World War II Explosives Found in Petaluma Home 7-2-22 (Petaluma Police)
An investigation is ongoing into live World War Two explosives discovered inside a home in west Petaluma. The Petaluma Police Department says a resident called 911 Saturday after finding three Japanese grenades, an artillery shell and six munitions while going through the home of a deceased family member. Police called in a bomb squad, which determined the devices were live and highly explosive. The bomb squad called in a specialist from Travis Air Force Base to remove the explosives. It’s not yet clear how the deceased family member acquired the explosives.