At approximately 2:45 p.m. this afternoon, troopers from the Easton Barrack responded to a vacant home in the 4700 block of Skeet Club Road in Hurlock after receiving a 9-1-1 call reporting the presence of a possible grenade near the home. The emergency phone call came from a home inspector working an inspection on the vacant residence. The item that appeared to be the possible grenade was found near the carport of the home.
State police immediately closed the roadway and secured a perimeter around the house. Nearby residences were evacuated and a reverse 9-1-1 call was implemented to alert citizens to remain inside their homes. The Maryland State Board of Education along with Delmarva Power were notified of the incident.
A bomb technician from the Office of the State Fire Marshal also responded to the scene and conducted diagnostic testing. It was determined the possible grenade was inactive and made of a plastic material, like that of a toy. Subsequently, a second reverse 9-1-1 call was made around 4:00 p.m. to alert citizens the incident had ended and that no one in the area was in any danger.
6 comments:
If this is a real picture you must know that fragment grenades haven't been made since the 50's . They never made plastic ones.
No chrome on a grenade either
Of course, the toy company's label was not considered a reliable clue by initial investigators.
Bring on the MRAP
omg...we must ban all kids toys that look like they might hurt you
Obviously Troopers that never served Ray Charles could see that is a toy. C'On Man.Wow
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