OLD AMMO SPOTTED S.S.

THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SHERIFF?S OFFICE BOMB SQUAD WAS CALLED TO THE BUENA VISTA LANDFILL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THAT AFTER LANDFILL WORKERS DISCOVERED A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS LOAD OF OLDER-LOOKING AMMUNITION, THAT INCLUDED MORE THAN 100 LARGE-CALIBER SHELL CASINGS, A SPENT HAND GRENADE, THE FIN ASSEMBLY OF A ROCKET. THE LOAD IN QUESTION CAME TO THE LANDFILL IN A LARGE DEBRIS BOX, TYPICAL OF ONE USED TO CLEAR OUT GARAGES. PATRICK MATHEWS OF SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICES SAID PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THAT THEY SHOULD CALL THEIR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO DISPOSE OF AMMUNITION SAFELY AND PROPERLY. THEY SHOULD NEVER JUST PUT IT IN A DEBRIS BOX OR TRASH CAN. THE AMMO LOAD APPEARED TO BE WORLD WAR II VINTAGE, AND TURNED OUT NOT TO POSE A THREAT.