On Monday afternoon a surprising discovery led to the activation of the Elkhart Police Department Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit.

A man was sifting through old family boxes in an outbuilding in the 200 block of N CR 175 E in Wayne Township in Kosciusko County.  He located what he believed to be a “pineapple” hand grenade. KCSO deputies secured the scene and contacted Elkhart PD for assistance. Bomb technicians performed an X-ray of the object and made the determination that it did contain live ordinance.

The hand grenade was placed into a containment unit and transported from the scene for disposal.