RAW: Authorities respond after what was later determined to be a fake grenade was found at a U.S. Post Office in Sweetwater.
A fake grenade prompted the evacuation of a U.S. Post office in Sweetwater Sunday morning.
The incident happened around 8:30 a.m. at the Post Office in the 11600 block of Northwest 25th Street.
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Sweetwater Police said officers responded to a call of a grenade after the suspicious item was discovered while mail was being scanned.
The building was evacuated but the item was found to be a prop grenade, police said.
The incident prompted a large law enforcement response that included officers from multiple agencies and several fire rescue trucks.
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