The Swedish Police Authority has recently issued several calls and even warnings.
As the number of cases involving suspected dangerous objects increases, so has the behavior associated with it.
DON’T MISS: That’s how much more expensive petrol has become – in 10 years
Police warning to pensioners
News24 has previously reported on when the Swedish Police Agency issued a special warning to all pensioners in the country. This after the police in the Mitt region noticed that several fraudsters are calling seniors and pretending to be police officers.
“A moment later, someone will come to collect the things. But the fraudsters can also give other reasons for wanting to enter your home,” the police agency wrote on its homepage when.
READ MORE: The police’s sharp warning to pensioners: “Seek support”
Distributes solicitation to the public
Now the police, together with the police’s national bomb data center, have issued an appeal to the public.
“In several cases during 2024, one or more undetonated objects have also been found in places where a single act of violence occurred,” the police write on their website.
The increasing use of explosive hand grenades in criminal environments has meant that many grenades end up outside and do not detonate. This, the police believe, poses a risk to those in the vicinity.
“When perpetrators use one or more dangerous objects at the same time, unexploded ammunition can remain at the scene and pose a risk to the public and property if they are not handled properly,” it says on the police’s website.
READ MORE: Here, the police want to introduce a new law – to be able to impound cars
Hand grenade. Photo: Mikael Fritzon/TT. Then you should immediately contact the police: “May only be handled by police bomb technicians”
It is now noticed that several have touched or picked up the explosives, something that absolutely must not happen, according to the police. Therefore, the public is urged not “under any circumstances” to touch objects that may be dangerous.
Malin Nygrenhead of the police’s national bomb data center, writes in the press release that the public should not move in an area where an object has been detonated.
DON’T MISS: Big cars kill more people than they save
“If you find a suspected dangerous object, you should immediately contact the police. The public should not move in an area after a detonation before the police have checked the scene. These dangerous objects may only be handled by police bomb technicians,” she writes in the press release on the police website.