Ridgefield Press
POLICE: Grenade device found at Ridgefield Lakes; bomb squad called
Apr 20, 2006

Police are investigating the appearance of an �extremely dangerous� military hand grenade simulator that was found by a Lake Road man on Tuesday, April 18, at around 7 p.m.
�We received a report of a suspicious device around 7 last night,� Police Captain Stephen Brown said yesterday. �A resident in the area found what he thought to be an explosive device on his property.
�Officers examined the device from a safe distance, and as a precaution called the Connecticut state bomb squad. A state trooper from the bomb squad arrived and secured the device. It turned out to be a military hand grenade simulator device. The trooper secured it and took the device for destruction. The trooper stated the device was extremely dangerous. The case is under investigation.�
First Selectman Rudy Marconi said he was told that the Lake Road man had found the device at the bottom of his driveway.
Fire Marshal David Lathrop said yesterday that he had no information on the case beyond that the state police had sent a bomb team member to assist. He said a memo had been circulated around the fire department yesterday, Wednesday, April 19, alerting fire department members that the fire marshal should be notified in such cases.

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