Crime & Safety

Bogus Grenade Gives Landscapers a Good Scare

Device turns out to be not an explosive.

Landscapers got a fright Thursday when workers found what they believed to be a grenade while working near 16830 Holbrook Road, police said in a news release. The device was found not to be explosive.

Police called for mutual aid and the Cleveland Heights bomb squad while the area was cordoned off around 2:30 p.m. The area was expected to be reopened by late afternoon. 

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