Mountain View Police, Bomb Squad Render Gadget Thought To Be a Grenade Secure – CBS San Francisco
MOUNTAIN VIEW (CBS SF) – Mountain View police said a device that looked like a grenade was brought to safety after a house was evacuated late Wednesday morning.
The Mountain View Police Department Twitter account reported the incident just before noon.
MVPD officers are at a house on McCarty Avenue’s 500 block after a grenade appears to be found in one house.
The house was evacuated and the @SCCoSheriff Bomb Squad was brought in to keep the device safe.
We will update as soon as we have more information. pic.twitter.com/DeSDqaDhCz
– Mountain View Police (@MountainViewPD) March 10, 2021
Mountain View police officers are found in a house on the 500 block of McCarty Avenue after the discovery. The house was evacuated and the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Bombing Squad was called in to ensure the safety of the device.
The bomb squad arrived at the scene at around 12.40 p.m. About an hour later, police tweeted that the device had been made safe and the scene was safe.
UPDATE: The device was rendered safely and the scene is safe. Thank you for your patience as we worked to keep our community safe! pic.twitter.com/FL8R4VZd2u
– Mountain View Police (@MountainViewPD) March 10, 2021
No injuries were reported in the incident.