'Possible' Hand Grenade Found In Long Island Garden: Police

SETAUKET, NY — A possible hand grenade was found in an East Setauket garden on Sunday afternoon, Suffolk police said.

At around 5:30 p.m., officers from the department's Emergency Services Unit responded to the location determined the device was inert, according to a spokesperson. The description of inert means a device is a replica with its active explosives removed, but police would not confirm this.

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The device will be seized and destroyed, police said.

Further information was not released.