The bomb squad was called to a San Antonio police substation Wednesday morning, and officials say the Good Samaritan who carried them thought he was doing the right thing by handing over some explosives to the police department.
But police say that was exactly the wrong thing to do.
Police say the man came to the Prue police substation with two training grenades and one active grenade. The man allegedly found the three grenades at home and did not want his kids to mess with them. The man told police the grenades belonged to his grandfather and that they were in his home for about ten years before he found them.
He did not know what to do with them, he told officers, so he brought them to police and told them they were in his truck. But police say the man should have left the grenades where he found them and called for help instead.
Officials say the man is not in trouble, but there is an important lesson to be learned.
"No charges will be filed," said Sgt. Michael Oliva, San Antonio Police Department. "But if anyone finds grenades, they should leave them where they are at and call the bomb squad or call officers to come to your house, because it's dangerous transporting grenades like that."
The bomb squad was called to the northwest-side station as a precaution and detonated the live grenade in another location.
