Bomb disposal experts have been sent to the police station.
Officers also blocked off the Malinsgate road outside the police station and set up a cordon"as a precaution" at around 3pm.
In a tweet, West Mercia Police said:"As a precaution, Malinsgate police station in Telford has been evacuated and a 50-metre cordon put in place around the building after a WW2 hand grenade was handed in to the front counter earlier this afternoon."Experts from Explosives Ordnance Disposal are on their way to the station to assess the device and make it safe.
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