Second inert grenade found in Lincoln; officials say the two aren’t related

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A second inert grenade was found in Lincoln on Monday, but officials said the two incidents aren’t related.

Lincoln Fire & Rescue was sent to a home near Worthington Avenue and Lake Street, where Ronda Swanson and her workers cleaning out a home to get ready for an estate sale.

“One of my helpers — Johanna — said she had a grenade, she thought,” said Swanson, owner of Home2Home. “And I said, ‘OK, woah. What’s happening?'”

Swanson and her employees called the Lincoln Police Department’s non-emergency line and were told to evacuate, which they did.

“I did not think it was live, but you can’t be too careful,” said Patty Kettelhut, who was also working in the home. “So, we decided it was the right thing to do to call.”

Swanson and Kettelhut explained that the bomb squad arrived to remove the grenade and will dispose of it.

A spokeswoman for LFR said the grenade was inert, meaning there was no fuse or gunpowder in the grenade.

This comes after LFR was sent to the area of 35th and Lake streets on Monday morning after a caller stumbled across an inert explosive.

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If you come across a suspected explosive, LFR said it’s best to leave it alone and call 911.

LFR spokeswoman MJ Lierman said it’s “very unusual to find two (grenades) in one day.”