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Bomb squad responds to west Toledo home after person finds hand grenade in deceased father's belongings

The Northwest Ohio Bomb Squad responded to a residence on Holland Sylvania Road Thursday.
Credit: WTOL 11

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Northwest Ohio Bomb Squad investigated a hand grenade found at a home in the 300 block of N. Holland Sylvania Road Thursday afternoon. 

According to a Toledo police report, the NWOH Bomb Squad was requested at the residence at 4:14 p.m. after a person found a hand grenade in his deceased father's belongings. Police claimed in the report the grenade appeared functional and took an x-ray of the munition. The x-ray revealed the device was unloaded.

Police collected the device and unloaded it. 

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