BRADENTON, Fla. -- Authorities say a grenade launcher, loaded with a live grenade, was left with other donated items at a Florida Goodwill store. The Bradenton Herald reported store employees near Tampa reported the weapon Sunday. The Manatee County Sheriff's Office said the manager told deputies the launcher had come in a shipment from another store. The employees at the other location said they sent it because they didn't know what it was. Deputies disposed of the grenade in a Hazmat locker. It's not clear who donated the items.
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