Area bomb squad recovers hand grenade, old ammunition

The Butler County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad recovered a hand grenade on Monday.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office requested help from the bomb squad after a woman said she had a hand grenade that belonged to her husband, who passed away, according to the sheriff’s office.

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Upon arrival, deputies recovered an altered MK2 grenade that had a plugged hole in the base with a hole in the base, the sheriff’s office said.

Authorities secured the grenade and will examine it to determine if it’s live…

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