World War II explosive found near strip mall was live, according to JSO’s Hazardous Device Unit

JACKSONVILLE, Fla – A World War II explosive was found lying in the open outside a strip mall in Spring Park early Friday morning was a live grenade, police said.

When Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officers arrived they found a hazardous device and called the Hazardous Devices Unit (HDU), formerly known as the bomb squad, to the scene.

Once the HDU arrived they blocked off the area as they removed the explosive. It was taken to a firing range and destroyed.

The police report indicates it was not an American grenade, but was from another country.

No one was hurt.