Defunct "missile launcher" found in New Jersey front yard

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New Jersey resident found what was described to her as a "missile launcher" in her Jersey City front yard on Friday, but police said the 20-year-old weapon was no longer a hazard to public safety.

The weapon was found close to Newark Liberty International Airport's flight path.

Indian-born Niranjana Desai, 66, said she found the 3 foot (90 cm) long weapon as she was leaving for work and immediately called police.

"I was shocked," she said. "I was afraid because of what people want to do to this country." She has lived in the United States for about 25 years, she said.

Desai said police told her the weapon at her home, 5 miles (8 kilometres) west of Manhattan, was a "missile launcher."

Jersey City police said in a statement the object was a 20-year-old "military training device" that was "no longer operable and not considered to be a hazard to public safety."

"The device ... has been turned over to United States Army officials at Fort Monmouth," the statement said.

Authorities said they were working with Army officials to track the training device to determine how it came to be in Desai's front yard.

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cajun also has a "defunct missle launcher" but the blue pills usually fix it up lol :D jm

Somehow this is going to end up being BBQ platypus' doings.

A missile launcher doesn't do any one any good without the missles.

my launcher works fine....but I dont have any missiles

I would have kept it. That's pretty cool to have.

Maybe they were making a T-shirt launcher?

i want one in my front yard!

I would of kept it. Furthermore, this is proof New Jersey is the best state ever to exist in any country ever.