Burbank resident finds hand grenades in garage

Burbank police briefly evacuated homes in 2000 block of Riverside Drive this morning after a relative reported finding 11 hand grenades while cleaning out a family garage.

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s bomb squad, which responded to the scene about 9:38 a.m., determined that the hand grenades and small artillery shells were inert and disposed of the items, according to Burbank police.

Residents were allowed to return to their homes a short time later.

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-- Jason Wells, Times Community News

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