Possible grenade found in flower bed by person doing yardwork in Asheboro at home on Oakmont Drive, police say

ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A possible grenade was found in a flower bed by a person doing yardwork at a home in Asheboro on Tuesday, according to an Asheboro Police Department news release.

Officers with the APD responded to a residence on Oakmont Drive when they were told about a suspicious device.

While doing yardwork, someone found what appeared to be a hand grenade in a flower bed.

Responding officers cordoned off the area and began evacuating the immediate area. The Greensboro Police Department’s Hazardous Devices Team was asked to respond…

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