Imagine, you’re walking down the sidewalk in Nebraska, when you spot something on the ground. Is it a rock? A black sports ball? No, it’s a metal grenade!
A Lincoln resident made this shocking discovery early one Monday morning. They called 911. Police and Lincoln Fire & Rescue rolled up. Sirens blaring, the sidewalk blocked off. Bomb Squad Commander Tim Stohlmann confirmed the grenade was real but inert—no explosives inside.The Squad decided to send it to the military for proper disposal.
Police puzzled over what a grenade was doing on a sidewalk in America’s heartland. Then they got a phone call no one was expecting…