A woman who wrapped a non-functioning grenade in a sock and left it at a Costa Mesa (CA) fire station caused a bomb scare, reports the Daily Pilot.
Police received a call that a woman had left a grenade in a sock in a metal box outside Fire Station 1. She had let firefighters know she left it there.
The grenade still had a pin in it, but had been previously gutted and was safe. Police cleared the scene as of 9:45 a.m.
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