FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) – Fond du Lac Police had the area around the County Government Center had to be closed down for hours Tuesday.
Authorities say a resident brought in what they believe to be a World War II era Bazooka rocket around 4:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
Authorities weren’t sure if there was an explosive element to the weapon, or if it wass a training tool but they say they treated it like an explosive.
The Fond du Lac Police Department said it called the Wisconsin Emergency Management. Ultimately the Brown County Bomb Squad was called in to help as well.
The Fond du Lac Police Department says the resident found the device while cleaning the basement of an older home.
The Brown County Bomb squad said there was no explosive charge to the device. The area re-opened a couple of hours later.
