A live grenade found in the backyard of a Los Banos home was removed Saturday night by the Merced County bomb squad.
According to Los Banos Police Commander Justin Melden, at 5:17 p.m. Dec. 28 the residents of a home on the 500 block of Briarwood Court called the Los Banos Police Department to report that while digging in their backyard they found what appeared to be a grenade.
When officers arrived, they confirmed that it was a grenade and they called the Merced County Bomb Squad.
Additional police officers and a Los Banos firetruck responded to help cordoned off traffic while they waited for the bomb squad who were traveling from Merced.
Two members of the bomb squad arrived at approximately 7:30 p.m. and confirmed it was a live grenade and placed it in an explosive safe box. The roadway was reopened at 8 p.m.
It is unknown how the grenade ended up in the backyard.
