UPDATE April 13, 2016:
At about 4 p.m. April 12, a Fond du Lac resident located what appeared to be a military type rocket in his basement support beams. He brought the military ordinance in his vehicle down to the Fond du Lac Sheriff’s department parking lot to request assistance in disposal of the item. Upon further investigation by the Fond du Lac Police Department it was deemed that the item had markings identifying it as a WWII bazooka rocket.
The Brown County Sheriff’s Department responded to assist due to the fact that it was unknown if the rocket was inert or a live round.
The bomb squad removed the rocket from the vehicle and was able to determine it was an inert training round. This was verified by disassembling the round on scene. They were able to secure the item and transported it back to Brown County to be properly disposed. During this incident the Fond du Lac Police set up a two block radius perimeter for safety precautions prior to the arrival of the bomb squad.
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Fond du Lac County sheriff’s deputies tell NBC26 a bomb squad is inspecting, what they believe is an old bazooka-type military rocket. They say it’s unclear if it’s explosive or not.
Deputies say a man found the old military device earlier this afternoon while cleaning out a home. He then took it to the Fond du Lac County Government Center to turn it over to law enforcement. He left it in a car until bomb squad could arrive.
Authorities closed down a one-block area around the car as a safety precaution.
The Brown County Bomb Squad will inspect the device.
Deputies say the public is not in danger.
