NORTH PORT
Traffic in North Port had to be temporarily rerouted Tuesday afternoon after a man tried to pawn a World War I-era explosive.
According to the North Port Police Department, the man entered a pawn shop in the area of US-41 and Eager Avenue and attempted to sell what turned out to be a never-fired anti-ship personnel round from WWI. When the store owner told him it could be dangerous, he called NPPD.
Explosive experts with NPPD, the Sarasota Police Department and MacDill Air Force base responded and took possession of the round after temporarily closing down the northbound lanes of US-41.
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