NewsSeptember 2, 2015
Man digs up live cannonball in backyard
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. -- The Atlantic City bomb squad was dispatched to a home over the weekend after a man dug up a live cannonball in his backyard. Police say the Lower Township man was digging behind his home when he found the explosive Saturday. Police say the cannonball was about 5 inches in circumference and stamped "4k, 85mm." Officials say an X-ray of the device revealed it was functional. It later was detonated in an unpopulated area...
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CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. -- The Atlantic City bomb squad was dispatched to a home over the weekend after a man dug up a live cannonball in his backyard. Police say the Lower Township man was digging behind his home when he found the explosive Saturday. Police say the cannonball was about 5 inches in circumference and stamped "4k, 85mm." Officials say an X-ray of the device revealed it was functional. It later was detonated in an unpopulated area.
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