“Today at around 11 a.m., a witness phoned police as they had noticed what appeared to be a grenade on the curb in the area of Commercial Drive and Venables Street,” reads a statement from the Vancouver Police Department’s Const. Police cars could be seen blocking off an alleyway that serves as a popular pedestrian route near Commercial Drive and Venables Street in East Vancouver.Ī video post on SnapChat earlier in the day shows what appears to be a small green hand grenade at the base of a power pole, and includes superimposed text that reads, “Should I call the police?”Ī video post on SnapChat earlier in the day appears to show a small green hand grenade at the base of a power pole, and includes superimposed text that reads, “Should I call the police?” An area off of Commercial Drive was briefly closed late Saturday morning after someone found a potential explosive.
