COVINGTON, Ky. — Police were called to the Behringer-Crawford Museum in Covington to determine whether a WWII grenade found Tuesday is dangerous, according to Laurie Risch, executive director of the museum.
Risch said an employee at the museum was going through items when they discovered a WWII Japanese grenade. Risch said the grenade has been at the museum for a long time, but museum officials contacted police to determine for certain whether the grenade is inert.
According to dispatchers, areas around the museum were blocked off while police investigated. Police have since determined the grenade is not a danger.
What started as a potentially scary moment became an interesting educational experience. While sorting items for the Behringer-Crawford Museum's 75th Anniversary, Curator Jason French discovered a Japanese WWII grenade!
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Fortunately, it was found to be inert. @WCPO pic.twitter.com/s7mP2oWu2g
"Through the professionalism of the Cincinnati bomb squad and then also our local fire department and law enforcement that came to check this, they were able to explain to me how you can tell and show to me that it was, in fact, inert," said Jason French, curator of collections for the museum. "So we were able to keep it and be able to display it in exhibits in the future, which is exciting for us."
The museum is celebrating its 75th anniversary; the grenade was found as workers were preparing for that anniversary, museum officials said.
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