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Inert grenade found by neighbor, New London Fire Chief

According to the New London's Fire Chief Twitter page, a neighbor was cleaning up their property when they found it.

Credit: ChiefReichard@nlpdct

NEW LONDON, Conn. — Talk about a wake-up call!

That is exactly what one resident and the New London Fire Chief Peter Reichard got Friday morning.

According to the Fire Chief's Twitter page, a neighbor was cleaning around his yard when he found a grenade.

The man then knocked on Chief Reichard's door to help him with the incident.

Chief Reichard said after inspection by a trained eye found the grenade to be inert. Phew!

Neighbor located this while cleaning up his property. Knowing I’m the Chief he knocks on my door. Closer inspection by trained eye found it to be inert. What a start to my Friday. New London Police Your Partner in the Community!! pic.twitter.com/HVR9SMFhot
— ChiefReichard@nlpdct (@ChiefReichard) April 23, 2021

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