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CT State Police Bomb Squad resolve suspicious item report in Watertown

The suspicious item was identified as an inert grenade, which is a grenade that no longer contains explosives.

WATERTOWN, Conn. — The Connecticut State Police Bomb Squad has determined a suspicious item found in Watertown on Wednesday evening was an inert grenade.

An inert grenade is a real grenade that had been emptied of any explosives. The grenade was found by a utility crew and police working the road. 

Watertown Police called in the State Police bomb squad to deal with the item. 

The area of Main Street from Cherry Avenue to Trumbull Street was closed for the investigation but has now been reopened.  

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