A couple's startling discovery of military explosives at a deceased relative's home led to evacuations around the LAPD Foothill Station in Pacoima this past Saturday. According to NBC Los Angeles, the couple unknowingly transported the potentially live bombs to the police station, prompting an urgent response from local authorities. As LAPD Captain Warner Castillo explained, the couple informed officers that they were uncertain if "the items were bombs or whether the bombs were active."
Subsequently, the LAPD Bomb Squad quickly worked to thoroughly investigate the devices with the help of a robot. Their collaborative efforts alongside the United States Marine Corps' Explosive Ordnance Device (EOD) team from Camp Pendleton aimed to ascertain whether the military ordnances could safely be moved to storage. Complicating matters were recent memories of an explosion that tragically took the lives of three LASD deputies, causing law enforcement to handle the situation with extreme caution. ABC7 reported that following careful assessment, authorities evacuated the station, four businesses, and 11 nearby homes.
The evacuated areas have since been reopened after it was decided that the explosives were stable enough to relocate. According to a LAPD PIO post, the Bomb Squad packaged and moved the ordnance to a storage facility, pending collection by the military at a later date. These events unfolded amidst heightened tension in the community, still reeling from the loss suffered by the LASD in a separate, tragic incident involving explosives.
Today, around 2:30 pm, two individuals came to LAPD Foothill Station located at 12760 Osborne Street in Pacoima and reported that they were cleaning at a recently deceased family member's home when they found what they believed were military ordnances.
— LAPD PIO (@LAPDPIO) July 27, 2025
In the wake of the LAPD incident and the LASD explosion, Captain Warner Castillo reminded the public during a statement covered by ABC7, "if you find fireworks, ordnances, grenades, or bombs, call 911 first. Don't try to move the devices on your own." This advice is crucial given the inherent risks associated with handling unknown military devices. Echoing this sentiment, L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna emphasized that all future explosive devices will be treated as though they are alive, to prevent any recurrence of such fatalities. Despite fears, officials affirmed that the explosives found at the LAPD station are not connected to the ongoing search for a missing grenade related to the LASD explosion.
