PUBLIC SAFETY

Old military ordnance sometimes found in the Valley

Tips available for what to do when finding such items

An officer who’s part of the Mesa Police Department’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit communicates with a colleague during a training exercise. Chandler Police can call in the Mesa EOD when live ordnance is found, but for the most part, most grenades and other ordnance found in public aren’t at risk of exploding.

Ryan Mihalyi/Courtesy of Mesa Police Department

The Mesa Police Department’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit sometimes needs non-human help to examine or move a suspected explosive device. Chandler Police can call in the Mesa EOD when live ordnance is found.

Courtesy of Mesa Police Department

Grenades, mortars and artillery shells.

Those are a few of the types of military ordnance found in the Valley from time to time.

While there don’t seem to be thorough statistics on exactly how many such ordnance is found by the public across Arizona, locally, a few departments have tracked what seems to be a regular occurrence.

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