Hand Grenade Found In Kimball Attic

When cleaning out your attic what do you expect to find?

Possibly some family history, some possessions from your childhood.

What about a real hand grenade from World War II?

It happened in Kimball.

According to Kimball Police Chief Andy Bremer, he received a call that was somewhat out of the ordinary Sunday, Jan. 20.

A Kimball resident, whose name was not released, was cleaning out the family home's attic on East Third Street near Gotte Park, when the WWII grenade was discovered.

A call was made immediately to Bremer to report the object and seek proper disposal.

A bomb disposal unit was then called in from Scottsbluff to join local law enforcement on the scene and help safely remove the grenade.

What they found was a device that was at one time a working grenade. The powder had been removed, but not all disposal steps were followed.