Training Grenade Causes Scare Outside Local Business

The Texarkana Arkansas Police say they were called to the 400 block of Hickory Street in reference to a found device.Turns out it was a training grenade that was left in the parking lot of the business. The Barksdale Air Force Base Civil Engineer Squadron collected the device and transported it to a safe location where a controlled explosion rendered it safe.

Authorities would like to know who placed it in the parking lot and why. If you have any information on this you are urged to call Arkansas side Police at (903) 798-3154 or Texarkana Area Crime Stoppers at (903) 793-Stop.