Item dropped off at Revere police station appeared to be a live grenade
By Matt Collette, Globe Correspondent
Maybe it was time to do some spring cleaning. A Revere woman brought what looked like a live grenade into the city’s police department, saying that it had been in her home since the 1980s.
"You wouldn't think that it would normally be wise to transport it unless you knew specifically what it was," said Captain Michael Murphy of the Revere Police of the well-meant but potentially dangerous action.
Though the device had markings on it that suggested it could be a training device, Revere Police took a number of precautions, including moving it to an unoccupied part of the station's garage and calling the Boston Police bomb squad.
The bomb experts quickly arrived on the scene and removed the device.
Murphy said he does not anticipate any charges will be filed. The bomb squad did not immediately release any information on the nature of the device.
