California sees its share of bizarre incidents, but a man fleeing police in a stolen vehicle and throwing a live grenade out the window is in a category of its own. A Berkeley man has been arrested for allegedly doing exactly that in a case so shocking it borders on the unbelievable.
Introducing military explosives into a police chase represents an extraordinary escalation of danger. The episode left investigators grappling with serious questions about how the suspect obtained such a weapon and what he intended to do with it.