Sheriff’s bomb squad blows up military ordnance collection found in Hemet home

Sheriff’s bomb squad blows up military ordnance collection found in Hemet home

The Riverside County sheriff’s bomb squad blew up a man’s military ordnance collection on Monday, Dec. 29, after the man’s widow asked for help removing it from her home in Hemet. After a Hemet police officer was shown several large projectiles and canisters around 3 p.m., some nearby homes were evacuated, said Judith Gibson, a Hemet police spokeswoman. Gibson on Tuesday described the devices as smoke grenades. Although some appeared to be inert…