World War II grenade found at Indio thrift store

Police were called to an Indio thrift store after a grenade was found in a piece of furniture.

The store was cleared out and the Hazardous Device Team investigated. The grenade, from World War II, was determined to be inert.

World War II grenade was located in a piece of furniture at Martha’s Village Store. The Hazardous Device Team determined…

Posted by Indio Police Department on Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Sgt. Dan Marshall of the Indio Police Department told KESQ that the grenade was spotted in a drawer of a chest that was donated to the store.