Burbank police arrest couple after reportedly finding drugs, hand grenade in home

A married couple was arrested Thursday after police found a potentially live hand grenade, along with heroin, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, in their Burbank home — all accessible to their 10-year-old son, police said.

Roughly two weeks ago, investigators began surveilling the suspected drug dealers, who live on the 2000 block of North Frederic Street, said Burbank Police Sgt. Claudio Losacco.

On Thursday, investigators detained the father, Peter Jacquin, 44, after witnessing him possibly dealing drugs in a nearby parking lot.

Officers then served a search warrant at the single-family home, which was found to be in disarray, with piles of dirty dishes and clothes inside, along with drugs in plain sight, within reach of the couple’s 10-year-old son, Losacco said.

Jacquin’s wife, 44-year-old Deborah Charves, was detained as officers reportedly collected evidence of drug sales, along with methamphetamine and heroin.

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s bomb squad responded to the home after officers located a potentially live and unstable hand grenade in a dresser drawer, Losacco said.

The grenade was removed and sent for testing.

Both Jacquin and Charves were arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and possessing drugs for sale. Jacquin was being held in lieu of $190,000 bail, while his wife’s bail was set at $100,000.

The pair is due in court next week.

The boy, meanwhile, was taken into protective custody.