Redondo Beach 99 cent store evacuated after grenade found outside
A police officer exits the 99 cent store near Inglewood Avenue and Manhattan Beach Boulevard after the LA Sheriff’s Department Bomb squad removed a potentially live grenade from infront of the store. Photo A 99¢ Only Store employee got more than he bargained for late Monday evening after finding a grenade sitting on top of a recycling bin near the entrance to the store. Investigators dug out dirt and sand from the surrounding landscaping to fill sand bags incase of a potential blast. Photo The spooked employee pushed the white cardboard recycling box about six feet away from the entrance and immediately called the Redondo Beach Police Department. “[Moving it] is not what you want to do with a potentially live explosive,” Redondo Beach Police Sgt Shawn Freeman said. “You should just leave them where you find them.” The employees at the Redondo Beach store located near the corner of Inglewood Avenue and Manhattan Beach Boulevard took action and quickly evacuated the building. The Redondo Beach Police Department responded and was unsure of the grenade’s potential explosiveness. It looked like a real grenade, so they took precautions by calling the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department…
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