Gardener Discovers Four Russian-Style Grenades Hidden In Bushes Near Park

A gardener in California made a shocking discovery last week. While tending to some bushes near Baldwin Park in Los Angeles, the gardener uncovered four Soviet-style F-1 hand grenades .

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department dispatched the bomb squad to the area. Testing showed that three of the four grenades were inert, while the fourth was a functioning explosive device. The bomb squad took the grenade and rendered it safe.

"#LASD SEB Tactical Bomb Techs on scene in the city of Baldwin Park in response to 4 hand grenades found. All four grenades were rendered safe. Los Angeles St. reopened. Neighborhood safe," the Special Enforcement Bureau of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said on X .

Sgt. Jose Eguia from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Arson Explosives Detail told KTTV that the grenades were older, which made them more dangerous .

"By the appearance of them, they're very old," Eguia said. "Some of them were deteriorating. They seemed a little unstable. If you don't know how a hand grenade functions, it could be very dangerous."

Investigators are working with the FBI to determine who the grenades belonged to and how they ended up in the bushes near a public park.