Compton neighborhood evacuated over reports of possible grenade in home, sheriff's department says

COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- A Compton neighborhood is being evacuated over reports of a possible grenade on Saturday afternoon.

An Eyewitness News viewer alerted ABC7 to the law enforcement activity, which they say began around 3 p.m.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says a citizen called and reported a possible grenade in a home on Central Avenue at Rosecrans Avenue.

The area is being evacuated as deputies investigate, according to the sheriff's department.

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A neighborhood a few miles away was evacuated on Thursday after another call about a possible explosive device found inside a home.

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A Compton neighborhood was forced to evacuate for several hours Thursday after deputies got a call about a possible explosive device found inside a home.

Someone claimed to have found a possible explosive device in the attic of the home in the 800 block of North Chester Avenue, triggering an evacuation order for homes within a two-block radius.

Fortunately, the military ordnance was found to be non-explosive, and evacuations were lifted.

The sheriff's department said members from the Camp Pendleton Explosive Detail came and picked up the ordnance.