MOUNT DORA, Fla. --
The Mount Dora Police Department was evacuated Thursday night after an
85-year-old woman walked into the station's lobby and dropped off a grenade,
according to Local 6 News.
Police said that the unidentified woman carried a toolbox through the
front doors of the Mount Dora Police Department and said she wanted to get rid
of it and its contents.
When an officer looked inside the box and realized that there was a
grenade inside, the entire building was evacuated.
Authorities also shut down North Donnelly Street at Lincoln Avenue
after the discovery.
The Lake County bomb squad was able to remove the World War II-era
grenade without injuries.
During the incident, the woman apparently drove home.
Police determined who the woman was and interviewed her late Thursday
night. They determined that she did not have any other explosives at home,
according to Local 6 News.
There are reportedly no plans to charge the woman, according to a
report.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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