ATF agents look for potentially live grenade sold at Brunswick County antique mall
Search continues for buyer of potentially live grenade By Kendall McGee | December 29, 2020 at 6:27 PM EST - Updated December 29 at 7:28 PM
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are seeking the publicâs help to track down a grenade purchased this summer at a Shallotte antique mall that could pose a threat to the new owner.
Investigators believe the entire transaction was an accident and neither the vendor nor the buyer knew the grenade could be dangerous.
According to a news release, the grenade was sold by a vendor at the Fancy Flea Antique Mall, located at 2773 Ocean Highway West near Shallotte, on June 13. Agents say finding the buyer has been especially difficult because the purchase wasnât caught on camera and the grenade was paid for in cash.
Updated December 29, 2020 10:15 a.m. EST
Shallotte, N.C. A possibly dangerous grenade was purchased at the Fancy Flea Antique Mall at 2773 Ocean Highway West over the summer in Shallote, according to officials.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives say that the grenade may still contain materials that could degrade and explode, or explode by impact.
Officials do not believe that the buyer or vendor thought the grenade was functioning or hazardous.
The grenade is believed to be an inert, MK2 grenade a style used during World War II.
Anyone who visited the Ocean Isle Beach area and purchased a grenade from the Antique Mall on June 13 is asked to contact the NC Field Division at 704-716-1800. The office can also be reached by email at ATFTips@atf.gov.
By Dede Biles
dbiles@aikenstandard.com
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Betty joins her husband, Richard E. Lundquist (Dick) in heaven, where she is celebrating her first Christmas with Jesus, her Lord and savior.
Betty was born in South Dakota, to Clarence and Esther Scotvold, who preceded her in death. Betty leaves her brother, Dr. Marv Scotvold of Yakima; her sisters, Donna Oatfield-Gillock, Long Beach and Gaye Rawlinson, Marysville.
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