Police today recovered a grenade in a car in the 200 block of South 8th, according to a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kan., Police Department.
Officers on patrol found an illegally parked and unregistered car in that location around 3:03 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21, the spokesman said.
While completing a tow report, they observed what appeared to be the top part of a grenade protruding from a velvet bag, the police spokesman said. Officers called in the explosive ordnance team.
Once the grenade was removed, it was determined that it was a live hand grenade, the spokesman said. The grenade was removed and the vehicle was towed, the spokesman said.
The Kansas City, Kan., Police Department is investigating and asked anyone with information about the incident to call the TIPS hotline at 816-474-TIPS.