Overview
- Palatka police secured the scene and evacuated the Goodwill store after an employee found the device in a donation bin near the drop-off door.
- The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad retrieved the grenade and remotely detonated it at a secure location.
- Goodwill said the grenade appeared to have been donated and confirmed it was never placed on the sales floor.
- Police advised the public not to touch suspected explosives, to leave the area immediately, and to call law enforcement.
- Officials referenced a 2018 incident in Jacksonville where grenades were donated to a Goodwill, reinforcing the call to keep hazardous items out of donations.