NYACK, NY — Two grenades were found in a nursing home resident's refrigeration in Central Nyack on Friday.
At 2:53 p.m. Friday, the Clarkstown Police Department received a report of a suspicious device found inside the Tappan Zee Manor Nursing Home at 51 Mountainview Ave.
Police said an extensive search of the building was conducted.
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One training hand grenade and one metal hand grenade were found in the refrigerator of a 91-year-old resident who is currently out of the facility for medical treatment.
A cautionary sweep of his vehicle was also conducted, and no devices were found, police said.
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The Rockland County Sheriff's Bomb Squad removed the two grenades, and they will X-ray them to see if they were live. They appear to be World War II-era devices.
All residents have been returned to the home, police said.
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