UVSC student finds grenade

A student from Utah Valley State College in Orem discovered a military-issued grenade near his home about 1 p.m. Tuesday.

Jake Molyneaux was coming home from school when he saw the grenade by a fence post near his driveway. He said he picked it up, took it into his home and showed it to his roommates.

Molyneaux said he didn't realize it was a real grenade until around 7 p.m. He then called the Orem police department.

A police dispatcher confirmed that police and a bomb squad was sent to a residence in the 600 North block of 900 West to "dispose" of the grenade, which did not have a pin in it. She said a police spokesman was not immediately available to provide additional information.

Molyneaux said five or six homes were evacuated while police sent a robot to retrieve the grenade. No one was hurt, according to Molyneaux.

The police dispatcher said a press statement would be released Tuesday night, but it had not been received by press time.