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Delivery of fake grenade sparks commotion in Dedham

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By Globe Staff

The Boston police bomb squad today responded to a Sprague Street address to investigate a report that a grenade had been delivered there – only to learn the grenade was fake and that the address was actually in the neighboring town of Dedham.

Police spokeswoman Elaine Driscoll said Boston police received a 911 call from someone reporting that UPS had delivered a grenade inside a package dropped off at 65 Sprague St. in Hyde Park.

The bomb squad was dispatched and quickly determined the items were fakes, Driscoll said.

She also said Boston police learned at the scene that the incident had actually occurred over the city line. She said the department had handed the investigation over to Dedham police.

Driscoll said the original emergency call went to Boston because the location is right on the city line and the Boston department has a bomb squad on duty.

No further information was immediately available.

Originally published on the blog MetroDesk.