals with antiques and collectibles, discovered the World War II grenade after opening a box that had \u201cArmy\u201d written on it,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1Qr4HjRzA3\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:according to a Facebook post.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;according to a Facebook post.&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> according to a Facebook post. <\/a>There were binoculars, dog tags, a knife and the grenade inside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Out of caution, the store alerted authorities, which led to a state police bomb tech being called. abc27 News left an inquiry with state police Tuesday afternoon for additional details, but has yet to hear back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The grenade was not live, the store said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/pennsylvania-man-pleads-guilty-murder-185251661.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to murder after shooting, killing friend over a video game;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to murder after shooting, killing friend over a video game&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to murder after shooting, killing friend over a video game <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the post, the store said the concern with the grenade was with the original shipping cork in the bottom, and it was unsure about anything being inside the grenade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Even though the business handles these types of items regularly, this one created more doubts than other items. Being a red grenade, it could have been packed with TNT instead of powder, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1Ecu9Y7vyD\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the store said in an updated post.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;the store said in an updated post.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">the store said in an updated post.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"#sailthru-signup-widget\" data-ylk=\"slk:Close;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Close&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch for us in your inbox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Subscribe Now<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post also thanked Hanover police as well as PSP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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