Inert 'training grenade' found on UW Arboretum path, prompting urgent police response
GEORGE WIEBE
Updated
Police closed access to the eastern part of the UW Arboretum while authorities investigated a suspicious object found on a trail Monday morning. Police later determined the object was an inert training grenade.
UW-Madison police found an inert “training grenade” on the east side of the campus’s arboretum Monday morning, prompting road closures along Arboretum Drive and warnings to avoid the area.
The entrance to the UW Arboretum was blocked for about an hour Monday morning as police investigated what turned out to be an inert training grenade that was found in the area.
A bomb squad investigator sets up equipment in the UW Arboretum after an inert training grenade was found Monday on a path in the conservancy. The team appeared to be investigating a second object that proved to be harmless.
The entrance to the UW Arboretum was blocked for about an hour Monday morning as police investigated what turned out to be an inert training grenade that was found in the area.
A bomb squad investigator sets up equipment in the UW Arboretum after an inert training grenade was found Monday on a path in the conservancy. The team appeared to be investigating a second object that proved to be harmless.
Police closed access to the eastern part of the UW Arboretum while authorities investigated a suspicious object found on a trail Monday morning. Police later determined the object was an inert training grenade.
