DOUGLAS COUNTY—A man found a concerning device behind some drywall as he was remodeling a house in Lawrence.
Just before 1:30p.m. Wednesday, he called dispatchers from the 900 block of Iowa with the grenade in his truck, according to a statement from Lawrence Police.
Officers responded to the area about and took appropriate precautions by clearing the area around the truck and standing by until bomb experts arrived. It appears to be a grenade that expels gas and rubber balls. The Leavenworth bomb squad took possession of the device to properly dispose of it.