A grenade strapped to a utility pole near the Satmar Bais Medrash in Lakewood has prompted a closure of the area and an investigation.
The grenade was spotted shortly before 8:00 AM across the street of the Satmar Shul at the intersection of Fourth Street and Forest Avenue.
Upon arrival, police determined the grenade looked real, and called for the the State Police Bomb Squad.
Police have shut the area awaiting the bomb squad.
UPDATE: The NJSP has removed the item. An investigation is underway.
UPDATE: Police tell TLS the grenade was real, but empty.
“The device was found to be inert and nonexplosive. There is no danger to the public and this remains an active and ongoing investigation,” Ocean County Prosecutor Billhimer stated.
UPDATE ON GRENADE IN LAKEWOOD:
– Police were notified shortly before 8:00 AM about a grenade strapped to a utility pole across the street from a synagogue in Lakewood
– Upon arrival, police determined the grenade appeared real, and called for bomb squad
– The NJSP removed the… pic.twitter.com/r2fw7UxUub
— The Lakewood Scoop (@LakewoodScoop) November 19, 2023
LPD was amazing they came real quick and sectioned off all surrounding blocks ti keep everyone safe
was it a live grenade or a fake one?
It wasn’t loaded with explosives.You can buy them like that.7
When Klal Yisroel is united, when we are friendly to one another, when we judge a fellow Yid in a favorable manner, when we give people the benefit of the doubt, then we get an extra special protection from Hashem and no one can harm us
בעזרת השם
And not driving like an amhaaretz.
A grenade explodes when the pin is pulled. This sounds like a nasty but silly prank. There must be many surveillance cameras in that area that can shed light in who did it. Wrapped with a mask and hood of course…
It was a prank.
Not with what’s going on in the world. It was a warning…
In Eretz Yisrael, unfortunately the grenades are real. If you would like to join an effort where we say tehilim every night, bli neder, from seven pm till midnight (the times when the soldiers are doing their most dangerous missions), please email [email protected] to get the link to sign on to say a chapter or more of your choice. You are only making a commitment for that specific night (not every night). May we hear of nissim v’niflaos very soon, bezH.
Thank You Hashem for keeping us safe, and thank you to law enforcement for putting yourselves at risk for us!
Easy to tell wasn’t real by the color of the red handle at the bottom with a hole in the bottom at the base of the grenade. Known as a practice grenade.