BREAKING: Police called to a possible grenade outside the Grandview Motel
KAMLOOPS – Police have cordoned off the area outside the Grandview Motel on Columbia Street.
Today, Aug. 13, at 11:09 a.m. Kamloops RCMP Staff Sgt. Edward Preto says a local citizen reported finding an object on the road at the intersection of Grandview Terrace and Columbia Street West.
According to the police, it appears to be a grenade or a military smoke grenade. The RCMP is treating the item as live ordnance and have cordoned off the area. The E Div RCMP Explosive Demolition Unit has been contacted, according to Preto, and will attend to secure the device.
The police are asking the public to stay away from the area.
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