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Florida Scoop · Aug 17, 2026

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A resident who found what appeared to be an old hand grenade while cleaning out a family member’s belongings brought the device to a Florida police station Sunday, prompting a temporary closure and a bomb squad response. The Lakeland Police Department said the resident brought the device in a box to its station on Massachusetts Avenue, believing it was an old grenade. The discovery led police to temporarily close the station and divert traffic while the Tampa Police Department Bomb Squad responded.

A resident who found what appeared to be an old hand grenade while cleaning out a family member’s belongings brought the device to a Florida police station Sunday, prompting a temporary closure and a bomb squad response. The Lakeland Police Department said the resident brought the device in a box to its station on Massachusetts Avenue, believing it was an old grenade. The discovery led police to temporarily close the station and divert traffic while the Tampa Police Department Bomb Squad responded.

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