Overview
- Leicestershire Police were called to Gladstone Street shortly after 2:05 pm Tuesday following reports of a grenade in a box donated to a charity shop.
- Road closures are in place on Wharf Street South between Crafton Street West and Eldon Street near St Matthews Way.
- The army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit has been deployed to support officers at the scene.
- Police have urged people to avoid the area while a cordon remains in place around a car park.
- Local reporting identifies the location as an Age UK furniture warehouse on Gladstone Street.