Evacuations were issued for residents in a Valley Glen neighborhood on Wednesday after a homeowner discovered 20 sticks of dynamite inside a freezer in her garage, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Capt. Warner Castillo with the LAPD’S North Hollywood Division said officers responded to the 6100 block of Rhodes Avenue around 9 a.m. after the woman called police to report the shocking discovery she made while cleaning the freezer.
She told police she had no idea who the dynamite belonged to or how it got there. She and her late husband purchased the refrigerator when they bought their home, Capt. Castillo said. Her husband reportedly passed away several years ago…