STEVENS POINT, Wis. — A World War II German Grenade was found at the Stevens Point Post Office on Tuesday morning, according to the Stevens Point Police Department.
Officials said officers were called to the post office around 10 a.m. for the potential explosive devce.
The Marathon County Bomb Squad was called to help in the investigation and figured out it was a World War II grenade. The squad scanned the grenade, finding no explosives inside.
Before the post office reopened, a bomb sniffing dog also checked the rest of building.
The post office and surrounding streets were closed for nearly two hours while authorities conducted their investigation. People also had to be evacuated from the building.
Stevens Point police have now turned invesitgation of the incident over to the federal postmaster and authorities.
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