Jul 30, 2026
The Philadelphia Police Department’s bomb squad was involved in an investigation overnight after, officials said, an unknown device was thrown into a home in the Feltonville section of North Philly. According to police, the investigation began after someone threw an unknown device into the win dow of a rowhome along the 400 block of West Courtland Street at about 2 a.m. early Thursday. The object — which police described in a morning update as an “inert grenade” — was thrown into a window of a rowhome before, police said, an occupant inside the property tossed the device back out of the window and onto the sidewalk outside. Léelo en español aquí At the scene, investigators could be seen examining a box on the ground as police taped off the area. Officials said the object was being investigated as a “suspected explosive device,” but they did not say exactly what the device may have been. Though, in a morning update, officials called the device an “inert grenade.” Police did not evacuate the block, however, and the object was removed from the scene at about 3:37 a.m. by the bomb squad. Following an examination of the device, officials said, the inert grenade was determined not to be a danger to the public. No injuries were reported in this incident. Officials also did not immediately announce any suspects or arrests in this incident. But, an investigation into this incident is still ongoing. NBC10 is working to learn more. ...read more read less
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