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Grenade Found in Hampton Bays Backyard Contained No Explosives

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What is believed to be a real hand grenade was found in the backyard of a house on Argonne Road in Hampton Bays on Tuesday morning. Suffolk County Police Department's bomb squad has been called in to remove it. DANA SHAW

What is believed to be a real hand grenade was found in the backyard of a house on Argonne Road in Hampton Bays on Tuesday morning. Suffolk County Police Department's bomb squad has been called in to remove it. DANA SHAW

Suffolk County Police Department explosives experts responded to a Hampton Bays home where a grenade was found in the backyard on Tuesday, March 25. The grenade turned out to be hollowed out souvenir that had no explosives in it. DANA SHAW

Suffolk County Police Department explosives experts responded to a Hampton Bays home where a grenade was found in the backyard on Tuesday, March 25. The grenade turned out to be hollowed out souvenir that had no explosives in it. DANA SHAW

Suffolk County Police Department explosives experts responded to a Hampton Bays home where a grenade was found in the backyard on Tuesday, March 25. The grenade turned out to be hollowed out souvenir that had no explosives in it. DANA SHAW

Suffolk County Police Department explosives experts responded to a Hampton Bays home where a grenade was found in the backyard on Tuesday, March 25. The grenade turned out to be hollowed out souvenir that had no explosives in it. DANA SHAW

authorStaff Writer on Mar 25, 2025
Explosive specialists from the Suffolk County Police Department were called to a Hampton Bays home on Tuesday morning to remove a hand grenade an Argonne Road homeowner found while doing... more

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