AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 An Austin resident sorting through boxes purchased at an estate sale discovered six apparent World War II-era grenades, prompting a response from the Austin Police Department’s Bomb Squad.<\/p>\n
According to the Austin Police Association, the resident found the grenades while going through the boxes and contacted authorities.<\/p>\n
APD confirmed officers responded to the 5800 block of Gentle Breeze Terrace around 4:09 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12.<\/p>\n
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Police said all six grenades appeared to date back to World War II and were in relatively good condition considering their age.<\/p>\n
Bomb Squad personnel examined the devices using X-rays and determined they appeared to be live. Although they did not pose an immediate threat under the circumstances, their age and condition warranted safety precautions, police said.<\/p>\n
The Austin Police Association said patrol officers secured the scene and established a perimeter while awaiting the Bomb Squad.<\/p>\n
Bomb Squad personnel conducted procedures to render the grenades safe, eliminating any potential hazards. APD confirmed there is no ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n
Authorities remind residents who encounter old military explosives not to touch or move them, even if they appear inactive. Instead, call 911 and allow trained personnel to handle the devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 An Austin resident sorting through boxes purchased at an estate sale discovered six apparent World…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":465587,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133],"class_list":["post-465586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465586\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/465587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}