Grenade donated to thrift store prompts evacuation in Lomita

LOMITA, Calif. - A thrift store in Lomita had to be evacuated on Friday after someone donated what was believed to be a live grenade.

The Los Angeles Police Department received a call shortly before 12:30 p.m. reporting that among other donated items, staff at Savers Thrift Superstore located the grenade with a pin intact.

LAPD's bomb squad investigated the store before allowing workers and customers to go back in.

It is unclear who dropped the grenade off at the thrift shop.

Additional details were not immediately available.