Goodwill stores sometimes receive strange items. On Thursday, one such donation forced the evacuation of a Mesa Goodwill at Dobson and Guadalupe roads.

A mortar was donated to a Goodwill in Mesa, causing the store to be evacuated and a bomb squad called in to make sure the device was safely removed.

What appears to be an "old military style mortar" was donated to a Goodwill in Mesa, the police department said on Thursday afternoon. The donation prompted a bomb squad to respond to the store at Dobson and Guadalupe roads around 4 p.

What appears to be an “old military mortar" was donated to a Goodwill in Mesa, the police department said on Thursday afternoon. The donation prompted a bomb squad to respond to the store.