Inert Grenades Found In Bag That Prompted Evacuations In Glendale
GLENDALE (CBSLA.com/AP) — Los Angeles County sheriff's officials say two grenades that prompted evacuations after being found outside a store turned out to be inert.
Several businesses in the 1500 block of West Glenoaks Boulevard were evacuated Wednesday evening when someone discovered the grenades in a bag beneath a mailbox outside a discount store in Glendale.
Breaking: @Stu_Mundel reporting package w possible grenade found in Glendale. Bomb squad closed Glen Oaks between Western & Sonora. @CBSLA
— Jeff Vaughn (@JeffVaughn) April 6, 2017
A sheriff's bomb squad responded and determined the explosives were not live.
Glendale police Sgt. Robert William says investigators will look for security video and try to lift fingerprints from the bag.
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