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  • What police did after military ordnance turned up on Grace Drive

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📰 News we're reading

• Military Ordnance Found in South Pasadena Home During Renovation (coloradoboulevard.net) — South Pasadena police and the LASD Bomb Squad responded Wednesday morning to a Grace Drive home after residents found what looked like military ordnance in a closet during renovation. Deputies determined the device wasn't dangerous, rendered it safe, and removed it, while authorities reminded locals never to touch suspicious items and to call 9-1-1 immediately.
   

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