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Highland Heights area reopens after possible grenade found in yard

Memphis Police were on the scene in the 700 block of Atlantic Street Tuesday morning about suspicious package.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Neighbors in part of the Highland Heights community are being allowed back home after being evacuated Tuesday morning after a possible grenade was found in a yard.

Memphis Police said officers responded to the scene about a suspicious package in the 700 block of Atlantic Street, near Holmes and Summer Ave., about 8:20 a.m. They said they found the possible grenade in a yard.

Officers evacuated the area as a precaution and cleared the area. 

About 11 a.m., MPD said the package had been removed and the streets reopened.

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