Morrisville Device Was A Live Hand Grenade

[Henry]

MORRISVILE — Vermont State Police say the device found outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Morrisville that prompted the shopping plaza to be evacuated was a live hand grenade.

The state police bomb squad made the device safe and removed it.

WCAX-TV reports that police said Friday that they don’t know where the explosive came from.

Police were called to the Morrisville Shopping Plaza at about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday after receiving the report about the grenade.

When officers arrived they determined it was a completely assembled grenade.

Police shut down parts of Route 15, evacuated the plaza and called in the state police bomb squad.

State police x-rayed the device and determined that it was real.

[Razzle Dazzle]

Scary...I hope they can figure out who left it. Thats pretty close to terrorism in my mind.

[cedarman]

Is there still an active Armory in Morrisville? I think the timing is consistent with the 186th returning from annual training in Ft. Drum, NY.  I wonder if some soldiers went through for dinner when returning to the Armory and the "device" it might have fallen from a military vehicle.   I would assume the state police have already explored this possibility AND that local guard members from that area would have already reassessed their current inventory.

[al brodeur]

check for fingerprints as all GI'S are fingerprinted

[Stand Alone Defense]

Only got to throw 2 Grenades in 6 years Active duty and it is a big boom!! VERY LUCKY NO ONE WAS HURT!!

I would be very surprised if there were any live grenades issued to any guard member during training.  That type of training is done in a very restrictive environment and there is almost no chance a soldier could walk off with a live one.

[wwiihistory]

Was it determined if it was a smoke grenade or shrapnel grenade? Knowing  how the free press & wcax report it could have been nuke