DARTMOUTH A hand grenade found at an undisclosed location Sunday by police was determined to be an inert training device and no threat, according to a news release from the Dartmouth Police Department.
During the execution of a search warrant on Sunday, Dartmouth Police detectives and members of the SEMLEC Search and Rescue Team, located what appeared to be a hand grenade, the news release said.
“As it could not be determined if the device was real and/or active, the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad was requested, and responded to the scene,” the news release said.
It was determined that the grenade was a military training device and did not pose any threat.
Dartmouth Officers Go Above and Beyond at Vaccination Site
It s always nice to hear about our SouthCoast neighbors doing good for others, especially amidst all of the turmoil and chaos the last year has brought us. The Dartmouth Police Department is getting some much-deserved recognition after one woman recently shared her story of an officer going beyond the line of duty to help her at a local vaccination site.
Sandy Friend shared the story in the Town of Westport, Ma. WE THE PEOPLE Facebook group Wednesday morning, writing that she had gone to the COVID vaccination site at the old Dartmouth Circuit City to get her second shot earlier that morning and had encountered a kind, wonderful young man from the Dartmouth Police Department.