Four grenades found by gardener hidden in hedge in Baldwin Park

Grenades found in bush in Baldwin Park

A gardener found four Russian-style F-1 grenades hidden in a hedge in Baldwin Park, near a restaurant and apartment complex.

BALDWIN PARK, Calif. - A gardener found four grenades while working in Baldwin Park on Thursday, and now the Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into the devices.

According to Sgt. Jose Eguia from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Arson Explosives Detail, the four devices discovered were Russian-styled F-1 grenades.

"When I took the X-rays, I saw some characteristics that concerned me of it being a live grenade," Eguia said.

After testing the four devices, Eguia determined that three of them were safe, but the fourth could be what they consider a functioning explosive device.

"By the appearance of them, they're very old," Eguia said. "Some of them were deteriorating. They seemed a little unstable. If you don't know how a hand grenade functions, it could be very dangerous."

Four grenades were found by a gardener hidden in a hedge in Baldwin Park. (@SEBLASD)

A gardner made the surprising discovery while trimming a bush on Thursday along Merced Avenue, near a restaurant and apartment complex.

"Handguns and stuff, okay First Amendment rights, I'll take all that," said Tony Shao, a nearby resident. "But grenades? I don't know how people get a hold of that."

Eguia said getting a call for located grenades isn't unusual. However, they're typically found in the homes of elderly people. The sergeant admitted that the F-1 style grenades being found in a bush close to a restaurant is concerning.

"A hand grenade call is not a rare call," Egui said. "[But the location of this], why someone would do that? It's a little concerning."

Federal authorities canvassed the area Friday, speaking with neighbors and looking for possible surveillance video to try and find out how the grenades got there.

An FBI spokesperson told FOX 11 that they wer "coordinating with the LA County Sheriff's Department and Baldwin Park PD to investigate the presence of the grenades. If anyone has any information about the grenades in question, they should contact the FBI.