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Police say origin of live grenade found on East Side is a mystery

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Posted at 5:25 PM, May 13, 2020
and last updated 2020-05-13 17:25:39-04

CLEVELAND — A live grenade found in a field on the East Side has been retrieved.

The grenade was found at 11 a.m. on East 61st Street and St. Clair Avenue.

Cleveland police said the bomb squad retrieved it and transported it to a location to be destroyed.

As to how a live grenade wound up in a field in Cleveland, a police spokesperson said: "That mystery continues."