Grenade-Like Object Found By DPW In Red Bank Catch Basin

RED BANK, NJ — Employees with the Red Bank Department of Public Works were performing routine maintenance on a catch basin Tuesday when they found what appeared to be a hand grenade in the basin, the borough confirmed.

The DPW crew was doing the maintenance when they found the object in the basin at the corner of River Street and Tilton Avenue, said Police Chief and Interim Borough Administrator Darren McConnell.

The New Jersey State Police Bomb Unit responded and took possession of the item, he said.

They did not determine immediately if the item was a real grenade, and McConnell said he believes the state unit will destroy the object.