Police: Military-Style Practice Grenade Found In Newark Park

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NEWARK, Del. (CBS) — A park in Newark was closed for hours after a grenade was discovered Saturday afternoon.

Authorities were called to Rittenhouse Park located at 228 West Chestnut Hill Road, just after 2 p.m.

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Newark police say the device was found on top of the gravel and was not concealed in any way.

It was later determined to be a 40mm M169 practice grenade, meant for training, that would be used by the military, said police.

An explosive detecting K-9 from Wilmington Police responded and checked the major public areas of the park and did not locate anything suspicious.

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Delaware State Police EOD disposed of the device.

There were no reported injuries.